sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ɪnfˈɔːɹməl lˈɜːnɪŋ ænd skˈuːlz sˈɪlz ɪz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkənbˈeɪst nˈæʃənəl sˈaɪəns faʊndˈeɪʃən fˈʌndᵻd sˈɛntɚ tə kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ʌv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ, skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp, ænd lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə ʌv ɪnfˈɔːɹməl lˈɜːnɪŋ ænd ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp ʌv ɪnfˈɔːɹməl sˈaɪəns ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ænd skˈuːlz.
Center for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) is an American-based National Science Foundation funded center to create a program of research, scholarship, and leadership in the arena of informal learning and the relationship of informal science institutions and schools.