Newton Community Education is looking for people interested in teaching math-based classes after school at elementary schools here in Newton. Those interested would come up with a fun curriculum appropriate for K-5 graders with a focus on “fun with math” (i.e., puzzles, logic problems, creative thinking, etc.) Any other ideas about STEM classes for this age are welcomed! If interested, contact Kim Gallaugher at momofiggy@hotmail.com – thanks!
Monthly Archives: June 2012
URBANFRAME Summer Design/Build Program for Teens at MIT
URBANFRAME offers summer design/build projects to give teens opportunities to design and build architecture in response to needs within their communities. This summer, 30 teens led by graduate students in architecture, landscape and urban design, will design and build architectural structures to turn the “in-between” spaces in our cities into cool new uses. The community partner for this project will be the City of Boston’s Department of Main Streets & Neighborhood Development. A typical day might include team brainstorming in the studio, working with 3D software, making models, constructing our design on-site, and meeting with our client. On Wednesdays there are field trips to tour great architecture and meet interesting designers in their firms. There’s still room in the July 23-August 10 session. More info and enrollment at www.urbanframe.org.
Save the Date: 9th Annual Mass. STEM Summit, Oct. 18
The Ninth Massachusetts STEM Summit will be on Thursday, October 18, 2012, 8AM-5PM, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, MA. More than 750 attendees are expected at this event, bringing together leaders from the state’s education, business, and government sectors to share information and ideas on early, elementary, secondary, higher, and informal education as well as to address education/workforce alignment.
Mass. Science Olympiad: Newton South, Newton North in Top 3
Of the 43 teams competing in the 2012 Grade 9-12 Massachusetts Science Olympiad, Newton South HS placed second and Newton North HS placed third, behind Acton-Boxborough in first place. Newton South placed first in 7 of 25 categories.