Ridge Students Teach, Inspire Future Doctors To Fight Coronavirus

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Daniel Jin and Julie Wang, juniors from Ridge High School created a virtual science camp in hopes of inspiring the next generation of doctors and scientists to make the world a safer and healthier place amid the coronavirus.

"Seeing on the news how doctors are risking their lives everyday to protect our community and the shortness of supplies, we were touched and wanted to do something on our part," Jin said. "I thought I could use my teaching experience to inspire kids bored at home and expand their interest in science.

Jin has experience in teaching as he has taught at local learning centers and over the summer he teaches in parts of China.

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Jin and Wang then created the ACT Science Camp: Against Coronavirus Together. This free program offered 12 classes of biology, chemistry, and physics to students from grades third through 10th. Additionally Jin and Wang collected donations for local hospitals and organizations in need.

Once launching the program Jin and Wang received an incredible response with more than 150 class registrations from more than 50 students within a single day, even one from Texas.

Over the next four weeks, those 56 students actively participated in classes and garnered a total of 800 productive learning hours.

"Undoubtedly, this has prepared them to further explore science – some of them will surely even grow up to become the next generation of doctors and scientists, making the world a safer and healthier place for all," Jin and Wang said.

In total they raised $2,030 in donations to Morristown Medical Center in their battle against the coronavirus.

"Even when the coronavirus outbreak ends, we plan to continue this program as well as expand it to other areas in order to engender greater interest in science for even more students, such as those in less fortunate communities," Jin and Wang said.

To donate to Jin and Wang's efforts visit paypal.me/actscience.

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