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.
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.