The March for Science Boston will held on Boston Common on April 22, 1-4PM. Speakers have been announced for both the kids’ event (1-2PM, followed by interactive science activities 2-4PM) and the main event (2-4PM). Register for free to help the managers plan for the event and follow up afterwards. Tax-deductible donations are accepted here and official T-shirts are sold here to fund the event.
Category Archives: Events
Partners HealthCare: Free Career Forum for High-School Students, May 3
On May 3, 7AM-12:30PM, high-school students may attend for free the final day of the World Medical Innovation Forum hosted by Partners HealthCare at the Westin Copley hotel in Boston, May 1-3. Students can attend seven panel discussions and fireside cats to explore learn about diagnosing, treating, and managing cardiovascular and cardio metabolic disease (see agenda). Continental breakfast is included. Students must register with this link for free admission. For more information, contact Richard Fountain, Director of Strategic Marketing and Innovation for Partners Healthcare at RAFOUNTAIN@PARTNERS.ORG or 617-535-6556.
A Very Successful Bowen Elementary Science Day!
At Bowen Elementary School today, 200 students in Grades K-5, on 125 teams, presented amazing projects at their Science Day. The PTO provided posterboard, online resources, encouragement in the weeks beforehand, and a low-stress, cooperative environment for exploration, inquiry, and presentation. Parent scientists visited with each team to engage them in the results of their work, and each exhibit had comment forms for visitors. Also exhibiting were the LigerBots, Green Newton, Destination Imagination, Cambridge Science Festival, Bowen’s BASCP after-school program. Congratulations and thanks to the PTO organizers and school staff. This is what STEM events can be.
Get ‘March For Science-Boston’ T-Shirts by Midnight Tonight
The deadline for getting a March for Science Boston T-shirt in time for the event on April 22 has been extended to midnight tonight, April 2. Net proceeds will fund audi0-visual equipment and other expenses of the March. Order online here. If you’re going to the event, register here for free to help with planning and post-event connections.
Final Info Session on TEC Career Exploration & Internship Program, Apr. 4
The Education Collaborative (TEC) will hold the last information session about its Career Exploration & Internship Program on April 4, 7-8PM at the Morse Institute Library (lower-level meeting room) in Natick. Non-profit TEC offers this summer program to students who have completed at least two years of high school. Many internships involve 60 hours over 4 consecutive weeks, but timing varies for some. Registration for the information session is not required. Apply online for internships. Placements are made on a rolling basis. For more information, contact Program Coordinator Telma Sullivan at 781-326-2473 X721 or tsullivan@tec-coop.org. Currently there is one internship at each of the following locations:
- Chemistry (Milford, Chestnut Hill, Canton, Natick-August)
- Environmental (Braintree, Needham)
- Engineering (Marlborough, Waltham, Hopkinton, Walpole, Southborough, Franklin)
- Computer Science (North Attleboro, Mansfield, Waltham)
- Medical Research (Boston)
- Nutrition (Framingham)
- Psychology (Framingham, Chestnut Hill)
- Veterinary (Needham, Wellesley)
Boston Tech Mom: Tech Events for Kids in April
Boston Tech Mom (“a parent’s guide to raising a future techie”) is a great resource for all things STEM around Boston — including her monthly posts about STEM Events for Kids in Boston. Here’s her April list of STEM events, with her ever-growing list of Girls Who Code clubs.
‘Science on State Street’ Festival in Framingham, Apr. 21
Framingham State University’s Christa McAuliffe Center will hold its third annual Science on State Street festival on April 21, 2:30-6PM, in the parking lot of FSU’s O’Connor Hall (map). It’s free and open to all ages, with hands-on activities (in biology, chemistry, physics, food science, robotics and engineering), presentations by FSU faculty and invited scientists, conversations and performances that explore the interaction between science and the arts, and planetarium programs.
Acera’s Spring Innovator Symposium, Apr. 20
Acera School will host its Spring Innovator Symposium on April 20, 6:30-8:30PM on its campus (5 Lowell Avenue in Winchester). It’s free and open to the public of all ages. Meet scientists, researchers, tinkerers, and entrepreneurs from MIT’s Media Lab, Harvard’s School Applied Engineering, BU’s Social Development & Learning Lab, and more. Activities include: Robotic Creations, Programmable Tattoos, Woodworking Challenge, Engineering Challenge, Shadow Architecture, and Drawing in Virtual Reality.
Wellesley STEM Expo, Apr. 8
The 2017 Wellesley STEM Expo will be held Saturday, April 8, at Wellesley High School. Here’s a brief video of highlights from the 2014 and 2015 Expos. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged.
- 10AM-2PM: Over 100 exhibits and 50 workshops for all ages
- 2-3PM: Keynote: Rocking Spacetime: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
- 3-4PM: STEM professional panel for high-school students.
Weymouth STEM Conference for Girls, Grades 4-8, Apr. 8
The South Shore branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in partnership with the Weymouth Public Schools, will host a STEM Conference for girls in Grades 4-8 on Saturday, April 8, 8AM-1PM at Weymouth High School (1 Wildcat Way in Weymouth). Each participant will attend 3 of 18 interactive workshops. The cost is $10. Register here by March 31, ranking five preferences for workshops. For more information, contact Lynn Howard at 781-901-9120 or lynnphoward82@comcast.net.