The session explores formal-informal partnerships by sharing models of how to work together to support the core curriculum of schools and to advance the core mission of science centres. Three cases will illuminate the topic: Urban Advantage – a multi-institution partnership program in New York City; The Copernican Revolution – change in science teaching methods in primary schools in Poland; the ENGINEER project – a multinational initiative for one common goal in ten European countries, and one overview from the Netherlands. The session will try to address questions such as what role science centres can play to support the school curriculum? How can informal educators work with teachers in a sustainable partnership? How can museums become agents of change to help transform learning and teaching in schools?