508-757-TANK (508-757-8265)
About Think Tank
Mission Statement:
Think Tank's mission is to provide young adults a place to engage in academics and endeavors that promote personal, social and intellectual growth. Think Tank offers concentrations of study from a passionate, patient and talented staff, sensitive to the values of diverse backgrounds and unique learning styles. Our center is a safe learning environment where mutual respect, inclusion and support for each others' learning processes are essential. Our goal is to encourage students to be life-long learners who carry their talents and inspiration into the wider world.
Guiding Principles:
- We provide an interactive learning environment, where students don't just learn, they experience.
- Families are important to our learning community. We encourage parents to share their thoughts and ideas as our center evolves.
- Emotional and physical safety of the student is a priority.
- Our staff is selected for their ability to communicate effectively, share enthusiasm and create a safe and supportive environment for students.
Main Classroom
Our Main Classroom is the location of most of our current classes. The beautiful sunlit room features a terrarium, home to several frogs, a mural painted by our very own Adam Zelny, as well as several microscopes, a digital projector, and much more!
Technology Lab
The Tech Lab is an additional room just across the hall from our main area where technology-based classes are held. A large projection board is used for various multi-media presentations, from computer programming demonstrations to instructional video.
Community Room
Our Community Room currently serves as a fun gathering place for students, parents and teachers. We provide many hands-on (and difficult to solve) puzzles, along with several interactive games and playing cards for the kids to use. As you can see from the photo, our "cozy" room is very welcoming and is the perfect atmosphere to sit with a cup of tea and chat!
A Love For Teaching?
Think Tank is hiring math, science, technology, English language-arts, and foreign language teachers and/or professionals interested in teaching and/or developing interdisciplinary educational games and curricula. Example classes, materials or workshops could include: Geometry Through Art, A History of the Chemical Elements, Video Game Design, iMovie Production, Basic Mathematics, The Chemistry of Modern Materials and Behavioral Genetics. Developing this curricula will likely pair with teaching or assisting in the course as well. Employment could begin as soon as January 23rd 2012. Listed below are more specifics:
-Math teachers and tutors with skills in basic math, calculus, pre-algebra, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry and/or statistics.
-Science teachers or professionals with some educational experience interested in developing curriculum and teaching in general chemistry, organic chemistry, astronomy, engineering, anthropology, archeology, paleontology, geography and/or physics.
-English language-arts instructors interested in teaching basic to advanced reading comprehension and writing skills, study of international literature and authors, story and essay writing.
-Computer teachers or professionals with some educational experience interested in developing curriculum and teaching computer science. Support and classes in audio and video production applications, computer game design and NXT Lego robotics is needed right away.
-Foreign language teachers and/or tutors fluent in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, or Vietnamese. Fluent English is also preferred.
-Experienced grant writers.
-New ideas for educational material, classes, and workshops are always welcome.
-Volunteers of any kind are also always welcome.
Location
We are located in the Sprinkler Factory, conveniently located off Lincoln Street at 36 Harlow Street, Worcester, MA 01605 (Google Maps link), with ample off street parking. The Sprinkler Factory is currently home to an eclectic mix of tenants: working artists in different media who find the space inspiring for painting, ceramics, music and dance. For more information on other tenants, upcoming events, gallery rentals, visit their website.