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sprout & co :: making science a cultural activity since 2008

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Our mission is to make science a cultural activity. We spend our time developing programs to prototype our ideas for hardware, software, & media which support scientific investigation. We’re always looking for sandboxes where we can explore novel ways of supporting playful, scientific investigation—and developing the tools and materials that requires. Got a lead on something that might interest us? Let us know! Over the past year we’ve been working with the City of Somerville—along with local families, businesses, and institutions—to develop a proposal for a new high school in Somerville, an Innovation School extending the themes behind sprout’s work: project-based learning, computational thinking, and a deep integration with the community. Our prospectus was unanimously approved in the summer of 2012, and we’re now in the midst of developing the more detailed Innovation Plan for submission early 2013. Inspired by the community events of Great Small Works, this dinner theater series br

sprout & co :: making science a cultural activity since 2008 sprout & co. is now Powderhouse . This is an archival site. Our Work We’re always looking for sandboxes where we can explore novel ways of supporting playful, scientific investigation-and developing the tools and materials that requires. Got a lead on something that might interest us? Let us know ! 2012-present Powderhouse Studios Over the past few years, we've been working with the City, school district, and other Somerville community members to start a new high school, an Innovation School , extending the themes behind sprout

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