Summer Institute for Future Teachers, Willimantic

#9 among attractions in Willimantic

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The Summer Institute for Future Teachers, SIFT is a residential summer program at Eastern Connecticut State University. This program is for students who are interested in exploring the teaching profession and who are going into either their junior or senior years of high schools from all over Connecticut. This program has been running since 1996. The program usually starts in the first week of July and ends in the third week of July. ()

Coordinates: 41°43'10"N, 72°13'0"W

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Willimantic United States

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Summer Institute for Future Teachers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Windham Textile and History Museum, Windham Town Hall, Jillson Mills, Jillson Square Park.

0.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Windham Textile and History Museum, Willimantic
20 min walk • The Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It is currently located in Main St.
0.4 miS
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Windham Town Hall, Willimantic
11 min walk • The Windham Town Hall is a town hall in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut.
0.9 miSE
Bridge
Jillson Mills, Willimantic
23 min walk • The Jillson Mills is a mill complex in Willimantic, Connecticut. The mills produced cotton thread throughout the lifespan of the operation of the mill.
0.6 miSE
Park
Jillson Square Park, Willimantic
17 min walk • Jillson Square Park is park located in Willimantic, Connecticut. It holds the William Jillson Stone House on its area, and is home to the Willimantic Carnival.
0.8 miSE
Bridge
Frog Bridge, Willimantic
20 min walk • The Frog Bridge is a bridge located in Willimantic, Connecticut which carries South Street across the Willimantic River. It is known as the Frog Bridge because it has four copper frog sculptures on each end of the bridge, sitting on concrete thread spools.
0.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
William Jillson Stone House, Willimantic
17 min walk • The William Jillson Stone House is a historic house museum at 561 Main Street inside Jillson Square Park, in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut.
0.6 miS
Bridge
Willimantic Footbridge, Windham
16 min walk • The Willimantic Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut. Built in 1906, it extends from Main Street southward, across Riverside Drive, railroad tracks, and the Willimantic River, connecting downtown Willimantic to the residential area south of the river.
0.5 miS
41°42'45"N • 72°12'54"W
Kerri Art Studio and Gallery, Willimantic
13 min walk • Museum
0.5 miS
41°42'44"N • 72°13'8"W
Willimantic Whitewater Partnership, Willimantic
13 min walk • Park
~880 ftNW
Universities and schools
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic
5 min walk • Eastern Connecticut State University is a public liberal arts university in Willimantic, Connecticut. Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System and third-oldest public university in the state.

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Which popular attractions are close to Summer Institute for Future Teachers?

Nearby attractions include Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic (5 min walk), Windham Town Hall, Willimantic (11 min walk), Kerri Art Studio and Gallery, Willimantic (13 min walk), Willimantic Whitewater Partnership, Willimantic (13 min walk).

How to get to Summer Institute for Future Teachers by public transport?

The nearest stations to Summer Institute for Future Teachers:

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Escu • Lines: 672 (2 min walk)
Valley at High/Noble • Lines: 672, 674 (9 min walk)