Science Club for Girls invites everyone to the 9th annual Catalyst Awards Celebration on October 25 , 6-8PM at District Hall (75 Northern Avenue in Boston). This event recognizes those who are strategic, innovative, and effective in promoting STEM. This year’s honorees are Diane Hessan, Allison Mnookin, and Innovation Women. Tickets are $100 (with discounts for groups), with proceeds supporting SCFG’s amazing programs to offer underrepresented girls the confidence, knowledge, and experience they need to pursue careers in STEM. Celebrate SCFG’s diversity, depth of programming, personal and leadership development, community network, and results.
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NCWIT ‘Aspirations in Computing’ Awards: Apply by Nov. 7
High-school and college women who are active and interested in technology and computing are encouraged to apply by November 7 for the NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing. The competition encourages women to pursue computing education and careers through recognition, prizes, and access to an online network of supporters, like-minded peers, and tech-related opportunities.
And high-school educators who encourage women’s interest and participation in technology pursuits are encouraged to apply by November 28 for the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Awards.
To date, the National Center for Women in IT (NCWIT) awards have recognized 5,721 high-school students and 246 educators.
Register Now for Tufts CEEO Fall Workshops for Kids
Register now for these Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) workshops for kids this Fall in Medford (200 Boston Avenue, Suite G-810). See FAQs. Register using the links below.
After School:
- Discover Engineering! (Grades 1-3) Wednesdays, October 5 – December 14, 3:30PM-5:30PM, $300
- Engineering Around the World (Grades 3-6) Thursdays, October 6 – December 8, 4PM-6PM, $300
Saturdays:
- The Art of Engineering (Grades K-2) October 8, 9AM-3PM, $75
- Rube Goldberg Machines (Grades: 6-8) October 15, 9AM-3PM, $75
- Engineering a Day Pack (Grades 3-5) October 22, 9AM-3PM, $75
- STEAM Series (Grades K-2) November 5, 12, 19, 9AM-Noon, $140
- Superheroes (Grades 3-5) November 5, 12, 19, 1PM-4PM, $140
High-School Interns at Unbound Commerce Build Mobile App for NSHS Athletics
This summer, as part of the Mayor’s Summer Internship Program, six high-school students worked at local e-commerce software company Unbound Commerce to build a mobile app for the Newton South HS Athletics Booster Club. Their app presents sports schedules and scores, sells and displays season passes, accepts donations for the NSHS Athletics Booster Club, and displays tweets from the Athletics Department.
NSHS Athletic Director, Patricia Gonzalez said, “I was impressed by the students’ attention to detail, their willingness to listen and take suggestions. The students were very professional and delivered a great product.”
This was by far the largest internship team of this summer’s program, which had 38 interns at 24 sites. In addition to this project, the interns received training in career effectiveness, current US import data laws and financial literacy. In its first year in Newton, Unbound Commerce was generous to accept six interns and was thrilled with the results. Keith Lietzke, Co-founder & CMO of Unbound Commerce said, “We were really delighted with our interns’ enthusiasm and dedication. And their ability. They worked hard to produce a great app that people will really like. With help from our team at Unbound, the interns did all the coding themselves. Very impressive!”
Once testing is complete and the app is registered, you’ll be able to find a link to it on the NSHS Booster Club site.
Two Newton Community Ed Classes: Programming Scratch — for Parents, for Kids
Newton Community Education is offering two courses on programming in Scratch (a free programming language designed at MIT):
For Parents: Programming: Start from Scratch, on six Wednesdays, 7-8:30PM, September 28-November 9, at Newton North HS. No experience required. Computers provided in lab. $125
For Grades 3-5: Game Design with Scratch, 14 one-hour classes after school at Bowen, Burr, and Mason-Rice schools, on various days of the week starting the week of September 26. No experience necessary $255
MassBay Kickoff Reception for STEM Mentor Program, Sept. 28
MassBay Community College in Wellesley will hold its annual STEM Mentor Program Kick-off Reception on Wednesday, September 28, 5-7PM on the Wellesley campus (50 Oakland Street). In its third year, the STEM Mentor Program facilitates one:one relationships between 63 students and STEM professionals from 15 companies and agencies, including Sanofi Genzyme, MathWorks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. FDA Winchester Engineering Analytical Center.
Kronos: Panel Discussion for Manufacturing Day, Oct. 5
To celebrate Manufacturing Day, Kronos will hold a free panel discussion, Solving the Growing Talent Gap in Manufacturing, on October 5, noon-2PM, at CIC Boston (50 Milk St. 20th floor, Boston). It’s open to the public, especially those from high schools, colleges, vocational schools, and STEM/manufacturing companies. Participants include General Electric, BAE Systems, UMass Lowell, Northeastern University, MIT, and Boston-based manufacturing innovators and start-ups. Register. For more information, contact Alec Frazier at 978-947-4893 or alec.frazier@kronos.com.
Two Free Computer Science Workshops for Teachers
Two free, one-day workshops for teachers interested in computer science:
- Computer Science for Elementary School: Hosted by Code.org and EDC for K-5
educators interested in teaching computer science, at EDC (43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham) on October 15, 8:30AM-4PM. Register. - Robotics + iSENSE Science: Hosted by the UMass Lowell iSENSE Project for K-12 educators, at UMass Lowell, in Olsen Hall, on November 5, 8:30AM-12:30PM. Register.
Register for Science on Saturday (Chimpanzees) at MIT Lincoln Labs, Oct. 29
Registration is now open for two Saturday-morning sessions of Science on Saturday, on October 29 at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory (244 Wood Street in Lexington). The topic will be Chimpanzees, presented by Dr. Zarin Machanda of Tufts University. All children (5-17 years) must be escorted by an adult, and every adult must be escorted by a child or children. Children under 5 are not admitted. Admission is free but each person attending must be registered. Space is limited, so register online soon for either Session 1 (9AM to 10:30AM) or Session 2: 10:45AM to 12:15PM). Adults must bring government photo identification. See other rules on the registration pages.
Register for FIRST Women in Science & Tech Forum for High School Students, Nov. 18
FIRST will host the 2016 Women in Science and Technology Forum for high-school students on November 18, 8:15AM-2PM, at FIRST Place and UNH Manchester (200 Bedford St, Manchester, NH). The cost is $20 per adult and $10 per student, with breakfast and lunch included. Registration is now open. This networking event — for high-school students to learn about STEM careers from successful women in STEM fields — has been run in alternate years since 2000, averaging 400 attendees. This year, the keynote speaker will be AnnMarie Thomas. For more information, email Karen Sullivan at ksullivan@firstinspires.org.