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![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.]()
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
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![This image is a close up of a student using a tablet designed for students with disabilities to interact with LabVenture features.]()
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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![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.]()
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 …
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![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.]()
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 …
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![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.]()
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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![Four students are gathered around a large, flat touch table as they talk about what is happening on it.]()
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 …
Announcements
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![LV visit manager Jessica Antonez shows a lobster to a computer while wearing a mask as part of the virtual labventure experience]()
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.
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![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.]()
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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![Green and blue balloons rise to the ceiling as students look up at them.]()
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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![Chief Education Officer Leigh Peake shares the LabVenture experience with an audience at South by Southwest Learn By Design competition in Austin, Texas.]()
Showcasing LabVenture on the National Stage
In March, our all-new LabVenture program was honored as a finalist for the SXSW EDU Learn by Design competition in Austin, TX. The SXSW EDU® …
Tidings
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Announcements
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
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
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
Showcasing LabVenture on the National Stage
In March, our all-new LabVenture program was honored as a finalist for the SXSW EDU Learn by Design competition in Austin, TX. The SXSW EDU® …
Tidings