How can you help increase the number of in-demand workers with literacy and skills in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields?

What can your company do to ensure that every young person has a teacher who opens the doors of discovery to STEM?

Did you know that a single teacher can positively influence many students each year – and thousands over the course of a career? The Wade Institute for Science Education reaches over 1,000 educators each year with high quality professional development programs.

Why Partner with the Wade Institute?

For over 30 years, the Wade Institute has been a leader in providing inquiry-based, hands-on STEM professional development for elementary, middle and high school teachers in Massachusetts.

In order to successfully teach inquiry-based science, teachers need to be able to take on the viewpoint of the student as well as the educator. Wade Institute programs achieve this by providing inspiring, informative activities and learning environments for teachers to gain new skills and develop inquiry-based curricula for their students.

The Wade Institute promotes inquiry-based learning because it models the scientific process and is a particularly effective way to teach critical thinking skills. Instead of just presenting the facts, inquiry-based learning uses questions, problems and scenarios to help students learn through their own exploration and investigations.

Our programs work. We employ research-based best practices in professional development and conduct rigorous evaluation of our programs to ensure that they are effective and meet the needs of educators, students and schools. Our programs are aligned with the MA revised Science and Technology/Engineering Standards and incorporate the Science and Engineering Practices.

It all starts with one great teacher. By partnering with the Wade Institute, you can help provide resources, scholarships and more to teachers who are shaping the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians in Massachusetts.


Corporate Partnership Levels and Benefits

Leadership Partner $20,000+

  • Prominent recognition as a Leadership Partner at all Wade Institute programs and events
  • Website – prominent positioning of partner logo on the Wade Institute homepage
  • Website – partner logo on the Support Wade Institute page
  • E-Announcement to all Wade Institute partners
  • Partner logo on Wade Institute displays at education conferences and seminars
  • Partner name listed on printed program brochures
  • Recognition in “Teacher Resource Notebook” that participants receive
  • Partner logo on print newsletter for donors
  • Prominent recognition as a Leadership Partner in the Wade Institute Annual Report
  • Opportunity for sponsor representative to present at a Wade Institute program
  • Training and opportunities for partner’s employees to work with teachers in their classrooms
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Sustaining Partner $10,000 – $19,999

  • Prominent recognition as a Sustaining Partner at all Wade Institute programs and events
  • Website – partner logo on the Wade Institute homepage
  • Website – partner logo on the Support Us page
  • Partner name listed on printed brochures
  • Partner logo on print newsletter for donors
  • Recognition as a Sustaining Partner in the Wade Institute Annual Report
  • Opportunity for a sponsor representative to present at a Wade Institute program
  • Training and opportunities for partner’s employees to work with teachers in their classroom

Supporting Partner $5,000 – $9,999

  • Website – partner logo on the Support Us page
  • Partner name listed on printed program brochures
  • Partner logo on print newsletter for donors
  • Recognition as a Supporting Partner in the Wade Institute Annual Report

Contributing Partner $2,500 – $4,999

  • Website – partner logo on the Support Us page
  • Recognition as a Contributing Partner in the Wade Institute Annual Report

To get started on your corporate partnership, please contact the Wade Institute at wadeinstitute@wadeinstitutema.org.