Philosophy People depend on, take pleasure in, and change their environment. They share a common evolutionary origin with all other species and are qualitatively like them in most fundamental aspects of their makeup and existence. But they are unique among the species in the scope of their ability to control, and therefore harmonize with or degrade their environment. The Thames Science Center is dedicated to playing a constructive role in the relationship between people and their environment.
People are also unique in their ability to communicate on many levels and in multiple forms.
Our involvement in the interaction between people and their environment will emphasize facilitating the communication of both global views and regional perspectives about the world's environment. In order to encourage a special exchange of information among regions throughout the world, the Thames Science Center will offer interdisciplinary, thematic frameworks which are relevant and meaningful to a broad audience. The pedagogical philosophy of the Thames Science Center considers that all people are scientists, a personal construct approach which emphasizes the individuality and rationality of human beings. Our pedagogical approach is designed to instill the rigor of employing an evidence oriented habit of mind, in which individuals become directly involved in the process of doing science . Science and mathematics are not ends in themselves, but tools to gather information about, and harness, physical and biological phenomena.