The deadline has been extended to 9AM on Monday, April 13 for middle-school girls to apply to represent Newton at Envision the Future, a one-week summer STEM program run by the Southeastern STEM Network at Bridgewater State University, July 20-24.  Three girls will be selected as Newton’s ambassadors to attend the program, and on their return, to spread the word — through presentations, articles, etc. — about what they learn from the program.  The sponsoring organizations (John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, NewtonSTEM, Newton Free Library, and Newton Community Education) 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 13 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).