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Squirrel Short Story 1

Author: Kevin Yang Small paws.Big awws.They’re just so cute,one round of applause. Their munching: adorablethey’re far from ignorable. Their eyes, so petitethey have little feet!Sitting down, tiny seatsthey look just so sweet! Searching about for foodthey create good moods.I am subdued,they never intrude. Their long tails, so curledbring joy to the world.Their bodies, so smallthey embodyContinue reading “Squirrel Short Story 1”

Global Classrooms

Author: Mahir Labib This was my first time at HSSP. But after my first HSSP class, I discovered that HSSP classes are unique and very interesting to do. The class consists of students around the world and this makes a video conference a very special Virtual Global Classroom. And another fun fact is that forContinue reading “Global Classrooms”

My Weekend at Spark

Author: Emily Liu As a middle schooler with a packed schedule, I found it hard to take a lot of the Spark classes. Weekends that are supposed to be perfect blissful peace for others were my worst nightmares. I had (and still have) two classes on Saturday and three classes on Sunday. I pondered forContinue reading “My Weekend at Spark”

A Virtual Drive To MIT

Author: Aayush Kadam My 9th Grade Exams were about to start by Mid-Feb & in January I was just scrolling through the web searching for the Opportunities for International High School Students @ MIT. I desire to graduate from MIT in the future. My transition to online learning was initially not that good but shortlyContinue reading “A Virtual Drive To MIT”

Functions, Turing Machines, and Other HSSP Things

Author: Naisha Srivastava In the middle of exam season, I enrolled in my third ESP program—HSSP 2022, for a change in pace. I was thrilled and had filled my schedule with my dream classes. I loved attending Using Computer Science to Model our World as it was a small class and we had fantastic teachersContinue reading “Functions, Turing Machines, and Other HSSP Things “

My Splash Experience!

Author: Yogashree Kumar Last year I attended a similar programme (spark) so I kinda knew how things were going to work but that didn’t stop me from getting excited! There were so many classes to choose from and all of them sounded super interesting. After enrolling and dropping(it took quite some time to do this)Continue reading “My Splash Experience!”

What to do when life gets hectic and your Splash class student enrollment gets doubled in size at the last minute

Author: Grace Jiang Kate and I sit side by side at the head of a brightly lit, empty classroom, surrounded at all edges by black chalkboards, facing rows of long wooden tables and bright blue plastic chairs. It reminds me of my recitation classrooms. At the tiny, back corner of my mind, thoughts of uncompletedContinue reading “What to do when life gets hectic and your Splash class student enrollment gets doubled in size at the last minute”

Splish Splash 2021 (aka Candy Time Wooo)

Author: Ananya Venkatachalam Splish Splash 2021 (aka Candy Time Wooo) Lyrics: Splish Splash, I was logging onto Zoom Every hour on the dot, yeah A scroll scroll, just relaxing in my room Thinking every class was tight Well, I got outta the waiting room, grabbed a notebook Turned my camera on And I introduced myself,Continue reading “Splish Splash 2021 (aka Candy Time Wooo)”

Greetings from Bangladesh (Splash ’21)!!!

Author: Rafid Alam (Hi, I am Rafid, I love astrophysics and stargazing.) It’s my first ever MIT Splash program that I have participated. Throughout this program, I specially liked the enthusiasm between students and also educators of the program. To be honest, every educators are so friendly. If any student ask any simple question likeContinue reading “Greetings from Bangladesh (Splash ’21)!!!”

First ever class at HSSP: On Brain and in Brain

Author: Mihita Debnath This year I had my first ever class at HSSP. Wow!, Wonderful! and Beautiful! are the words that replaced long, boring and monotonous. How the Brain Learns Cognitive Skills: I really learnt that Brain too is too Brain storming!!! Its amazing capacities are really appreciable. I was filled with enthusiasm and gettingContinue reading “First ever class at HSSP: On Brain and in Brain”