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CSRecitations: Registration for Fall Computer Science Programs

After School

At CSRecititations in Natick (4 Mechanic Street, Suite 102), enrollment is now open for fall computer-science programs:

Empow Studios: Register for Fall Programs (Discount Available)

After School

Empow Studios in Newton and Lexington is now registering students for its fall programs, including:

  • Classes:  LEGO Robotics, Math through Scratch, Python Coding, AI & Ethics (new), and Intro to AR/VR: Creating Your First Experience (in Newton only)
  • Clubs:  STEM After School, Video Game Design, and Girls STEAM

Register by August 15 and use discount code B2S2019 to save $20 (one discount per household).

Museum of Science: Butterfly and Caterpillar Weekend, Aug. 17-18

Events

Boston’s Museum of Science will hold its annual Butterfly and Caterpillar Weekend, August 17-18. Attendance is free for anyone admitted to the museum’s Exhibit Halls.

This year, the weekend features the Butterfly BioBlitz census, in which you can participate in two ways:

  • Download the free app iNaturalist (iOS, Android) and join the project called “Museum of Science Butterfly BioBlitz 2019.”
  • Download and fill out this recording sheet.

Other weekend activities include:

  • Caterpillar Lab, 10AM-3PM
  • Capillary Action Butterflies (Make and Take), 10AM-4PM
  • Little Naturalists: Butterfly Classification (Drop-In Activity), 10:30AM- 12PM and 1:30-3PM

And in the Butterfly Garden (requires purchase of separate timed ticket):

  • Monarch Migration Game, 10:30AM-12:30PM
  • Create Your Own Butterfly Habitat, 1PM-3PM

And these live presentations:

  • Live Animal Story Time, 10:30AM
  • An Unusual Butterfly Journey, 11AM
  • The Caterpillar Lab: Looking Deeper into the Whole Story of Lepidopteran Lives, 11AM
  • Eww, Bugs!, 1:30PM
  • Butterfly Biology 101, 2:30PM
  • The Coolness of Silk Moth Cocoon Spinning Behavior, 2:30PM
  • Garden Frenemies: Insects! Love ’em or Hate ’em, 3:30PM

Caterpillar Lab, Free at the Arnold Arboretum, Aug. 22-26

Events

The Caterpillar Lab, from Keene, NH, will come to the Arnold Arboretum for 5 days of fascinating exhibits that are free and amazing for all ages:  10AM-5PM daily, August 22-26, in the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Visitor Center (map). There will be live caterpillars, cocoons, hatched eggs, shed skins, and much more. The Caterpillar Lab was founded by Newton’s own Sam Jaffe, who became enthralled with nature while exploring Cold Spring Park. For more information, email arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5209.

Kids 4 Coding: Summer Programs in Waltham and Cambridge

Summer

Kids 4 Coding, based in Atlanta, still has a few spaces available in summer programs in two Boston locations:

Bentley University in Waltham:

  • Star Wars Droids + AR Design (ages 7-9), August 5-9, August 12-16
  • Minecraft + Circuitry + Drones (ages 7-9), August 5-9, August 12-16

Lesley University in Cambridge:

  • Star Wars Droids + AR Design (ages 7-9), August 5-9
  • Roblox Game Programming: Robux Tycoon (ages 9-10), August 5-9
  • Scratch Game Design & Circuitry (ages 9-10), August 5-9
  • Minecraft Mods with Java + Python (ages 10-12), August 12-16
  • Mobile App Development (ages 13-16), August 12-16

Auburndale Community Library: STEM is for Everyone! Math and Science is Fun!

After School

The Auburndale Community Library is offering a course called
STEM is for Everyone! Math and Science is Fun! on Mondays, 6:30PM-7:30PM. It’s for students in ages 6-8 (accompanied by an adult), and it’s taught by a 7-year-old with her parents’ help. It’s filled with addition and subtraction games, as well as science experiments. Space is limited. Please register by emailing markrice413@gmail.com.

Code Ninjas: Back-to-School Contest due Aug. 31; Free Digital Art Workshop Aug. 13

Events, Opportunities

In the month of August, Code Ninjas in Wellesley will hold a social-media Back-to-School contest that will award a $500 prize pack (including iPad) to the winner and a $1,000 donation to the winner’s school. Submissions are due August 31.

Also, Code Ninjas will host a free Digital Art Workshop for ages 7-14 on August 13, 1:30-3:30PM, to teach how to use Scratch to make artwork. Space is limited and registration is required.