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Relaunching LabVenture
Three years ago, a team of GMRI staff, project partners, vendors, and advisors began building an unparalleled learning experience for Maine’s middle school students, thanks …
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Making LabVenture Accessible
Last year, we launched an all-new LabVenture experience, including updated content and state-of-the-art technology. After a little more than a year and 14,000 students served, …
Tidings
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New LabVenture Unveiled
In September, a group of project partners, staff, and donors gathered to celebrate the launch of an all-new LabVenture — our hands-on science experience for …
Tidings
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New Lab for LabVenture!
On June 1, students from Bonny Eagle Middle School were the last group to experience LabVenture! in the current layout of our Cohen Center for …
Tidings
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New Year, New LabVenture!
Every new year brings change, but 2018 will be truly transformative for our cornerstone education program. Next fall, we will unveil a totally updated LabVenture! …
Tidings
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Reflections on LabVenture Express
We developed LabVenture Express to continue serving Maine students and teachers during the pandemic. Learn more about this program from LabVenture Visit Manager Jessica Antonez.
Tidings
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Students Return to LabVenture
LabVenture Program Manager Meredyth Sullivan shares our plan to welcome students back for in-person LabVenture.
Tidings
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New LabVenture on the Horizon
On a chilly fall morning in 2015, CEO and President Don Perkins took to a press conference podium to announce the largest grant in our …
Announcements
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GMRI Celebrates 100,000th LabVenture! Student
On a chilly February morning, LabVenture! celebrated its 100,000th child served — a major milestone for science literacy in Maine. For over a decade, students …
Announcements
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2020 LabVenture Annual Impact Report
Whether face-to-face or online, over the course of the 2019-2020 school year we engaged students in deep and authentic scientific inquiry to uncover new knowledge …
Reports
![Delighted students gather around interactive kiosks in our new, open LabVenture space. One student in a blue, red, and yellow superman shirt smiles excitedly as he holds a live lobster.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/edu-01-thumb.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Relaunching LabVenture
Three years ago, a team of GMRI staff, project partners, vendors, and advisors began building an unparalleled learning experience for Maine’s middle school students, thanks …
Announcements
![This image is a close up of a student using a tablet designed for students with disabilities to interact with LabVenture features.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/LV_story_3.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.png)
Making LabVenture Accessible
Last year, we launched an all-new LabVenture experience, including updated content and state-of-the-art technology. After a little more than a year and 14,000 students served, …
Tidings
![This image shows one area of the LabVenture facility, with students looking down at interactive, virtual kiosks in front of a large wall with a big map of the Gulf of Maine on it.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/lv-launch-5059.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New LabVenture Unveiled
In September, a group of project partners, staff, and donors gathered to celebrate the launch of an all-new LabVenture — our hands-on science experience for …
Tidings
![This rendered image shows what the new LabVenture space will look like. A massive, open space filled with interactive kiosks flanked by a large wall that is a map of the Gulf of Maine.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/GMRI_Rendering_Updated.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New Lab for LabVenture!
On June 1, students from Bonny Eagle Middle School were the last group to experience LabVenture! in the current layout of our Cohen Center for …
Tidings
![A graphic of the future LabVenture design which includes multiple interactive kiosks, a wall map of the Gulf of Maine. White outlines of students are spaced throughout the graphic to represent the real students that will experience this new LabVenture space soon.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/LV_physical_design_photo.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New Year, New LabVenture!
Every new year brings change, but 2018 will be truly transformative for our cornerstone education program. Next fall, we will unveil a totally updated LabVenture! …
Tidings
![LV visit manager Jessica Antonez shows a lobster to a computer while wearing a mask as part of the virtual labventure experience](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/tidings-lv-express.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Reflections on LabVenture Express
We developed LabVenture Express to continue serving Maine students and teachers during the pandemic. Learn more about this program from LabVenture Visit Manager Jessica Antonez.
Tidings
![student hands wearing gloves holding a lobster during LabVenture](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/tidings-2021-fall-lv3.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
Students Return to LabVenture
LabVenture Program Manager Meredyth Sullivan shares our plan to welcome students back for in-person LabVenture.
Tidings
![A white graphic with outlines of two human heads, and icons of things like a computer, an equation, and a scientific flask sits centered above a blurry background of students sitting in bleacher rows facing towards a LabVenture educator.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/education01_thumb.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
New LabVenture on the Horizon
On a chilly fall morning in 2015, CEO and President Don Perkins took to a press conference podium to announce the largest grant in our …
Announcements
![Green and blue balloons rise to the ceiling as students look up at them.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/100KLV.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
GMRI Celebrates 100,000th LabVenture! Student
On a chilly February morning, LabVenture! celebrated its 100,000th child served — a major milestone for science literacy in Maine. For over a decade, students …
Announcements
![Four students are gathered around a large, flat touch table as they talk about what is happening on it.](https://d3esu6nj4wau0q.cloudfront.net/images/LVImpactReport_story_092920.2e16d0ba.fill-580x328.jpg)
2020 LabVenture Annual Impact Report
Whether face-to-face or online, over the course of the 2019-2020 school year we engaged students in deep and authentic scientific inquiry to uncover new knowledge …
Reports