A Science Center and Day School in Avon, Connecticut dedicated to the improvement of science education for students and teachers.

for Student Involvement is a regional, non-profit, educational and research facility dedicated to increasing students' understanding and appreciation for their physical world. The Center occupies more than twenty acres atop Talcott Mountain in Avon, Connecticut. Our daily classes provide instruction for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 by highly trained staff. Students visit our unique mountaintop location for laboratory and field work and Science Center staff visit your school for preparation and follow-up activities. Classes can be designed to meet your specific needs whether they be for class-sized groups, individualized instruction or independent study. We now have more to offer than ever before: * With our all-new telecommunications facilities, TV studio, electronic media library, and SCISTAR, our live interactive satellite video series, we are breaking new ground in media education. * With state-of-the-art computer facilities, teachers and students are given hands-on access to iMacs, the internet and the latest software. * Meteorology has been expanded with doppler radar, GOES satellite receiver, and computer forecasting * Astronomy features a new 16" Meade telescope, 44' diameter tilted-dome planetarium and multimedia theater, and for outdoor nightime observing, we have numerous telescopes to view wondrous celestial events. * New robots and laboratory electronic devices are waiting to greet students and teachers. * Exciting field experiences in geology, ecology and chronobiology abound. * CEU courses for teachers are available in person and via web-based classes! Visit TMSC web site to find out about our programs.