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We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!
Being first (gen): What it means, what it doesn’t, and how to help
by Amy Nusbaum As a 17-year-old college freshman away from home for the first time, I was about as wide-eyed as they come. By some stroke of luck, I found
The Wasteland Reclamation Project
Each month, we feature one of our teachers on the blog and ask them to write a bit about their classroom experience with LPS. This month, we learn about a
Scientist Spotlight #9: Amy Nusbaum
In this Scientist Spotlight post, welcome to Amy Nusbaum, an LPS pen pal for the past two years! In addition to this Spotlight, she’s written a guest blog post for
Challenges of low-income schools
In a recent survey, less than 25% of scientist pen pals reported LPS increasing their awareness of the challenges of teaching and learning in low-income schools. In addition, many of our scientists
The best advocates for LPS
Each month, we feature one of our teachers on the blog and ask them to write a bit about their classroom experience with LPS. This month, we’re excited to share
Hello from Northglenn, Colorado
My name is Tara Kawalec and I teach 8th grade science at Northglenn Middle School, in Northglenn, Colorado, which is just 15 minutes north of Denver. This is my first
Fundraising Campaign Results
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you so much to everybody who contributed to our Fall in Love with Science fundraising campaign last month. All together, we were able
Scientist Spotlight #8: Rachel Toczydlowski
It’s our first Scientist Spotlight of this school year, and we’re excited to highlight 3rd-time pen pal Rachel Toczydlowski, a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin. Tell us about
What is letter opening day?
The pre-scientists wait eagerly for their letters, trickling in over weeks until every students’ letter has reached their classroom from all over the world. The anticipation builds for the date marked