We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!

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

Of course she was hardworking and creative
Bridget Heneghan is a science teacher in Chicago, and is participating in Letters to a Pre-Scientist for the second year. Here, she discusses the importance

Looking back: the long-term impact of LPS
Some members of the class of students that participated in the inaugural year of Letters to a Pre-Scientist in 2010 have now entered college! Meet

Learning Adventures in Ohio
Each year, we ask the teachers hosting Letters to a Pre-Scientist to each write a blog post, to give the rest of the LPS community some insight

LPS is growing – and fundraising!
For the first time this summer, Letters to a Pre-Scientist had more qualified teachers apply to host our program in their classroom than we could

Hacking LPS
Benjamin Nelson is an astronomy postdoc and data scientist at Northwestern University. He originally got involved with LPS as a letter writer in late 2015. He

Welcome back!
Welcome back to the start of another school year! We’re excited to introduce you to the teachers whose classrooms will be participating in LPS this year,

Pre-scientists visit Northwestern!
Louisa Savereide, one of our Classroom Coordinators, went above and beyond to give the pre-scientists in Bridget Heneghan’s classroom the opportunity to see science in

Q&A with the LPS founders
It’s hard to believe that LPS is already moving into its eighth year of inspiring pre-scientists across the United States! To celebrate the occasion, we