Now Accepting Schools for 2020 / 2021
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).
To to bring VINS School Programs to your school, complete our School Programs Interest Form and a VINS Staff Member will be in touch shortly to begin the scheduling process.
- VINS School Programs is and will continue to closely follow the safety and health guidance provided by the Vermont Agency of Education and Department of Health for the reopening of schools in fall 2020.
- We are writing grants that will help to support virtual learning experiences for teachers and their students.
- We are working to sanitize materials and increase the number of content that will be utilized in the classrooms / outdoor classrooms.
- We are working to plan and prepare more lessons to be conducted outdoors at our partner schools.
- We are preparing contracts for the upcoming academic year, (per the VT AOE and DoH), to continue our partnership with schools.
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 - 12
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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