sˈɪlz dˈʌz ðɪs θɹuː stˈʌdiɪŋ sˈaɪəns lˈɜːnɪŋ ɪn ˌaʊɾəvskˈuːl sˈɛɾɪŋz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɪnfˈɔːɹməl sˈaɪəns ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz, ænd bˈɪldɪŋ pɹˌoʊɡɹɐmˈæɾɪk bɹˈɪdʒᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ˌaʊɾəvskˈuːl ænd skˈuːl sˈaɪəns lˈɜːnɪŋ.
CILS does this through studying science learning in out-of-school settings, including informal science institutions, and building programmatic bridges between out-of-school and school science learning.