As announced last week, the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton is participating in the Envision the Future program with the support of NewtonSTEM, the Newton Free Library, Newton Community Education, and the Southeastern STEM Network.  The first step is to send three Newton middle-school girls as ambassadors to Envision the Future‘s one-week summer STEM program at Bridgewater State University, July 20-24.  On their return, these student ambassadors will be called on to spread the word — through presentations, articles, etc. — about what they learn from the program.  The sponsoring organizations will replicate one or more of the program’s STEM-promoting practices in Newton next year.

Interested middle-school girls should apply online by 9AM on April 6 and also have a parent/guardian sign and submit the Parent/Guardian Approval Form (PDF) by that deadline.  Finalists will be invited for interviews in April, and participants will be selected by May 8.  The cost paid by each selected participant’s family is $50 (after a $500 scholarship award paid by the Boys & Girls Club).  The selected participants must meet the following requirements:

• Participant is a girl residing in Newton who will be 11 to 13 years old as of July 20, 2015.
• Parent/guardian has signed and submitted the Parent/Guardian Approval Form and  has paid a non-refundable $50 fee by May 22, 2015.
• Participant’s family is a member of Newton Boys & Girls Club as of May 22, 2015.  (Club membership fee is $125 per family per year.  Join online.  Financial assistance is available for any selected participant for whom this would be a hardship.)

For further information, contact Dawn Proia (dproia@newtonbgc.com) or Bruce Henderson (info@newtonstem.org).