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Past Event Category: Outreach

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  • Mar 5
    Middle School Outreach Visit – Ezekiel Gillespie

    Cow Eye Dissection Lesson

    March 5, 2026 (all day) Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Classroom of Daniel Sanchez Sign Up

  • Mar 4
    Middle School Outreach Visit – Ezekiel Gillespie

    Exploration Station Kits - Can you Believe Your Eyes? and How we Perceive Colors

    March 4, 2026 (all day) Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Classroom of Daniel Sanchez Sign Up

  • Feb 25
    Middle School Outreach Visit – Georgia O’Keefe

    Cow Eye Dissection Lesson

    February 25, 2026 (all day) Georgia O'Keefe Middle School Classrooms of Christy Charles and Madhavi Krishnan Sign Up

    If you are interested in volunteering but have not attended a MERI Outreach Training session (or need a refresher), you can sign up for our February 5th training session here.

  • Feb 20
    Outreach Training Session for MMSD middle school teachers

    February 20, 2026 @ 2:20 pm - 4:00 pm Sherman Middle School

    Sherman Middle School For more information, please email Wren Daniel.

  • Jan 26
    High School Outreach Visit – East

    In the Dark and in the Light

    January 26, 2026 (all day) East High School Classroom of Emma Watermolen Sign Up

  • Jan 23
    High School Outreach Visit – East

    Cow Eye Dissection Lesson

    January 23, 2026 (all day) East High School Classroom of Emma Watermolen Sign Up

  • Jan 14
    High School Outreach Visit – Edgerton

    Cow Eye Dissection Lesson

    January 14, 2026 (all day) Edgerton High School Classroom of Colin Schmit

  • Oct 16
    Science Fair on the Square

    October 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm State Street to the Capitol Square

    Attend the Outreach Training Session to Volunteer! October 16th, 2025 @ 5:00 – 9:00 pm State Street to the Capitol Square Learn More

  • Oct 15
    East High School Science Expo

    October 15, 2025 (all day) Madison East High School

  • Sep 18
    Outreach Training Session

    September 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm WIMR 9th Floor hall

    Are you interested in getting the next generation interested in vision science? Would you like the opportunity to teach kids about the wonders of the eye and vision? Are you looking for a way to give back to the Madison community through educational outreach? If so, then we invite you to take part in our …

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