About Us - 2011

Mission & Philosophy

  • Visual Thinking Strategies is an educational curriculum and teaching method which enables students to develop aesthetic and language literacy and critical thinking skills, while giving teachers a powerful new technique they can utilize throughout their career.  For more, click here.

History

  • Visual Thinking Strategies is the result of more than fifteen years of collaboration between cognitive psychologist Abigail Housen, veteran museum educator Philip Yenawine, and their colleagues.  For more, click here.

Staff & Board

  • VTS has a national office located in New York City, and maintains regional offices in Boston, Northern California, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles.  Click here for a staff directory.

Job Opportunities

Major Supporters

  • Because of the dedication of our community partners and financial supporters--both national and regional--who make our work possible, the vision of VTS becomes a reality.  Click here for a list of supporters.