Any student from a low-income family attending any public school in Massachusetts is now eligible for the AP Exam Fee Subsidy in STEM and ELA subjects. Apply by May 15. Visit www.doe.mass.edu/ap for filing and updated information.
Monthly Archives: April 2021
So Many ‘Earth Month’ STEM Events in April!
This is a reminder of the many events through April offered by organizations to celebrate STEM and Earth Month. Check out the event listings in these earlier posts:
New England Aquarium: Party for the Planet Events
The New England Aquarium will collaborate with zoos and aquariums across the country to host Party for the Planet events spanning Earth Day (April 22), Endangered Species Day (May 21), and eWorld Ocean Day (June 8). The series will include an April 22 kickoff on Facebook, participation in the April 30-May 9 City Nature Challenge, and other events yet to be listed.
Step into STEM: Online Workshops and Mentoring for HS Students who will be First in their Family to Attend College
Step into STEM is a free, online program of online workshops and mentoring for high-school juniors and seniors with parent(s) who never received a bachelor’s or other four-year college/university degree. Workshops are held 3PM-4:30PM, and you can attend one, two, or all three workshops. Register here. For more information, email the program’s facilitators, who themselves are first-generation STEM majors: Claudia Mazur cmazur@bu.edu and Samuel Domingues samuel.domingues001@umb.edu. This program is an initiative of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on Cape Cod.
- April 14: How to Write a Resume and Personal Statement
- May 19: Making the Most of Your College Experience
- June 16: STEM Career Panel
Tufts CEEO: Online Summer Design & Engineering Workshops
Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) will offer these online summer Design & Engineering Workshops:
- Engineering for Storybook Characters: June 18-July 2, 9AM-11AM, Grades 1-3
- LEGO Club, Session 1: July 5-9, 9AM-11AM, Grades 2-5
- LEGO Robotics, Session 1: July 5-9, 11:30AM-1:30PM, Grades 3-6
- Survival Engineering: July 12-16, 9AM-11AM, Grades 1-3
- LEGO Robotics, Session 2: July 12-16, 11:30AM-1:30PM, Grades 3-6
- Early Elementary Girls Week: July 19-23, 9AM-11AM, Grades 1-4
- LEGO Robotics, Session 3: July 26-30, 9AM-11AM, Grades 3-6
- LEGO Club, Session 2: August 2-6, 9AM-11AM, Grades 2-5
- Girls Engineering Week: August 2-6, 11:30AM-1:30PM, Grades 4-8
Empow Studios: Virtual Open House for Summer Camp, Apr. 13
Empow Studios will host a Virtual Open House on April 13 at 7PM to discuss its more than 50 summer camp options.
Webinar: Addressing Racial Equity in STEM Education, Apr. 5
The Boston Globe and the BioGen STAR Initiative are hosting a webinar, Addressing Racial Equity in STEM Education, April 5, 4PM-5PM. Local leaders (students and in companies and nonprofit organizations) describe innovative approaches and collaboration to advance STEM equity for the many students historically underrepresented in science across Massachusetts. Register here.
Brit d’Arbeloff Women & Science Theater Festival, Apr. 7-27
Central Square Theater and the Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT will host the Brit d’Arbeloff Women & Science Theater Festival, April 7-27 to amplify voices underrepresented in science and encourage interaction between scientists and artists. It features over 30 artists and scientists in 11 panels and events and 9 plays. There is a sliding scale of pricing for each event as well as festival passes. Donations are encouraged to support access for all.
Future City Awards: Livestream, Apr. 7
The award celebration of the Future City competition, a four-month civil-engineering program for middle-school students, will be broadcast live on April 7, 1PM-2:30PM, featuring 42 finalist teams and 20 awards for designs of simulated cities to recover quickly from natural disasters. RSVP here to get the link to the live stream.
Newton Schools Foundation Seeks $15K in Contributions to Calculus Project by Apr. 15
The Newton Schools Foundation has announced that anonymous donors will match up to $30,000 in donations made by April 15 for the Newton Public School’s Calculus Project. The Village Bank has donated $15,000 so there’s $15,000 left to go.
The Calculus Project works in all of Newton’s middle and high schools to have more Hispanic, African American, and low-income students successfully complete calculus in high school, as a path to success in college. Since its start in 2013, the program has increased enrollment by 70%, 200%, and 800% for these groups, respectively. The program provides intensive, small-group summer classes, enrichment activities, and year-round mentoring and tutoring. The summer program includes instruction in Computer Science, field trips to STEM-related companies, and college campus visits for rising 11th graders with a focus on STEM majors and careers. The program currently includes 150 students in Grades 8-12 and will welcome 30 incoming 8th Graders this summer. While the NPS operating budget funds part of the program, tax-deductible donations via the NSF are needed for the summer program, tutoring, enrichment activities, and supplies.