By Russell Finelsen - 10th Grade, Bethel Park High School Thirteen interns from the Heinz Endowment Youth Philanthropy Program met in the lower level of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, not to watch a play at the theater, but to record radio documentaries at the The Saturday Light Brigade (SLB) Studios located there. Read more [...]

By Arwen Kozak - 11th Grade, Pittsburgh CAPA

“Well, what if we keep littering and the birds eat that?” Amina, 10, called out, sitting on the ground with her peers.  Jack Sheehan, the docent guiding the group through the Innovations exhibit at the Heinz History Center, responded, “You could be the next Rachel Carson! 

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By Nico Chiodi - 11th Grade, Homeschool
As I walked down the short flight of stairs that led to the The Saturday Light Brigade (SLB) Radio studio in the lower level of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, I saw students hunched over their Read more [...]

By Stephanie Wang - 11th Grade, Peters Township High School
Politician Gordon Smith once said, "A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download."  The importance of radio Read more [...]

By Matthew Ryan Miramontes - 11th Grade, Cornell High School At first glance, the Youth Open Studio at The Andy Warhol Museum may seem like any other art studio in Pittsburgh. After visiting the studio on July 15th, I can say that each visitor to the studio walks away with a unique and different experience.  Every Wednesday Read more [...]

By Allison Spear - 11th Grade, Seneca Valley High School
For anyone who is not a part of the Summer Dreamers Academy at Assemble, seeing the classroom at work may seem chaotic. Kids all over are drawing, hot gluing, building, and whatever else you can possibly imagine. But soon, you can see the method to this madness. Read more [...]

By Russell Finelsen - 10th Grade, Bethel Park High School
In a room behind a green wall in the Highmark SportsWorks building at the Carnegie Science Center, nine students worked diligently to create a box. However, this was not just any ordinary box. This box was to be created by lasers, according to the students' own designs. Read more [...]

By Grace Jin - 12th Grade, North Allegheny Senior High School As one of only four girls in my AP Physics class, I can attest to the fact that women today are still underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. However, the movement to empower female scientists Read more [...]

By Emma Paulini - 11th Grade, Fox Chapel Area High School Teen artists at the Mattress Factory Art Museum's Summer Art Cooperative are engaged in creating unique art -- here, material cob sculptures with a guest artist. Read more [...]

By Zainab Adisa - 11th Grade, Pittsburgh CAPA and Loren Perry - 9th Grade, West Allegheny High School
During the two-week summer program at Assemble called Urban Eco-Explorers, two groups of children studied the environment through Read more [...]