Before your visit, please review our Visitor Guidelines, as well as recent guidance from the State of Vermont.Read More
In accordance with new guidance from the State of Vermont, visitor groups must be limited to a single household and should stay together in the Museum.
If you plan to visit the Montshire from outside Vermont, please review the State of Vermont’s cross-state travel guidance. Visitors from outside Vermont must quarantine for 14 days prior to visiting.
The Montshire offers programs for homeschoolers to explore science in unique and fun ways.
Turn the Montshire into your classroom by adding interactive exhibits to your lesson plan.
Programs at the Museum
The Montshire Museum of Science offers unique programs to enrich your family’s homeschool curriculum with opportunities for inquiry-based science learning. Through these multi-week drop-off programs, a small group of learners will engage in hands-on, creative exploration of science, technology, engineering, math and the arts at the Montshire.
All programs will accommodate current guidelines of mask-wearing, social distancing, healthy hand hygiene, as well as individual use and sanitation of materials and supplies.
Virtual Workshop Series
Multi-Week Virtual Workshops designed to engage learners in hands-on inquiry-based science at home. Participants each receive a kit of uniquely chosen materials and supplies that support weekly inquiry-based activities focused on a STEM content theme. Montshire Educators provide live, on-screen engagement, where children are encouraged to share in their learning process and make discoveries with fellow learners, as well as weekly activities and prompts for off-screen exploration and extension of learning. Learn more about the Virtual Workshop Series
Montshire at Home Activities & Resources
Developed, hosted and curated by the Montshire’s Education team, this online learning series features videos, photos and resources, that enable young learners to explore inquiry-based science concepts using a variety of learning methods. Resources aimed to support families, teachers and students include video and photo explorations of science concepts, downloadable activities, live special events, teacher guides and virtual field trips. Learn more about Montshire at Home Activities & Resources
Upcoming Dates and Times
Jan
05
Program
Electricity Virtual Workshop (for ages 9-12)
10:00 AM
Grow your understanding of circuits and make electricity work for you as we create switches, capacitors, and more! Design challenges will guide our investigations and develop…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Use mirrors as a fun science tool to experiment with reflections, angles and symmetry. Together, we’ll create everything from kaleidoscopes to periscopes. In the dark we’ll…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Become a better observer of the natural world, using photography as your tool! Explore how changing your perspective and framing can alter what you notice and what you are able…
Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Explore circuits and uncover the basics of electricity through hands-on engineering. We’ll build simple-to-complex electrical components as we play with the power of the…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Light and Mirrors Virtual Workshop (for ages 9-12)
3:30 PM
Use mirrors as a fun science tool to experiment with reflections, angles and symmetry. Together, we’ll create everything from kaleidoscopes to periscopes. In the dark we’ll…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
