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GSK’s Science in the Summer is Offering Fun Science Classes at Neighborhood Libraries


Summer usually means class-free fun in the sun, and elementary school students probably don’t have school on their minds. However, GlaxoSmithKline’s Science in the Summer is looking to change that in the Greater Philadelphia area.

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GSK is going to various libraries all throughout Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs as North as Quakertown and as South as Oxford. Of course that includes three different stops in the Riverwards during the month July.

The GSK is traveling nationally to teach the fun and practical knowledge of science to students that want to learn in different states. Most of this summer program is found in the Greater Philadelphia Area, Washington, DC, Baltimore and North Carolina, but after 30 years they are expanding across the United States to reach even more kids.

GSK’s website says that students in Philadelphia will be given the chance to learn about bioscience. This will consist of finding out things about animals and plants — this includes dissecting flowers. Students will be able to also learn building blocks for life and how to avoid getting sick with knowledge on germs.

The dates goes as follows:

  • Fishtown Neighborhood Library – July 12-13 – 1217 East Montgomery Ave
  • Richmond Neighborhood Library – July 19-20 – 2987 Almond Street
  • Ramonita de Rodriguez Neighborhood Library – July 21-22 -600 W Girard Avenue

Each library has a similar day planned out with two different levels planned out for the day. Level 1 will be from 10AM-12PM for the 2nd and 3rd graders. Afterwards from 1PM-3PM the 4th-6th graders get their turn during Level 2.

The days are filling up fast but there is still time for your elementary student to join. You can register for the library near you here. If the library you wanted is closed there are other libraries around Philadelphia that are listed and will be holding Science in the Summer!

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