About VINS School Programs
VINS School Programs enhance the STEM, science inquiry and place-based education in schools across the Upper Valley through embedded teacher professional development and direct student instruction. VINS Science Educators work collaboratively with teachers to plan, execute and review lessons designed to excite and engage students while increasing teachers pedagogical content knowledge. Each Science Educator has a Master of Education degree, is a highly qualified teacher, and holds a teaching license in Vermont and New Hampshire. We provide resources and ongoing support for implementing hands-on science and place-based lessons that are responsive to the needs of teachers and are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
VINS brings science inquiry and place-based education into the heart of classroom instruction:
Pre-K
Small Wonders
Building empathy through nature play and discovery.
K - Grade 5
ELF Science Program
Investigating the world as scientists and engineers.
Grades 4 - 8
Science Symposium
Bringing natural science investigations to life.
VINS School Program Benefits
VINS School Programs is designed around building long term relationships with schools and providing sustained support to teachers over the years. By participating in VINS School Programs, your school will receive benefits that will continue to enhance STEM and place-based education. Benefits range from emailing with a highly qualified Science Educator for lesson planning assistance, to free field trips to VINS, to a rehabilitated bird release at your school. The more grade levels and classrooms that participate in VINS School Programs, the more benefits you will see.
Level 1
School
Schools with one or two grade levels participating in VINS School Programs receive the following benefits.
Level 2
School
Schools with three or more grade levels participating in VINS School Programs receive the following benefits.
Small Wonders School
Schools with all preschool classrooms participating in VINS School programs receive the following benefits.
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