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Einstein’s Workshop Offers Summer Programs at Zervas

Summer

Einstein’s Workshop will offer the following summer-camp programs at Zervas Elementary School, in half-day, full-day, and/or extended-day sessions:

Grades K-1

  • Intro to Electronics: Fun with Circuits:  July 16, August 13
  • Treasure Hunters!:  July 30
  • Young Inventors Squad:  July 9, August 6

Grades 1-3

  • Being Newton: Fun with Physics:  July 23
  • Intro to Robotics with LEGO WeDO:  July 16, July 23
  • Coding for Kids:  July 9, August 6
  • Minecraft Math Adventure:  August 13
  • Scratch Programming:  July 30

Grades 2-4

  • Computer Art for Young Artists:  July 16, August 13
  • Jr First Lego League:  July 23
  • Minecraft Architecture July 30
  • Robotics and Programming, LEGO WeDo 2.0:  July 9, August 6

Grades 4-6

  • Advanced Scratch and App Inventor:  July 23
  • Code Kingdoms: My First Minecraft Mod:  July 30
  • Coding with Computercraft:  July 23
  • Minecraft Architecture:  July 9, August 6
  • Redstone Engineering with Minecraft:  July 16, August 13
  • Robotics with LEGO Mindstorms:  July 9, August 6
  • Scratch Programming for MBOT Robots:  July 30
  • Stop Motion Animation:  July 16, August 13

Sign Up by Feb. 13 for MIT’s Spring HSSP, Saturdays, Grades 7-12

Events, Opportunities

MIT’s Spring HSSP is a six-week academic program for Grades 7-12, held at MIT on Saturdays, February 24 to April 7 (except March 17), noon to 3PM.  All online registrations completed by February 13 will be considered equally in the course-assignment lottery, and registrations after that will be taken first-come/first-served until February 20.  The cost is $40 per student (regardless of the number of courses taken) and generous, need-based financial aid is available. Email spring-hssp@mit.edu for more information.  The Spring HSSP course catalog covers many academic and non-academic topics, including these STEM offerings:

  • Creating Mobile Apps with MIT App Inventor
  • Inference and Optimization: An Introduction to Modern Machine Learning
  • Learning about the Cloud through MIT App Inventor
  • Learning To Code through Battlecode
  • Science Journalism
  • A Tour of Set Theory
  • Three Dimensional Geometry
  • Relational Databases Before There Were Such Things
  • A Tour of Cool Mathematics
  • Math and Science Lecture Series
  • Secrets of the Immune System
  • How Do You Generate Electricity from Water?
  • Memory and Mind Control: An Introduction to Neuroscience
  • Thermo!
  • Grammar as Science
  • Science Through Experiments: Hands-on Fun
  • Special Relativity
  • The Science of Nutrition: A Microscopic to Macroscopic Exploration

A Few Places Remain for STEM Pathways Mini-Jamboree for High School and College Students, Feb. 17

Events

STEM Pathways — a Boston University/MIT outreach program for synthetic biology — will host its annual Mini-Jamboree on Saturday, February 17 , 9:30AM-4PM on the BU campus, to expose high school and undergraduate students — particularly those from underrepresented communities — to synthetic biology, international competition, and recruiters for next season’s Boston University & MIT iGEM teams. Registration is free, required, and a few places remain open for high-school and undergraduate students as well as educators, representatives of companies and organizations, and volunteers. High-school students must be accompanied by an adult (parent, teacher, chaperone). Read about the 2017 mini-Jamboree.

Register Now for Tufts CEEO Summer Programs, Grades K-8

Summer

Registration is open for summer Design and Engineering workshops at Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO).  Register ASAP, using the links below, as space is limited and will be assigned as paid registrations are received. Grade levels are as of Fall 2018.

Tufts CEEO’s ‘Exploring Engineering’ for Grades 5-8, Feb. 23

Events

Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) will host Exploring Engineering for Grades 5-8 on February 23, 10AM-Noon in Tufts’s Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Lobby, and Remis Sculpture Court. Space is limited, so register now (for each child separately). This is not a drop-off event; adults must remain on campus. For more information, contact Laura Fradin at laura.fradin@tufts.edu.

Northeastern’s ‘Engineering for Everyone’ Expo, Feb. 23

Events

Students of all ages are invited to the Engineering for Everyone Expo hosted by Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education on February 23, 10AM-1PM, at the university’s Curry Student Center Indoor Quad.  It’s part of Northeastern’s celebration of National Engineers Week.  Families, parents, and children are welcome to this free event full of activities, experiments, and demonstrations led by engineering students in organizations like NUTRONS, AIAA, BMES, GWISE, IEEE, IISE, Maker Club, and STEMOut. Pre-registration is suggested and will enter you in a raffle.

Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program: Info Session Feb. 12

Events, Summer

The Newton Free Library will host an information session about the Girls Who Code free, 7-week Summer Immersion Program for girls currently in Grades 10-11 to learn computer science and get exposure to technology jobs. The session will be held in the Library’s Druker Auditorium on February 12, 7-8PM. No prior experience is necessary to apply for the summer program. Stipends are available based on need. The program will be held in 14 cities, including Boston (July 9 – August 24). The application has one question and does not require grades or recommendations. Apply by February 16 for early acceptance or by March 16 for the regular deadline.