Youth STEM Journal Club Summer Session 2025
🔬Dive into STEM
💡Discover your scientific passion
🧠 Build fundamental research skills
Summer STEM opportunity for rising middle schoolers in Fremont/Bay Area
A journal club is a group that regularly meets to critically discuss scientific literature, similar to a book club. They are commonly found in colleges, and are a low-pressure environment to explore scientific interests.
If you are a rising 6th, 7th, or 8th grader in the Bay Area interested in STEM or research, this journal club is an opportunity for you to begin exploring your scientific interest alongside experienced high school mentors by reading and analyzing scientific literature in discussion groups of varying topics, interactive workshops to develop skills and how to get started with research, and meeting like minded peers this summer.
This is NOT a course, and there are no grades, tests, or homework. Instead, you'll participate in guided discussions and practice interpreting real research in a supportive environment.
Please fill out the form at tinyurl.com/ysjc2025 by Saturday, June 7th to sign up, and you will be contacted in early June with more information.
About
Why?
📎 Get a head start on high school level scientific skills
📎 Build essential skills in analyzing, interpreting, and applying research evidence in a low pressure environment
📎 Demonstrate interest & involvement in the local STEM community
📎 Learn how to get started with research, science fairs/competitions, etc. from experienced mentors
📎 100% free of charge
What?
💡 Form groups with peers and mentors with similar interests
💡 Participate in workshops on how to get started with research and understand scientific papers
💡 Present what you’ve learned in a final showcase
When?
🕔 6/30-7/25, 2-3 meetings per week
🕔 Exact timing based on student availability input on sign-ups
Where?
📍 Online Group
📍 In-person at Fremont Main Library
Who?
☀️ Rising 6th, 7th, 8th graders
☀️ No prior experience needed, just an open mind and love for learning
“Journal clubs are effective approaches in the training of [students] while exercising communication skills and critical thinking.”
– Oxford Academic, 2024
Know which field you’re interested in?
Great!
Dive deeper by exploring advanced topics, discussing cutting-edge research, and learning how to think critically like a scientist in your area of interest.
Don’t know which field you’re interested in?
Great!
This is the perfect place to explore. Across different fields, we’ll introduce you to a variety of STEM topics, guide you through scientific reading, and help you discover what truly sparks your curiosity.
Potential Areas of Study
Computer Science
More details coming soon
Neuroscience
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Biology
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More
Subject areas are subject to change and adapted to student interest