Dhruv Kothari grew up visiting Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland to learn about astronomy. Now a 12th grader, he is the one explaining the science.
Kothari, who attends Emerald High School in Dublin, is an intern in Chabot’s Galaxy Explorers Program, which brings more than 200 high school students a year to the museum to teach visitors about science and space while building skills for careers in science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM. On weekends, the students help children launch paper rockets, run live science demonstrations and explain exhibits, much like museum docents.
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