Since 2017 and during the spring of the year, the FOSTER Science Program has welcomed on-campus visits to Memorial University labs in the departments of Biochemistry, Biology and Chemistry for Grade 8 student groups and their teachers within the Avalon region. These on-campus opportunities are designed to enhance and support scientific teaching and learning within local classrooms using hands-on activities aligned with curriculum outcomes as outlined by NLESD. The exact dates available for specific spring sessions are dependent on the winter and summer university semester end and start dates, respectively, in a given year.

Lab Visits

The objective of the Memorial University lab visits is to couple an experiential learning opportunity with classroom learning that has already taken place. The students are challenged with scientific exploration exercises and interactive demonstrations while interacting with undergraduate and graduate students and under the direction of seasoned laboratory instructors and professors. The departments within the Faculty of Science taking part in the FOSTER Science program aspire to make this opportunity available to as many teachers and students as possible by offering the program free of charge.

Junior High school Lab visits to the departments of Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemistry were the feature of a Memorial University Gazette article published in 2019.