ScienceDays is a mentoring program to foster scientific curiosity in
elementary school students by engaging them in hands-on learning
opportunities beyond the ordinary classroom experience. The program
aims to create a national network of enthusiastic high school and
college mentors who are dedicated to making a difference in their
communities through promoting science education. We are a
nationally recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. > Support us
September 5, 2008: The first ScienceDays Summer Camp is planned for June 2009!
September 5, 2008: ScienceDays 2008-2009 Kick-Off Party on NC School of Science and Math campus! RVSP to ncssm(at)sciencedays.org
Summer 2008: Visit the new ScienceDays Video Blog!
Summer 2008: Mentors in North Carolina and Cambridge MA delivered lessons for the ScienceDays Summer Tours. Visit the Events page for a recap.
June
28, 2008: Lucie
and Charles represented ScienceDays at the Boot Camp
held by DoSomething, Inc, at the JPMorgan Chase
Conference Center in NYC.
Check out the ScienceDays
chapter at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida.
(director: Netia McCray) This chapter
provides an after-school program for female middle school students
focused on science and math. Their activities for the
07-08 year have included field trips and a science fair. The
chapter has also been profiled in The
Tallahassee Democrat and WCTV. To learn more, visit their webpage, photo gallery, and check out their podcast! > Other chapters.
"The
mentors were very knowledgeable, energetic and patient...
The lessons captured the kids' attention, and the kids
really enjoyed participating in all the activities." -Camp
Counselors, Chapel Hill, NC
"Many
volunteer pursuits are done in the name of college
admissions, but in ScienceDays, once you get involved,
the kids become your motivation. It is a very
personal experience. I started because I love
science and helping others, but now it has become a
bigger experience than that. It physically
connects us with the community...there is a bond
between mentors that we all understand without
directly talking about it, because we have experienced
helping real people in something we love. It has
amounted to much more than we had ever hoped and will
inevitably be an integral part of high school and
beyond." - Rajlakshmi
De, Northwest Guilford HS Chapter Director, 07-08
