Category Archives: Vacation Programs

Tufts University STEM programs school breaks and summer, Grades 1-6 & 7-9

Tufts University offers programs, both during school-year breaks and in the summer, for Grades 1-6 and Grades 7-9. For more information, email precollege@tufts.edu  or call 617-627-2926. Registration opens February 15 for these STEM-related programs:

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.

FSU McAuliffe Center: In-Person February Vacation Program, Grades 6-8, Feb. 24

The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host an in-person afternoon program for Grades 6-8 on February 24, 1PM-4:30PM.  Students can participate in a simulated space mission to Mars, view a full-dome film (Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries) in the FSU planetarium, and participate in hands-on science activities related to the James Webb Space Telescope mission. Registration will open on February 8, close on February 23 at 8PM, and is limited to 24 students. The cost is $35 per person.

Wentworth Institute of Technology: Two Free, Virtual Events for National Engineers Week, Grades 5-6, Feb. 23-24

Wentworth Institute of Technology will celebrate National Engineers Week (which coincides with school vacation this year) with two free, virtual events for Grades 5-6. Register at these links:

Coding Butterfly: In-Person Crypto-Art Coding Camp, Feb. 22-24

Coding Butterfly will host a three-day, in-person Crypto Art coding camp, February 22-24, 9AM-3PM daily, for ages 10-13 at 50 Kearny Road in Needham. This vacation camp is dedicated to personal creativity and learning new skills in crypto art, crypto currency, and computer programming. No previous experience is required. For more information, call 617-420-2828 or email info@codingbutterfly.com.