Category Archives: After School

Empow Studios: Virtual Open House for Fall Programs, Oct. 20

After School, Events, Virtual/Online

Empow Studios will hold a free, virtual Open House on October 20 at 5:30PM for parents and students to learn what Empow Studios students are designing, building, and coding in Empow’s fall programs. Instructors will present Empow’s award-winning STEM programs in Digital Art & Design, Minecraft, Coding, Robotics, and Video Game Design. Participants will receive a discount offer. Register here.

Empow Studios is also offering parents and children a free, 30-minute STEM lesson (for child) and consultation about its BUILD program (for parent). Register here.

Science Olympiad Launches MySO for Everyone in Grades 6-12

After School, Virtual/Online

Science Olympiad runs annual STEM Olympiad tournaments for middle and high school students and has recently launched a new, nine-month program, MySO, for all students in Grades 6-12 who love STEM and want to stay engaged in learning. MySO offers free STEM session videos and lesson plans with new topics each month, such as epidemiology and space. Students may also purchase $10 admissions to monthly STEM Showdowns to compete in these topics with other students nationwide in Division B (Grades 6-9) or Division C (Grades 10-12).

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.

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.

JCC Fall STEM Classes

After School

JCC Greater Boston is offering a wide range of classes, including STEM-related classes from this week through October: