The 13th annual Massachusetts STEM Summit will be held at DCU Center (40 Foster Street in Worcester) on Tuesday, November 1, 7:30AM-4PM.  The main theme of “Building A Lifetime of Opportunity” will be supported by these strands:

• Early Education
• K-12 Education
• Higher Education
• Workforce and Business

See this year’s schedule and exhibitors.  Registration costs $50 (waived for full-time students).

Registration is now open for JrCode‘s Fall after-school computer-coding classes located in:

• Wellesley:  Grades K-2:  Pre-Gaming, Pre-Animation.  Grades 2-5: Foundations, Gaming – Level 1, Animation Level 1.  Grades 4-8:  Accelerated Foundations, Gaming Level – 2, Animation Level 2.  Grades 5-8:  JavaScript Foundations.
• Dover and Medfield:  Grades 2-5:  Foundations, Grades 3-8:  Gaming – Level 1
• Brookline:  Grades 6-8:  JavaScript Introduction.

The Innovation Institute in Newtonville offers enriching after-school (and Saturday) STEM courses for kindergarten through high school students, led by a team of doctoral students and advanced graduate students.  Fall classes start as early as September 7.  Check the course schedule and enroll online.  For more information, email welcome@theinnovationinstitute.org or call 617-340-9907.  Courses for this year include:

• Architects of the Future: Design, Building and Geospatial Skills Development (Grade K)
• Investigate, Discover and Design: Developing Critical Thinking through Science & Engineering I, II & III (Grades K, 1-2, 3-4)
• The Institute’s “Jr NeuroExplorer” Team:  Neuroscience of the Senses (Grades 1-2, 2-3)
• Biology, Physics and The International Space Station (Grades 2-3)
• Sensation and Perception:  The Biology of the Brain (Grades 3-4, 5-6)
• Microworlds: Introduction to Micro and Molecular Biology  (Grades 4-5, 5-6)
• Mechanical Advantage: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering I, II, III (Grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-9)
• Mechanical, Electrical Engineering & Robotics (Grades 4-5, 5-6)
• Chemistry of Human Body Systems (Grades 3-4, 4-5, 5-6)
• Introduction to Computer Programming for Social Entrepreneurs  (Javascript) (Grades 5+)
• Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth’s “Cosmic Address”  (Grades 5-6, 6-8, 8-12)
• Science & Engineering of Renewable Energies (Grades 5-6, 6-8)
• Biology of the Brain:  Intro to the Nervous System (Grades 6-8, 8-11)
• Physics (Grades 6-8, 7-9, 8-11)
• Genome Science & Space Physics:  An Interdisciplinary Exploration (January-April 2017) (Grades 6-8, 7-9, 8-10, 9-12)
• Introduction to Neuroengineering:  Electrical Engineering and the Nervous System (Grades 6-8, 7-9, 9-12)
• Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genomics (Grades 7-9, 8-11)
• Biochemistry and Human Health (Grades 7-9, 8-12)

Science Club for Girls offers free programs to build confidence and STEM literacy for girls in Grades K-8.  Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until September 15.  All are welcome to apply, and priority will be given to girls of color or demonstrating economic need, per the mission of Science Club for Girls.  Apply for these SCFG programs at Pine Manor College in Newton (among other locations in greater Boston):

• K-5 Science Clubs  (apply)
• STEMinistas  (apply)
• Teen Programs  (apply)

For more information, email newton@scienceclubforgirls.org.

Want to help?  Professionals and graduate/undergraduate students are invited to apply to be volunteer mentor-scientists for these programs. Email volunteer@scienceclubforgirls.org.

Registration is now open for the Newton Girls Who Code club for the 2016-2017 club year.  Girls Who Code is a national, non-profit organization that inspires, educates, and equips girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. The Newton club holds two separate weekly sessions at the Newton Free Library, late-September to mid-May:  Tuesdays 6:30-8:30PM and Fridays 4:00-6:00PM. Both sessions are open to all students, Grades 6-12, by registration only.  Because of overwhelming interest last year, enrollment this year will be by lottery, with each session enrolling 15 first-time girls and 10 returning girls.  Register online for the lottery by Thursday, September 22.

The club will hold an optional information session for girls and their parents at the Newton Free Library on Monday, September 19 from 7PM to 9PM.  The www.newtongwc.org website has an enrollment guide and a calendar of meeting dates.  For more information, email info@newtongwc.org.

This fall, Einstein’s Workshop will offer classes on Saturdays at Andover Newton Theological School (Davis Hall, 210 Herrick Road) and will offer 3D Design & Printing classes during the week via Newton Community Education.

Saturday classes at Andover Newton Theological School, September 17-October 29 (except October 8).  All $175 except as noted.

• Robotics & Programming with LEGO WeDo 2.0, Grades 1-3, 10-11AM
• Introduction to Robotics Programming with LEGO Mindstorms, Grades 4-6, 10-11AM
• ScratchJr Programming with Tablets, Grades K-1, 11:30AM-12:30PM
• Minecraft Architecture: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Grades 2-5, 11:30AM-12:30PM
• Young Inventor’s Squad, Grades K-1, 1:30-2:30PM
• Scratch Programming, Grades 2-5, 1:30-2:30PM
• Introduction to Electronics: Fun with Snap Circuits,  Grades K-2, 3-4PM
• Minecraft Monster Traps with Redstone, Grades 3-5, 3-4PM
• Coding with Computercraft, Grades 3-5, 4:30-5:30PM
• Creating 3D Prints with BlocksCAD, Grades 4-6, 4:30-5:30PM, $185

Newton Community Education classes:  3-D Printing & Design, $245, all 3:15-4:15PM except as noted.  Register via these links:  Mondays at Underwood, Tuesdays (2-3:20PM) at Day, Wednesdays at Zervas-at-Carr, Thursdays at Peirce, Fridays at Williams.