Six hundred students from 120 different middle and high schools throughout Connecticut participated in the 2020 CT Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF), this year held completely online, during the week of 9 - 14 March 2020. All six of the CELC middle school students who entered projects were among this year’s Finalists and Special Award [...]
Students experience the scientific method firsthand as they meet with Yale University graduate students to discuss how the work at the CCC includes testing hypotheses, setting up controlled experiments, and collecting data. CELC’s very own school dog Santana is the study subject for a variety of interactive tests, as part of a broader study focused [...]
CELC students this week were introduced to and became inspired by Greta Thunberg, a young activist working to bring together people around the science of climate change and now toward finding ways to take action affecting change and solving the problems of climate change. CELCers also participated in The International Student Carbon Footprint Challenge (ISCFC), [...]
During CELC’s study of cellular biology, students create “edible cells”, models of animal and plant cells using only edible ingredients to represent all the cell parts, labeling each with description of its function. ~ click on any image to view a scrollable gallery
Assistant Professor of Neurology at Yale University Chris Gottschalk, MD, FAHS visits CELC Middle School to teach about the brain and nervous system as part of CELC’s study of the human body. Dr. Gottschalk answered student questions on topics ranging from the parts and function of the brain to new research on causes of migraines. Students [...]
Middle school students from CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) Middle School work closely with local geologist Lucy Meigs, founder of Everyone Outside! to study Earth Science, including rocks, minerals, and fossil formation. ~Click on any image to view a scrollable gallery. Ornithologist Celia Lewis leads middle school students from CT Experiential Learning Center [...]
CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) Middle School visits Yale Medical Library and the Cushing Center. Students pictured here alongside Dr. Harvey Cushing (model), known as the “Father of Neurosurgery”, at the Yale Medical Library, along with Terry Dagradi, Cushing Center Coordinator. ~Click on any image to view a scrollable gallery.
CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) Middle School students enjoy a behind-the-scenes view at New Haven's Peabody Museum with museum preparator Michael Anderson.
Students are challenged to make a model of a plant or animal cell using only edible ingredients to represent major organelles, such as mitochondria, nucleolus, and cell membrane. Projects varied from frosted cakes to cross-sections of watermelons. All parts were labeled to include cell function. ~Click on any image to view a scrollable gallery.
CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) Middle School students Sue Hemingway (Branford) and Sophie Burdick (Deep River) are nominated to enter the Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering Rising Stars) - the premier science and engineering competition for middle school students - for their science fair project BullyCheck: Designing Anti-bullying Software. The nomination is considered a [...]
Over 600 students from 130 different middle and high schools throughout Connecticut participated in the 2016 CT Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) held at Quinnipiac University March 15 – 19 2016. Four of the six CELC students who entered the Fair were among this year’s Finalists and Special Award winners. Cade Morris won the Talcott [...]
Over 600 students from 130 different middle and high schools throughout Connecticut participated in the 2016 CT Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) held at Quinnipiac University March 15-19 2016. Four of the six CELC students who entered the Fair were among this year's Finalists and Special Award winners. Cade Morris won the Talcott Mountain [...]
CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) Middle School Science Share Day Monday, 14 March 2016 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 28 School Street, Branford, CT. FREE and Open to the Public! Come support our student scientists as they share their work. Projects include: Bovine Methane Collector, BullyCheck Software, Fastest Running Shoe, and more …! For more [...]
Along with class pet Santana, CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) middle school students visited Yale University’s Canine Cognition Lab to learn, by observing first-hand, Santana’s participation in a research study about animal behavior. ~Click on any image to view a scrollable gallery.
Exciting Event at CELC – Join us! Immigrant and African-American Scientists and Inventors Science Activity Day Who invented cell phone technology? How do rockets work? Find out about this and more during our Immigrant and African-American Scientists and Inventors Science Activity Day. From George Washington Carver to Heddy [...]
Lego engineering summer camp at CT Experiential Learning Center of Branford
Five hundred sixty middle and high school students throughout Connecticut participated in this year’s CT State Science and Engineering Fair held at Quinnipiac University March 11 – 15. Of these participants, about 150 students became Finalist and Special Award Winners. This was the first time CELC students entered the state fair, and they did remarkably well! [...]
Creative problem solving was an ongoing theme as CELC students entered this year’s science fair. The initial development of ideas and coming up with project questions was unique in and of itself. To begin, a four-hour workshop was offered to CELC students by the Vice President of the Connecticut Science Fair Association and Director of [...]
A Magical Presentation on Energy and Climate Change Monday, October 7th 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. At CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) 28 School Street, 2nd floor, Branford, CT Environmental Magician Cyril the Sorcerer will enchant, entertain, and educate with an afternoon of sustainable sorcery. Cyril’s presentation will include a magic show, hands-on [...]
CELC students work with environmental educator Lucy Meigs throughout the year studying and exploring nature. Lucy shares her passion for the outdoors and her expertise in botany, geology, and vernal pools. Vernal pools are temporary pools of water that provide habitat for distinct types of plant and animal life. These pools are especially fascinating, as [...]
by Anton, CELC student Finally, it was time to leave for our bird-watching hike with Celia, an ornithologist leading us in a point-count study for the Branford Land Trust. We are keeping track of migratory and cosmopolitan birds that we see within a marked area of the Weil property. Migratory birds are those that stop [...]
Which type of dinosaur would you choose if you could pick one now to be alive for research purposes? How are we related to the chimpanzee? Could there ever be a new species of human? CELC students visit the Yale Peabody Museum for a class on Human Origins as part of our yearlong theme study [...]
Join the Connecticut Experiential Learning Center for a true math and science extravaganza! This July CELC offers a unique and exciting way for students ages nine through fourteen to explore math and science through a variety of hands-on and minds-on activities. Nature Music We bring math and [...]
Join us on Thursday, 8 March at CELC from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. as student scientists share their work. Science is alive and well at the CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC) as students prepare for a CELC science fair to be held Thursday, 8 March from 9 – 11 a.m. at 28 School Street in [...]
