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As they enter the room, I wave the envelopes in the air. They know what it is, and the room comes alive with excitement. They can barely wait until their name is called the envelope and pass out the contents. Their pen pal letters have arrived! Watching them devour their letters, with intermittent shouts of, …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This blog is written by Mya Whitton, Black In Neuro Scientist and LPS STEM professional pen pal mentor. She shares her experience navigating how to speak candidly about her college experience with her pre-scientist without discouraging their enthusiasm about higher education. Being honest with a child is difficult because adults work so hard to keep …
by Jenelle Whitman 
Part 2: How to make your letters more engaging You might be realizing at this point in the year that you’re having a difficult time engaging with your pre-scientist. From our experience, this is primarily for one of two reasons: Your student is not interested or thinks they’re not interested in STEM. Your letters are …
by Jenelle Whitman 
In 2020 we waited until we would “go back to normal.” We were proud of our proactive and quick work to quickly transition the snail mail program into an electronic one, but in 2021 we realized we are never going back to normal. In 2020 we were energized to be persistent and determined to stay …
by Jenelle Whitman
Part 1: Engaging students not interested in STEM You might be realizing at this point in the year that you’re having a difficult time engaging with your pre-scientist. From our experience, this is primarily for one of two reasons: Your student is not interested or thinks they’re not interested in STEM. Your letters are not …
by Jenelle Whitman 
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real STEM pen pal letters. We asked our 2020-21 LPS teachers to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters …
by Jenelle Whitman
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real STEM pen pal letters. We asked our 2020-21 LPS teachers to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters …
by Jenelle Whitman
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real STEM pen pal letters. We asked our 2020-21 LPS teachers to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters …
by Jenelle Whitman 
LPS gets a new look! To celebrate the start of our 11th year, Letters to a Pre-Scientist got a makeover. You may have noticed that a few months ago we got a redesigned website complete with a refreshed logo. These updates launched with the start of the 11th year of the LPS pen pal program. …
by Lucy 
We’re excited to bring you another story from one of our students, or pre-scientists, as we call them! The goal of this blog series is to share real experiences students have in the pen pal program, and what those experiences mean to them. Since every student is matched with a different STEM professional, every relationship is …
by Lucy
We’re excited to bring you the first post in a new series…stories from our students, or pre-scientists, as we call them! The goal of this blog series is to share real experiences students have in the pen pal program, and what those experiences mean to them. Since every student is matched with a different STEM professional, …
by Lucy 
We’ve published videos every month this school year from longtime STEM pen pals and LPS teachers! Check out a list of some of our favorite videos from the year below! Everyone belongs in STEM; an interview with longtime pen pal Sam Sharpe 2020 Year in Review LPS Best Practice: Include photos and …
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