The TiE Young Entrepreneurs is an extracurricular program for students in Grades 9-12 to foster skills in building a startup. Along the way, it helps them identify and develop pathways to reach personal and professional goals. Participants meet in Kendall Square, Cambridge on alternate Saturdays, October through April, to learn from startup founders and tech industry experts, using a time-tested, rigorous curriculum. Student teams compete for up to $5000 in seed funding for ventures they create. About 90% of TYE’s 400+ participants say that the program influenced their decision to pursue studies and a career in STEM. The cost is $1650, and need-based scholarships are available. Applications for the 2019-2020 school year are now open, and decisions are made on a rolling basis and will be announced August 30. For more information, contact TYE Program Director Katie Quigley Mellor at katie@boston.tie.org.
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KTBYTE Summer Classes and Robotics Clubs in Newton and Lexington
KTBYTE offers week-long, camp-styled summer classes and robotics clubs in Newton and Lexington with curricula that are “progressive, rigorous, and fun”:
- Introduction to Coding, ages 9-12
- Game Design with JavaBlocks, ages 9-12
- Game Design with Processing, ages 9-12
- Robotics Club (beginner), ages 9-14
- Smart Things Program, ages 10+
- Computer Science (intermediate), ages 13+
- Project Creation with Arduino, ages 13+
Boston Tech Mom: Tech Events for Kids in July
Boston Tech Mom (“a parent’s guide to raising a future techie”) is a great resource for all things STEM around Boston — including her monthly posts about free or low-cost STEM Events for Kids in Boston. Here’s her Boston Tech Mom: Tech Events for Kids in July list of STEM events.
Newton Free Library STEAM Expo, July 13
The Newton Free Library will hold its 6th annual STEAM Expo for all ages on Saturday, July 13, 12-3PM, with dozens of exhibitors and hands-on activities. This STEM + Arts Expo is a gathering of tech enthusiasts, traditional crafters, artists, musicians, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, museums, engineers, and students.
Weston HS Students Offer Tutoring in Scratch Programming
Nathaniel and Theo, two high-school students in Weston, are offering to tutor students in the Scratch programming language. Both students have completed college-level courses in computer science and have experience working with kids. They offer one-on-one tutoring sessions (at $20/hour) at the Weston Public Library and the Newton Free Library. Their Scratch tutoring is part of the students’ social venture in vermicomposting called MunchPoop, to help address climate change. Go to their website for additional information or to sign up.
Newton Free Library Talk: Searching for Exoplanets, June 24
On June 24 at 7PM, the Newton Free Library will host From the Moon Landing to Exoplanets: Searching for New Worlds around Our Closest Stellar Neighbors. MIT Torres Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Burt will speak about the history of exoplanet exploration, the design and construction of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, (TESS), how TESS helps us discover new worlds, and areas of science that astronomers can pursue using photos from TESS.
General Assembly Panel: Female Leaders in Data Science, June 25
General Assembly (125 Summer Street, Boston) will host a free panel discussion on June 25 , 6:30-8:30PM, with five local female leaders in data science talking about business success stories, using data science in problem solving, and insights about careers. There will be opportunities for networking before and after the panel discussion, which starts at 7PM. Register here. Panelists are:
- Charis Loveland, Co-founder of ML Assist
- Teresa Borcuch, Senior Data Scientist at iRobot
- Ruth Brillman, Software Engineer at Google
- Heather Shapiro, Head of Data Science at Pear Therapeutics
- Haylee Ham, Data Scientist at Harvard’s Laboratory for Innovation Science
Beyond the Books! Life in the Lab: Workshop for Ages 6-8, June 30
CuSTEMized and The Innovation Institute (TI2) will co-host Beyond the books! Life in the Lab, a hands-on STEM education event on June 30, 1:30PM-3:30PM. Open to all students and families, it’s particularly recommended for ages 6-8 and designed to be inspiring for girls to explore STEM. Learn from scientists about how to be a scientist and what they’re working on, use real lab equipment in experiments, and collaborate to design and build a model of a joint. Take home a goodie bag containing a lab notebook, lab apron, goggles, gloves, and a 30x microscope to continue exploration. Cost is $50 plus registration fee. This event is a preview of TI2‘s Living in the Lab series, held over four Sundays this October for ages 6-8.
‘Science & Us’ Makeathon at MIT, Aug. 17
Science & Us will host its third Makeathon — at MIT on August 17, 9AM-5PM — for middle- and high-school students from any school. Students will create their own STEM communications projects to explain a STEM topic of their choosing in an exciting and understandable way. A team of expert mentors will help students write articles, create animations, and make podcasts. And there will be free food and swag. Sign up here. These events are hosted by Boston-area high-school students who are fascinated not only by STEM but also by communicating well with the general public.
New Programs at New England Sci-Tech in Natick
New England Sci-Tech — a non-profit STEM education center and maker space on the Natick/Wellesley line (16 Tech Circle in Natick) — has new summer workshops, clubs, and events:
- Summer workshops for students entering Grades 4-9: Amateur Radio, Laser Cutting, Accouting and Algebra
- Clubs: FIRST LEGO League and Rocketry
- Public telescope nights: June 25, June 28, July 2, and most Tuesday and Friday evenings, 8PM-9PM.