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.
sˈɪlz dˈʌz ðɪs θɹuː stˈʌdiɪŋ sˈaɪəns lˈɜːnɪŋ ɪn ˌaʊɾəvskˈuːl sˈɛɾɪŋz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɪnfˈɔːɹməl sˈaɪəns ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz, ænd bˈɪldɪŋ pɹˌoʊɡɹɐmˈæɾɪk bɹˈɪdʒᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ˌaʊɾəvskˈuːl ænd skˈuːl sˈaɪəns lˈɜːnɪŋ.