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Our small class sizes ensure quality, tailored educational experiences in a classroom setting for each homeschool student. Students engage in the scientific process, develop their critical thinking and problem solving skills, and learn to work together with peers. Montshire Homeschool courses include hands-on explorations of science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts aligned to Vermont Education Quality Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
For ages 6-8: Thursdays, 10:30am – 12:00pm
For ages 8-11: Thursday, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
For ages 12-14: Tuesdays, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
These programs require preregistration and payment.
Refund Policy:
The Montshire is unable to give refunds due to illnesses.
Each course is 6 weeks long, with a 7th week reserved as a make-up day if needed due to a museum closure or other unforeseen circumstance. Montshire will only issue pro-rated refunds for classes that cannot be rescheduled.
Refunds will be given without any fees if a course is canceled due to low enrollment. Minimum enrollment is 6 students per session.
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Ready to take your scientific illustrations to the next level? Learn science visualization techniques through careful observation of botanical, animal, and geologic specimens. Practice and refine...
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Teens, Tweens
Cost: $100 – 200
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From helicopter seeds to helicopters, our world is full of flying things. In this course, we will take to the air as we explore different principles...
Audience: Children
Cost: $100 – 200
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Get up close to see details in even the smallest of critters! In this course, we will use microscopes to study the anatomical structures, remarkable diversity,...
Audience: Children, Tweens
Cost: $100 – 200
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Will you go to space in your lifetime? For the first time in history, the answer is–maybe. But how did we get here? In this course,...
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Teens, Tweens
Cost: $100 – 200
View Event Details10:30am
Observe matter changes right before your eyes! This experiment-driven course will explore the properties of matter: solid, liquid, gas through learning about the water cycle. Students...
Audience: Children
Cost: $100 – 200
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How do you engineer a paintbrush? This course draws connections between art, science, and technology. We will experiment with non-traditional methods of painting, build a drawing...
Audience: Children, Tweens
Cost: $100 – 200
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How do scientists study plate tectonics? Delve into global geology as we understand the science of, and data behind, plate tectonics. Use models to make predictions...
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Teens, Tweens
Cost: $100 – 200
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Experiment with artmaking while using your science brain! Use plants to make art, the sun to photograph, paint with magnets, and engineer a sculpture. Students will...
Audience: Children
Cost: $100 – 200
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Look up in the night sky and you see that satellites abound. But how did we get here? In this course, we will trace the history...
Audience: Children, Tweens
Cost: $100 – 200
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