Skype a Scientist


Skype a Scientist is a nonprofit educational organization based in Willimantic, Connecticut that enables scientists to video conference with students in classrooms. It began as an informal program in 2017, founded by Sarah McAnulty while she was a graduate student at the University of Connecticut. As of 2019, almost 15,000 classrooms and over 7,000 scientists from a total of 43 countries had participated in video conferencing sessions. Below you can find previous sessions with K-12 students.


Answering science questions by students of Robious Middle School (January 2020).

Morris Jeff Community School, LA, USA Grade 11-12 01/ 2023
CITGO Innovation Academy, LA, USA Grade 5 10/ 2022
Crowders Creek Elementary, SC, USA Grade 1 03/ 2022
Osceola Magnet Elementary, FL, USA Grade 5 12/ 2021
Lloyd Barbee Montessori School, WI, USA Grade 1-3 04/ 2021
Sawyer Road Elementary School, GA, USA Grade 2 02/ 2021
John Knox Christian School, ON, Canada Grade 6 03/ 2020
McAlpine Elementary School NC, USA Grade 3 02/ 2020
Robious Middle School, VA, USA Grade 6-7 01/ 2020
William J. Johnston Middle School CT, USA Grade 8 11/ 2019
Baldwinsville Central School District, NY, USA Grade 9 04/ 2019
Paxon Hollow Middle School, PA, USA Grade 6 03/ 2019
Madison Middle School, OH, USA Grade 5 03/ 2019
Don Jeter Elementary, TX, USA Grade 4 03/ 2019

My Skype A Scientist Map