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Jr. Tech Workshops, Online and In-Person, Grades 5-8

After School, Virtual/Online

Jr. Tech, a non-profit educational organization, will offer these STEM workshops in the coming months for Grades 5-8. Some workshops are online, and some are in-person at the Osterville Village Library on Cape Cod on weekends and school breaks. The in-person workshops can be converted to online if necessary.

Code Ninjas Online Classes and Clubs for Fall, Ages 5+

After School, Virtual/Online

Code Ninjas in Wellesley is offering the following virtual programs this fall:

  • Virtual JR Program: Coding with ScratchJR, starting October 12. Three parts, each with 8 one-hour sessions and a maximum of 5 participants. $125 for Part 1 and $160 each for Parts 2 and 3.
  • Virtual Clubs:
    Roblox Adventures Game Builders Club: For ages 8+; no experience with Roblox required. Wednesdays, 3:30-5PM starting October 14.
    Roblox Vision, for ages 10+; no experience with Roblox required. Saturdays, 10:30AM-Noon starting October 17.
    Pygame Club: Building games in Python, for ages 9+. Saturdays, 1:30-2:45PM starting October 17.
    Improv & Filmography: For ages 8+. Thursdays, 3:30-5PM starting October 15.

WPI’s Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach: Virtual Programs

Events, Virtual/Online

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach will host programs virtually this fall to engage students in Grades 3-12 who are interested in STEM. Need-based financial assistance is available. Register for all programs here. For more information, email pop@wpi.edu or call 508-831-4900.

BOOST: Saturdays, 11AM-12:30PM, October 10 – November 14

Grades 7-8 ($299)

  • Electronic Gadget Design with Arduinos (FULL)
  • Women’s Contributions in STEM…Will you be next?
  • Video Editing 101

Grades 9-10 ($299)

  • Design Your Own Website
  • The Nuts & Bolts of Mechanical Engineering
  • Theatre Design

Grades 11-12 ($399)

  • Robotics Engineering

Elementary School

  • Tech Kids: Explore Your World: Tuesdays, 4PM – 5:30PM, October 13 – November 18, Grades 5-6, $249
  • Engineers on the Go: 9AM-10:45AM on October 9, Grades 3-5, Free
  • Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day: 1PM-2:45PM on October 9, girls in Grades 3-5, Free

MSEN Online Meeting, Sept. 30: Online Events for STEM Week

Events, Virtual/Online

The Metrowest STEM Education Network (MSEN) will focus its online quarterly meeting, free and open to the public 8:30AM-10:30AM on September 30, on various online events that organizations and institutions have scheduled for Massachusetts STEM Week, which will run October 19-23. Register here. Separately, schools and teachers are invited to another online session, 4PM-5PM on September 30, about online STEM Week offerings for them.

MIT Museum Seeks to Hire a Curiosity Consultant

Opportunities

The MIT Museum has a job opening for a Curiosity Consultant — full-time and temporary with the expectation of renewal based upon continued funding. Curiosity Consultants handle all aspects of creating video segments about MIT research, academics, culture, and events for use by 70,000 students worldwide. Examples are on the Curiosity Consultants’ YouTube channel. A bachelor’s degree, preferably in a STEAM field, and two years relevant experience are required. Yes, this is an opportunity to make STEAMy videos.

LigerBots Continue Their ‘Awesome Mentorship Project’ Connecting HS Students Online with Grades K-5

Opportunities, Virtual/Online

This fall, the LigerBots will continue their free Awesome Mentorship Project (AMP) connecting high-school mentors with elementary-school students for weekly online meetings to explore a wide variety of subjects from programming to the arts, to grammar and English. In addition to teaching, mentors and mentees can play games, be reading buddies, and do crafts. The AMP began last spring with 82 mentor pairs and expanded in the summer into a virtual summer camp with 150 students and 80 teachers. The LigerBots hope that more students of both age groups will join in this free service to help continue younger students’ education during this time, especially as the winter months approach. Parents/guardians may register their children here. High-school students interested in becoming mentors may sign up here. For more information, email the LigerBots at cso@ligerbots.com.

Inventor STEM School: Grand Opening, Sept. 26-27

After School, Events

Inventor STEM School (54 Middlesex Turnpike in Bedford) will launch with a free Grand Opening celebration 10AM-2PM on September 26 & 27. Inventor STEM School offers enrichment classes in engineering, mechanics, robotics, architecture, and programming — after school and on weekends — for ages 3-6, 6-10, and 10-16. The Grand Opening will be held outdoors (masks required for all ages), with small-group tours of the school’s inside classrooms arranged for registered attendees.

Inventor STEM School teaches through hands-on construction and play with LEGO and MindCraft Education. Its affiliated with Innovative Educational Solutions, the official distributor of LEGO Education in Ukraine. Since 2009, IES has established more than 30 Inventor STEM Schools in eastern Europe, and this is its first in the U.S. Classes will start September 30 and will meet weekly for 60, 90, or 120 minutes depending on age level. Low-density classes, cleaning, and serious attention to COVID safety protocols are in place.