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From high school to the hospital
High school students in a classroom in Penn Med’s summer program.

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From high school to the hospital

An immersive program at the Perelman School of Medicine gives high school students a sneak peek at a potential future in the medical field.

From Penn Medicine News

Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens
High school senior Robert King uses a laptop at the Stevens Center.

Robert King, a Big Picture High School student, utilizes the Stevens Center Program as his internship placement for course credit.

(Image: James Blocker, Shira Yudkoff Photography)

Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens

For over a year, 35 high school students who are interns at the Center developed an app that helps college-bound adolescents calculate the cost of higher education.

From Wharton Stories

How to encourage student attendance
A young student looks out the window of a classroom with several empty desks.

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How to encourage student attendance

From Penn GSE’s Educator’s Playbook, Michael Gottfried highlights approaches that schools and teachers can take to address absenteeism by identifying root causes and creating a supportive environment for all students.

From Penn GSE

Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research
Brittany Zulkiewicz teaches at a blackboard in a high school classroom.

Brittany Zulkiewicz discusses group dynamics and the process of working together.

(Image: Thandi Lyew)

Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research

Annenberg School doctoral students Thandi Lyew and Brittany Zulkiewicz worked with local teens through a Penn Graduate Community-Engaged Research Fellowship.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp
Groups of middle school students working on projects at tables.

A team of GEMS campers working together on a group project.

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Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp

Penn GEMS, an annual engineering, math, and science camp for middle school students, is a weeklong dive into various engineering disciplines, made possible with philanthropic support for community partnerships.

Sarah Punderson

Dental School inspiring high school students through Summer Mentorship Program
Anya Bourne in the dental school's simulation lab.

SMP participant Anya Bourne in the advanced simulation lab.

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Dental School inspiring high school students through Summer Mentorship Program

This summer, the School of Dental Medicine welcomed 16 high school students from the broader Philadelphia area for the Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program.

Liana F. Wait

A new generation reinterprets Paul Robeson, singer, actor, advocate, and all-American icon
robeson docent gives a tour to a student, holding a music record

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A new generation reinterprets Paul Robeson, singer, actor, advocate, and all-American icon

In collaboration with The Netter Center for Community Partnerships, ninth-grade students from Paul Robeson High School trained to become youth docents at the Paul Robeson House and Museum through a program funded by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.

Kristina García