New England Sci-Tech: Upcoming Courses and Public Telescope Nights

The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center (16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick) will host the following courses and events:

  • Cubes in Space:  A series of workshops on Fridays or Saturdays for ages 11-17 to explore the atmosphere, rocketry, high-altitude balloons, general laws of physics, and space science. Students work in teams to  design and propose experiments to launch into space or a near space environment on a NASA sounding rocket and zero-pressure scientific balloon.
  • After-School Wednesdays and After-School Fridays:  Workshops 3PM-5PM for Grades 4-9 on either Wednesdays or Fridays.
  • ONLINE Amateur Radio License Courses: For Technician (Grades 5+), General, and Extra.
  • Public Telescope Nights: On Friday and Saturday evenings in the spring, summer, and fall. The next ones scheduled are for November 5 and 6.