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Christopher Kim ’25 and Dylan Herlihy ’25 - The Boston Ability Center
Interning at the Boston Ability Center gave us an inside look at how therapy for young children was performed, and it was a very...
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The Rivers School
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Alex Young '25 - Jackpine Technologies
Computer science has been an interest of mine for a long time. On my own, I like to build websites, develop games, and create apps, but...
The Rivers School
- Aug 27
- 4 min
Will Croom '25 - The Burns Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital
Growing up, I would often visit the Boston Aquarium. I would beg my mom to take me as often as possible and was always fascinated by the...
The Rivers School
- Aug 26
- 5 min
Nicole Lidforss ’25 - Burns Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital
When I was a little kid, I was a frequent visitor at the Museum of Science and loved looking through pictures in anatomy books. As I have...
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- Aug 26
- 6 min
Serafina Applegate ’25 - Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA
I have always been fascinated by and appreciative of the work performed by doctors and surgeons. After years as an orthopedic “regular”...
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- Aug 22
- 4 min
Marcos Ramos ’25 - Bullhorn Technologies
In the best meaning possible, “Jumping into the deep end” is the phrase I would use to describe my interning experience at Bullhorn this...
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- Aug 22
- 5 min
Sindi Khumalo '25 - MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center
Growing up, I had always had an interest in animals. Unfortunately, I’ve never had any pets of my own, but many of my close friends did....
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- Aug 21
- 4 min
Leah Jin ’25 and Bennett Cavallo ’25 - Wheeler Lab
As the complexities of the adolescent brain have become an increasingly urgent focus, we have found ourselves drawn to the field of...
The Rivers School
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Mairin Anderson ’25 - NADAAA - Architecture
I have always loved cities – the constant activity and flow of people is so exciting to me. As I traveled more, seeing places like...
The Rivers School
- Aug 20
- 7 min
Pepper Taylor ’25 - Boston Medical Center
Did you know that there are 30 bones in each of your upper limbs? Also known as your upper extremities, each upper limb is a network of...
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- Aug 15
- 4 min
Madison Ngai ’25 - Pegasystems
When my parents signed me up for a coding camp in elementary school, I felt that it was the last thing I wanted to spend two weeks of my...
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- Aug 6
- 3 min
Liam Carter ’25 - Pegasystems
I was fortunate enough to be able to further my interest in computer science through my internship with Pegasystems this summer. I was...
The Rivers School
- Aug 5
- 4 min
Matthew Papas ’25 - Pegasystems in Waltham, MA
Prior to my junior year of high school, I had no experience in programming and only had a slight interest in it; however, after I took...
The Rivers School
- Aug 5
- 5 min
Abby Lorion ’25 and Charlotte Kloman ’25 - Beth Israel Lahey in Wayland, MA
Over the course of a two-week period, we had the privilege of shadowing Dr. Deborah Riester, who specializes in Internal Medicine and...
The Rivers School
- Jul 30
- 5 min
Spencer Gary ’25 - Scipher Medicine, Waltham, MA
From the moment I learned about precision medicine, I was fascinated by its potential to benefit all parties involved in treating a...
The Rivers School
- Jul 30
- 5 min
Lindsey Berlucchi ’25 - Tufts Medical Center
Being a doctor is more than a profession; it’s a commitment to transforming lives and making a tangible impact on the health and...
The Rivers School
- Jul 9
- 4 min
Mulan Zhang ’25 - Noxon Orthodontics
Having gone through a myriad of orthodontic treatments, from palate expanders to braces to Invisalign, I’ve realized the importance of...
The Rivers School
- Jun 25
- 1 min
June 21: Gibraltar and Goodbyes
Today was our last full day here in Cádiz. We had class this morning, which included our last intercambio with students from Salesianas....
The Rivers School
- Jun 24
- 1 min
June 23: Student Voice: Siberian Tiger Park, Confucius Temple
Today’s update has been written by a student: Today, we started off the day at the Siberian Tiger Park. It was very cool to see so many...
The Rivers School
- Jun 24
- 2 min
June 22: Student Voice: Harbin
Today’s update has been written by one of our students: Today was our first day in Harbin! We started the day bright and early, eating...
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