Being a teenager isn’t easy. With school, friends, family, and extracurricular activities, along with the added stress of increased responsibilities and drive for more independence, teens, by very definition, are faced with the weight of complex emotions on a day-by-day …
by Sheila Hyland, Operations Manager Producer of top-rated national and local TV talk shows. World traveler. Foodie tour guide. Board member of nonprofits. Multi-Emmy award winner. Freelance travel agent. Mother of two. Put these together and you only just begin …
Message from Luminari President and Founder Hilda Pang Fu I have a bit of writer’s block, causing me to start and then delete this first sentence over and over. Long before computers allowed us to erase our work …
You’re Never Too Young and Never Too Old By Don Laird, Luminari Contributor These are indeed challenging times. Ongoing injustice, civil discontent, a surging pandemic, economic and social inequality, and a broad wealth of misinformation fueling all these topics can …
Teachers, educators and home school parents, we have expanded our innovative online educational camps to meet the increasing need for additional in-classroom and distance learning tools during the pandemic. Teachers can now download our free, printable lesson plans designed to …
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by Alina Zaidi, Luminari Contributor My name is Alina Zaidi and I am an alumnus of Luminari’s 2019 I Want To Be An Ambassador! camp. I was a rising sophomore at the North Allegheny School District when I started the …
by Beth Dolinar, Luminari Contributor The image is of a beetle, or maybe an earwig. Most likely it’s nothing specific, just an artist’s rendering of a generic bug, stitched in colorful thread on the face of a pillow that sits …
Summer 2020 turned out much different than anyone expected with closures and cancellations sending many parents, families and organizations into uncharted territory as they look for alternative summer activities – and although nothing compares to real-life, in-person summer camp experiences …
By Aditya Patel Beep, Cough, Sneeze are noises I hear each day. Life was normal until about 3 months ago. I feel tired from all the weight of all the beds and ventilators. I look around all my floors, every …
By Samantha Podnar We all know the classic “thumbs-up” gesture as a way of conveying good spirits or as a sign of approval. However, take this to the Middle East, and you won’t be getting friendly smiles in return; a …
