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When she was young, Katalin Karikó decided she would study science—even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor.After facing many challenges, including lack of research funding and harsh immigration policies, Kati and her family uprooted from Hungary and moved to America, where she became a top researcher. She knew that, with work, she could teach one of the building blocks of life, messenger RNA, to fight off harmful viruses. There was just one problem—no one else believed her.
Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Kati and her work were thrust into the spotlight. But with her unshakable will, she was ready to face the challenge.
For Kati's Tiny Messengers, students will learn a bit about the science surrounding vaccines and topics may include: perseverance, hard work, and determination.
Costs vary based on location and distance from the Charlotte, NC, area.
Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Kati and her work were thrust into the spotlight. But with her unshakable will, she was ready to face the challenge.
For Kati's Tiny Messengers, students will learn a bit about the science surrounding vaccines and topics may include: perseverance, hard work, and determination.
Costs vary based on location and distance from the Charlotte, NC, area.
There was once a place in New York City that had a tennis club, movie theater, and art gallery—all in the same building! It also had a secret passageway, a huge library, and even a ski slope! This astounding building is Grand Central Terminal, and it was the work of one brilliant man, William J. Wilgus, who wanted to create a new electric-powered train system and knew he needed to house this special fleet somewhere exceptional. His grand idea of a solution? An underground multilevel train station that would become an iconic New York landmark, and one that is still an integral part of the city over a century later.
For A Grand Idea, students will learn about architecture, city planning, the development of electric trains, and the Gilded Age through the modern era.
For A Grand Idea, students will learn about architecture, city planning, the development of electric trains, and the Gilded Age through the modern era.
Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. He became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and that changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino’s greatest achievement was something he never told a soul—that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle.
For Bartali's Bicycle, we can discuss human rights, heroism, courage, and how to find the strength to do the right thing even when everyone else is not.
For Bartali's Bicycle, we can discuss human rights, heroism, courage, and how to find the strength to do the right thing even when everyone else is not.