Empow Studios is offering a One-Day Holiday Camp in its Newton and Lexington locations, 8:30AM-4PM, for the school break on January 17.  Options include Video Game Design, Digital Animation, Stop-Motion Animation, 3D Art & Printing, 3D Architecture, Digital Audio Production, and Coding/Programming Fundamentals.

Empow Studios is offering a One-Day Holiday Camp in its Newton and Lexington locations, 8:30AM-4PM, for the school break on October 11.  Options include Video Game Design, Digital Animation, Stop-Motion Animation, 3D Art & Printing, 3D Architecture, Digital Audio Production, and Coding/Programming Fundamentals.

Empow Studios is offering a one-day Holiday Camp on September 16, 8:30AM-4PM, in Newton and Lexington for Grades 2-8. In Empow’s Tech & Design Exploratory program, students may explore Video Game Design, Digital Animation, Stop-Motion Animation, 3D Art & Printing, 3D Architecture, Digital Audio Production, and/or Coding/Programming Fundamentals.

Registration is open for The Forsyth Institute Student Scholars Remote Science Camps for middle- and high-school students over winter and spring breaks. Middle-school students will focus on one specialty area each day with the 5th day demonstrating how all disciplines can work together on a common issue. High-school students will focus on one topic for the entire week. Each session will consist of group discussions, lectures, lab tours, career talks, and hands-on laboratory experiments. The cost is $300, and financial assistance may be available. Email studentscholars@forsyth.org for more information.

• High School: February 15-19 (8AM-11AM): DNA/Genetics; April 19-23 (8AM-11AM): Microbiology
• Middle School: April 19-23 (1PM-4PM): Topics covered include oral health, microbiology, immunology, public health, bone development, and more.

iCode (73 Central Street in Wellesley) is offering on-site holiday camps for ages 6-18 during the upcoming December school break, December 21-31. The holiday camps have popular and fun STEAM activities like Minecraft Modding, Roblox, Stop-Motion Animation, Robotics & Engineering, Drones, VR/AR, 3D Digital Arts, 3D Architecture, Coding/Programming, Python, Java and more. In addition, each camp provides fun activities that offer time away from screens. iCode ensures a safe environment for students through rigorous safety protocols and procedures for its on-site camps. Space is particularly limited due to Covid restrictions, so register soon.

It’s not too late to attend Empow Studio‘s February Vacation STEM Camp for Grades 2-8, February 17-21 at its Newton studio on Needham Street. Full-day and half-day sessions are available.

BioBuilder Learning Lab is hosting its Advanced Bio-Engineering Bootcamp over spring vacation, April 21-24, 9AM-4PM for Grades 9-12 at Lab Central (700 Main Street, Cambridge). Students should already have a working knowledge of DNA as the coding language of cells and some understanding of cells and cell function. Familiarity with a laboratory environment is helpful but not required. The cost is $600. Register here. For more information, email info@biobuilder.org.

Kim Fogarty — Newton resident, local teacher, and makerspace educator — will run two workshops March 23-27 at the Staples Spotlight Space (163 Highland Ave., Needham):

• Robotics:  Grades 1-4, 9AM-Noon, March 23-27. $250.
• Stop-Motion Animation: Grades 2-5, 1PM-4PM, March 23-27.

All tools and materials will be provided. For more information, email Kim at learnatlaunchpad@gmail.com.