I’m a PhD researcher at UC Berkeley and a group of other researchers and I are launching a summer program for high school students that aims to educate and teach students skills in the science of cognitive training. We’ll be doing lab tours, research method demos (fMRI, EEG, Virtual Reality), and exciting guest lecturers who… Read More
Author Archives: natepola19
Dale Carnegie Youth Leadership Program
Generation next (flyer attached) is a Dale Carnegie leadership program designed to help students enhance communication skills, self confidence, stress management and emotional intelligence. We believe in the tremendous value of getting out of our comfort zone, public speaking and practicing enhancing relationships. Additionally, our program is IO certified and counts for college credits. Erin McConlogue Account Executive/Trainer Dale Carnegie Training of San Francisco … Read More
MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp: Make Your Debut as a Global Entrepreneur
In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Taktopia invites students of ages 14-20 years old to embark on a 12-day educational journey in Cambridge, MA. Students will: Go through 12 days of rigorous entrepreneurship training designed by MIT Bootcamp Program, modified for the youth. Participate in Design Maker workshops. Build meaningful connections… Read More
HandsOn Tomorrow & Lick-Wilmerding High School
Are your students still looking for meaningful summer activities? HandsOn Bay Area’s San Francisco cohort of HandsOn Tomorrow is gearing up to be an incredible two weeks of volunteering and leadership development and we’d love to see some of your students there. We’ve confirmed our schedule for this summer’s program and we are going to… Read More
Internet Archive
Event: Hitting the Wall: How the Media Shapes the Immigration Debate, May 17 in SF How can we tell fact from fiction when it comes to a controversial topic like immigration? Join us at the Internet Archive for an evening with experienced journalists from the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and Retro Report, who will… Read More
Teen Meditation Retreat, June 18–24
Teen who are interested in meditation are invited to come to a summer meditation retreat in Northern California on June 18th to June 24th. It is an amazing experience! Mr. B in the chemistry department at LWHS has been on staff before. here is a link for information Read More
Student Scholarship
I’m a NYT bestselling author from the backwoods of Missouri who went to Princeton thanks to a writing talent honed by my wonderful teachers and the many writing contests I entered when I was in school. To celebrate the release of my 14th book–my first for young adults–I’m hosting a STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST to inspire the… Read More