We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!
Our Scientist Pen Pals INSPIRE Us to Succeed in College!
In our community, Roseland, only 2% of students graduate from a 4-year university. Our mission at Chicago Collegiate Charter School is that 100% of our
Letter Opening Day #2
It just so happened that all the letters came in right before our winter break, so we spend our last few days of school opening
Meet the scientists
When we first started Letters to a Pre-Scientist during the 2010-2011 school year, we had just over 100 committed scientists volunteering as pen pals. The
Chicago Collegiate Charter School Scientists Earn their Letters!
The month of October brought many fun activities for the young scientists at Chicago Collegiate Charter School. They finished up their Scientific Method Unit (they
A look inside Ms. Parker’s classroom
Today’s post was written by Ms. Parker, who teaches 5th grade pre-scientists in Halifax, NC. It’s October! I can hardly believe a month of school
A reflection and a challenge…
As we approach the middle of September we are finishing up the matching of scientists with prescientists, and are ecstatic to enter our fourth year
Gearing up for the 2013-2014 school year!
This June marked middle school graduation for my first class of 6th graders. For those of you that have been with our program from the
The Marshmallow Challenge!
My students are working hard to learn the DEAL design process within our forces and motion unit. As a STEM middle school, we focus on
Ringing in the new school year, with more pen pals than ever before
Things are very exciting right now, down at Letters to a Pre-scientist Headquarters! First, we want to say goodbye to all the students in Bertie