Collaborating with Teachers & Schools

Educators

Through its C. Jean McDonough Center for School Partnerships, the EcoTarium works with teachers throughout Central Massachusetts to bring science and nature curriculum alive in the classroom. Collaborative projects use inquiry-based methods and provide professional development support for classroom teachers as lifelong learners.

Current School Year

• Hyde Dexter grant with Mary E. Wells Junior High (Southbridge)
• Jacob Hiatt Magnet School (Worcester)
• Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
• 21st Century Grant (Worcester Public Schools)
• MITS

Previous School Years

• Worcester Public Schools
• Academy to Train Environmental Science and Technology PALMS Specialists
• Belmont Community School
• Blackstone Valley Educational Collaborative's Learning Network
• Brimfield Elementary School (Brimfield Public Schools)
• J.E. Burke High School (Boston Public Schools)
• Mary E. Wells Junior High School (Southbridge Public Schools)
• MITS
• Spencer - East Brookfield Regional School District
• Trinity Catholic Academy (Southbridge)
• What's in Your Neighborhood? project (Worcester Public Schools)

Youth

The EcoTarium offers many opportunities for local youth to learn about science and nature firsthand. Diverse educational, work and volunteer programs bring teens face-to-face with scientists, naturalists and the public, and provide valuable learning experiences.

• Women in Science Conference for middle school girls
• Men in STEM Conference for middle school boys
• Teen Naturalists
• Counseling opportunities at Summer Discovery Camp