The Innovation Institute in Newtonville has announced its fall schedule (also in PDF) of after-school and weekend STEM courses, including a new course in computer programming with specific appeal to girls. Some spaces are still available in summer courses, which are mostly 9AM-noon for one or two weeks with some full-day exceptions (see schedule). Courses are taught by a team of educators, researchers, and STEM professionals. Enroll online. Fall courses (with approximate Grade levels) are:
- Architects of the Future: Design, Building and Geospatial Skills Development (K)
- Investigate, Discover & Design: Developing Critical Thinking Skills through Science & Engineering (K-4)
- Microworlds: Microorganisms, Cell Biology & Molecules (3-4)
- Chemistry of Human Body Systems (4-5)
- Mechanical Advantage: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (4-8)
- Microworlds: Microorganisms, Cell Biology & Molecules (5-6)
- Science & Engineering of Renewable Energies (5-6)
- Neurophysiology: Electrical Engineering and the Nervous System (6-8)
- Introduction to Computer Programming (6-8)
- Molecular Biology, Genetics & Neuroscience (6-8)
- Electrical Engineering Design Immersion (7-8)
- Astronomy & Astrophysics (7-8)
- Neurophysiology: Electrical Engineering and the Nervous System (7-12)
- At the Frontiers: Materials that Matter (9-12)