Summer School. Approached with disdain and disgust by disgruntled youth everywhere, this American tradition amounts to little more than an afterthought for many — a …
Camp NaNoWriMo Check In
Hey, Germs! We’re at the halfway point for camp now, and I’m just about halfway through my writing goal. Usually I’m a pretty regular …
Camp NaNoWriMo – a summer writer’s retreat
Hey Germs! I’m a huge fan of National Novel Writing Month – or NaNoWriMo. I’ve participated the past four years and won in 2013. I’m …
It’s a Beautiful Day for a Protest: Join the Germ Action Network
Book Review: The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change by Barbara A. Lewis Summer …
Finding Your Hidden GEMS
GEMS: Germs in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science STEM education is hot right now. There’s no doubt about it. All the career forecasts predict a …
Superpower Scholarship
Always knew there should be money for college for your superpowers? Right again! You can earn a $2,500 scholarship for answering the following question: “Which …
ChinaX
I’ve always wanted to go to Harvard. And MIT. And Berkeley. And possibly Cornell. But I never in my wildest, giddiest, germiest dreams imagined I …
The New Education: edX
Always wanted to take a class at Harvard? MIT? Berkeley? Now you can. Better still, you can take that class free, online, wherever you are. …