The Goals of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science shall be organized to create a state-wide affiliation of interested science students, and shall have the following objectives:

To promote greater participation in science activities among the youth of Pennsylvania.
To provide opportunities for the development of students as thinking people.
To improve the quality of achievement in the sciences through encouraging students to participate in scientific research and to develop original ideas.
To foster an understanding of the operation of the scientific community through close association with leaders in the scientific disciplines.
To encourage the development of scientific attitudes and humanistic ideals.