Hockaday and Greenhill Students Take STEM Workshops Into the Community

Math is not usually the subject people reach for when they want something to read. A group of students from The Hockaday School and Greenhill School is trying to change that with Youth Stemline, a website where young people write about math, science and technology for their peers. Aravli Paliwal, a Hockaday junior, founded the site in the summer of 2025 with Greenhill student Ronak Ramnani and Hockaday students Katherine Mao and Ariel Yuan. People Newspapers reports that the site now has more than 40 writers.

The founders have also brought their work out of the browser. Their TomorrowMakers workshops for younger learners have been held in partnership with the Dallas Police Association, the Preston Royal branch of the Dallas Public Library and the University Park Public Library. Past sessions covered weather, artificial intelligence and how airplanes stay aloft. The teens have designed hands-on activities so attendees can take part rather than just listen.

Contributors are not limited to the two campuses. The Preston Hollow Advocate notes that writers also come from Allen High School, Plano ISD's Jasper High School, the Harmony School of Innovation and Sevenoaks School in England. People Newspapers adds that other teens have started chapters in the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan.

Paliwal said the aim is for younger students to see what the group has built and then add their own ideas. For families and teachers in University Park and the surrounding area, the project is a reminder that good science writing and a library visit can be a starting point for a young learner's next question.

Original reporting by Rachel Snyder of People Newspapers, with additional reporting from the Preston Hollow Advocate.