Empow Studios is now registering for Winter classes (December 5 – March 11) and is offering a $75 discount (with code STEMSKILLS) until October 14. Popular classes include Tech & Design Survey, YouTube, Minecraft, Roblox, Scratch, Python, and Robotics with Sphero. Registrations may be changed or canceled until two weeks before classes start.
Category Archives: After School
Science Club for Girls seeks in-person Mentors
Science Club for Girls is about to start its Fall programs and seeks to bring on additional Volunteer Mentors for SCFG’s in-person Science Clubs at Mother Caroline Academy (515 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston) on Thursdays, 2:30PM-4:30PM. Dates are October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, and December 1. Apply here to join SCFG’s group of over 100 Volunteer Mentors. For more information, email Cristina Ullmann at cullmann@scienceclubforgirls.
CSRecitations: Fall Classes, In-Person, Start Sept. 12
CSRecititations (5 Michigan Drive in Natick) is registering students (ages 8-18) for its in-person after-school classes starting on September 12. Classes are for all levels — from beginner to competitions — in Scratch, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Python. Founded by local MIT alumni, the center also hosts math and coding competitions and offers private and semi-private sessions in math and computer science.
Empow Studios: BUILD After-School, One-Day Holiday Camps, Vacation Camps
Empow Studios‘ award-winning BUILD After School Program is enrolling for the fall semester (September 6 – December 2). Classes meet for 90 minutes per week with an 8:1 student:instructor ratio for all on-campus classes. Empow’s Project-Based-Learning (PBL) encourages students to progress through lessons at their own pace. Register here.
Empow’s One-Day Holiday and Vacation Camps run on days when schools are closed, offering STEM projects and exploration in Video Game Design, Digital Animation, Stop-Motion Animation, 3D Art & Printing, 3D Architecture, and Coding/Programming Fundamentals.
TechGirlz: Free, Online Workshops for Girls in Grades 5-8
TechGirlz, a nonprofit program of CompTIA, is hosting an ongoing series of free, online workshops running in two-hour sessions for girls in Grades 5-8. The topics between now and mid-October are:
- Artificial Intelligence: How Computers Learn
- Python Programming
- Intro to Encryption – How to Protect Your Information
- Architecture and Design: Build Your Own 3D House
- Designing Mobile Apps
- Cybersecurity Basics: How to Manage Cyber Risks
In addition, TechGirlz will run a one-day, virtual Code Some Chords Mini-Camp on August 27, 10AM-3PM.
Empow Studios: Registration Open for Fall BUILD After-School Program
Empow Studios has opened registration for its popular BUILD after-school STEM program, offered in-person in Newton and Lexington, as well as online. BUILD runs September 6 – December 2 and consists of 90 minutes of STEM classes weekly, 8:1 class sizes, project-based learning, academic advisors, and flexibility to switch among classes. To learn more, you can schedule a free, online, 30-minute BUILD consultation with an Empow academic advisor.
HMSC Online: Colliding Worlds, Apr. 28; Ancient Ancestors, May 4
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will host these two STEM events:
- Colliding Worlds: How Cosmic Encounters Shaped Planets and Life: April 28, 6PM-7PM, online or in-person. Physicist Simone Marchi will discuss his recent book, Colliding Worlds and the key role that collisions in space have played in the formation and evolution of our solar system, the development of planets, and possibly even the origin of life on Earth. Registration is required for online or (limited) in-person attendance.
- After-School Encounters — Ancient Ancestors: May 4, 4PM-4:45PM online, for entire family. Registration is required.
Empow Studios: STEM Open House in Newton, Apr. 9
Empow Studios will host a free Open House in its Newton location on April 9, 1PM-3:30PM, so parents and students can meet the Empow team and learn about Empow’s award-winning, project-based STEM classes and camps. Tours will start every 30 minutes. Register here for the Open House. Empow Studios encourages self-confidence, curiosity, creativity, and collaboration through the design and creation of animated movies, video games, 3D-printed objects, and other projects. Enrollment is now open for summer camps and after-school classes, both in-person and online.
Apply by Feb. 18: MIT’s CodeIt — Online Introduction to Coding, for Girls & Non-Binary Students in Grades 6-8, Mar. 9 – Apr. 27
MIT’s CodeIt program introduces girls and non-binary students in Grades 6-8 to Computer Science. It’s a free program, led by MIT undergraduates, using the Scratch programming language, and aimed at middle-school students with little or no prior experience in coding. It will be hosted virtually over Zoom over six weeks (March 9-April 27), in two parallel classes: Sundays 3PM-4:30PM or Wednesdays 7PM-8PM. There will be no classes on March 20 or 23. Apply here by February 18. For more information, email codeit-exec@mit.edu.
Wentworth Institute: Free, Virtual Girls-Who-Code Club, Jan. 25 – Apr. 12
Undergraduate students at Wentworth Institute of Technology will host a virtual Girls Who Code club online on Tuesdays, 4PM-5PM, January 25 through April 12. Registration is free. The program is for girl-identifying children in Grades 6-8 and is designed for beginning coders.