Senior Celebration 2010
This was the night of celebration for the graduating class of 2010 and a night of inspiration for one in line like myself. I look forward to next year when I will give my own graduating speech to the Project Exploration audience. I spent the night talking with a hopeful crowd of young men and women and their families along with the ever energetic staff of Project Exploration. The ceremony took place in the Garfield Park Conservatory. One could not ask for a better venue and better weather. The… Continue reading
Junior Paleontologists in Action
Congrats to Justice P. from Perspectives Charter School – IIT Math & Science Academy. Justice has recently been awarded the Farther Foundation scholarship. This scholarship will help fund Justice’s participation as the male team leader for the Junior Paleontologists Program for the summer of 2010. Justice was a participant in the JP program in the summer of 2010 as a team member. He was a very enthusiastic team mate and looked forward to working through to each challenge and openly embraced overcoming new obstacles with his fellow JPs. This year… Continue reading
Paleontology, Geology, Anatomy, Oh My!
While some students spent their summers working, 14 Chicago Public School students were immersed in a world of scientific discovery. For three weeks these students participated in the Junior Paleontologists (JP) program studying anatomy, geology, and paleontology with leading scientists in Illinois and South Dakota.
The JPs began their journey with a two-week intensive classroom experience. Students met with working scientists learning to classify rocks and minerals, identifying the vertebrate body plan, and studying earth’s geologic history.
After two weeks of preparation the JPs traveled to Hot Springs,… Continue reading
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The 2009 JPs Reunited
JPs, Junior Paleontologists 2009, Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave National Park | 4 CommentsWhat are the Junior Paleontologists doing right NOW?!
- 8-12-09, 3:21pm, Mammoth Site, South Dakota
Wondering what the Junior Paleontologists are up to right NOW? We’ve got an answer: straight from from the field to you – courtesy technology! Here’s a snapshot taken just moments ago by Project Exploration program director Kristin Atman with her phone, MSM-messaged to my blackberry, forwarded to my email and now posted on the blog. Now THAT’s science in action!
Our 2009 class of Junior Paleontologists are working alongside Dr. Larry Agenbroad at the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. This incredible… Continue reading
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Junior Palaeontologist Send off…..(or Nostalgia)
Nostalgia, that’s how I felt tonight, returning to the University of Chicago and seeing Project Explorations 10th! team of Junior Palaeontologists share their knowledge. I too was a JP and I know I’ll never forget my experience and will be eternally grateful for the opportunity that was given. I couldn’t stop smiling tonight as I saw all the presentations, saw the Earths history unraveled before my eyes again, all of it reminded me of my first summer working with Project Exploration and it made me look forward to more summers… Continue reading
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