Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy

Our vision is a future where innovative education empowers lifelong learning. Our mission is inspiring today's children to invent tomorrow. Core Values: --WE SAY YES: With passion and possibility, we inspire the leaders of tomorrow. We are a place where high-interest, high-ability and gifted learners thrive. --WE ASK WHY: We encourage students to ask questions, to learn by doing, to be creative, to invent. We treat children as the experts of their own curiosity. --WE DO MORE: We engage students with a challenging curriculum, inspiring each individual to reach for the stars. We promote lifelong learning by exploring beyond the curriculum. Nurturing scientists, educators and mentors, partners with real-world practitioners, engage students in exploration of scientific research, the arts and more. --WE SEIZE OPPORTUNITY: We weave teachable moments, current events, emerging trends and technological innovation into meaningful student involvement. We value our role — and our students’ roles — as change and as catalysts for the invention of tomorrow. --WE CARE: We are a compassionate, accepting, supportive and diverse community that promotes lifelong bonds between its members. Our educators are role models passionate about what they teach. For information about our programs for students, families and educators, please visit talcottscience.org.