Once a Mentee, Now Helping to Lead the Change
Deb Camacho
January 2, 2026
Once a Mentee… I still remember what it felt like to be part of iMentor as a mentee when I was in high school. I
The FAO Schwarz Fellows Blog
Explore personal stories and reflections from current and former Fellows for a closer look at the experience of becoming a social impact leader.
Why I Chose the Fellowship: 5 Fellows Share Their Perspective
FAO Schwarz Fellowship
December 21, 2025
As your college experience progresses, it becomes increasingly important, and frequently more difficult, to decide how to apply all that you’ve learned toward your first
Inside the Claymobile’s Nine Socioemotional Learning Competencies
Emily Lu
December 11, 2025
For the last year and a half as an FAO Schwarz Fellow with The Clay Studio (TCS) in Philadelphia, I have been working on a
Fishing in the Big City
Jenevieve Joseph
December 2, 2025
When you think about summer in New York City, what comes to mind? Maybe you think of skyscraping buildings, Broadway shows, taxis, subways, hot dogs,
A Conversation with Molly Ladd from the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation
FAO Schwarz Fellowship
November 28, 2025
This year, the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation turns 35 and the Fellowship turns 20. We sat down with Molly Ladd, the Chair of the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation, to reflect on these milestones.
Is Anyone Here a Doctor? Harvard MEDscience Comes to the Museum of Science
Delaney Kenney
November 24, 2025
MEDscience not only inspires students’ future plans, it also allows them to bring medical knowledge back to their communities and families every week, helping to knock down barriers to medical accessibility.
Cultivating Changemakers Through Education and Empowerment
Michael Varlotta
November 19, 2025
Russell Conwell Middle School and Potter-Thomas K-8 were the first two schools to participate in Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) projects during the 2024-2025 school
Highlights from the Fall 2025 Fellowship Retreat
Anya Henry
November 17, 2025
With each change of the seasons comes another FAO Schwarz Fellowship Retreat! This year, our amazing group of fellows united in Boston—the city of brown
Law School and Education: An Unconventional Journey and a Newfound Passion
Shoshanna Hemley
October 24, 2025
In my first week at Boston Collegiate Charter School, I quickly learned that my path to the school looked different than the paths of my