Networking Inspires Dreams: Abdullah’s Story
Jessica Fick is the National Community Engagement Mananger for Citizen Schools. Abdullah knew he wanted to be a professional football player. On the very first day of the networking class I led with...
View ArticleReflections from 2012
Eric Schwarz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools. 2012 began with numerous trips to Chicago, where I visited a school across the street from the United Center (where the Bulls play), took the...
View ArticleInspiring Scientists with Cubist
At age 12, did you ever watch bacteria grow, or see a rocket launch, or analyze finger prints in a crime scene? Thanks to Cubist Pharmaceuticals, our students at Citizen Schools Massachusetts aren’t...
View ArticleThe Opportunity of an Expanded School Day
What could you do with 300 hours of extra time? In five states – Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Colorado, and Tennessee – select school districts decided to add 300 hours of time to the school...
View ArticlePress Release: Citizen Schools Announces Secured Match Funds for U.S....
Contact: Holly Trippett, Citizen Schools, cell: 301 452-3904 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citizen Schools Announces Success Securing Match Funding for U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Falling Off the School Cliff
A recent Gallup Poll article gives us one more thing to worry about: falling off the school cliff. According to the report, students become less and less engaged with every school year. The data shows...
View ArticleWhat I Learned by Teaching Robotics
Jared Noll is a first year Teaching Fellow at Eagle Academy in Newark, New Jersey. I knew virtually nothing about robots when I was assigned to support a group of volunteers in leading a robotics class...
View ArticleMobile Phones: They’re Not Just for Games
Scott Heggen is a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a volunteer Citizen Teacher at Citizen Schools North Carolina. Imagine a group of sixth graders, armed with mobile...
View ArticleCisco Connected Women Inspire Girls to Pursue STEM Careers
This March, in honor of National Women’s History Month, we are celebrating the incredible women who have made contributions to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields– like Kimone...
View ArticleEngineering the Future
Your typical middle school student, when asked about her career plans, might tell you she wants to be a musician or an astronaut. Maybe a marine biologist. Citizen Schools’ students are a little bit...
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