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

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Matching has begun!

Thank you! The response to our call for scientist volunteers was absolutely outstanding! Over 620 scientists have signed up and requested a pen pal, which means that none of our

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A Bigger Team to Start Our New School Year

Letters to a Pre-Scientist is delighted to welcome four new members to our team of dedicated volunteers! Matching eager young students to scientists, and keeping track of all of their

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We’re looking for interns

Do you know someone who loves science education? Someone who wants to work on a fun project with teachers and scientists? We want to meet them! Letters to a Pre-Scientist

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The LPS website got a makeover

Welcome to Letters to a Pre-Scientist! Notice anything different? We are so excited for the 2015-2016 school year to start, and we decided that the website could use a fresh coat of

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Pre-scientists show their appreciation

All of us on the organizing team give thanks often to the scientists who donate their time and energy to Letters to a Pre-Scientist. We remind our pen pals that they are making

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Ecosystems & Gravity Games

It’s crazy to believe we only have about 5 more weeks left of school! We’ve been very busy in 5th grade science. We’re wrapping up our ecosystems unit this week.

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The Excitement Never Ends

As letters are piling up and we are preparing for letter opening day #3, my students are becoming more and more excited. They ask me every day if it is

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Happy New Year!

It’s hard to believe that we’re already at the half way point of this school year. Students came back on January 5th and we’ve hit the ground running. Currently we’re

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Holiday Letters Are On Their Way!

Students at KIPP Academy of Opportunity in South Central Los Angeles had a blast during Letter Opening Day #2 this past Tuesday! The smiling faces and weeks of anticipation make