Registration is now open for spring and summer programs at NuVu Studios in Cambridge.
- Spring PreVu for ages 5-7
- Spring Term for ages 11-18
- Summer 2018 Future Worlds for ages 11-13
- NuVu at MIT Design Studios (and Residential Program) for ages 14-18
Category Archives: Summer
MIT Women’s Technology Program for Grade 11, Apply by Jan. 15
MIT’s Women’s Technology Program is an intensive, four-week summer residential academic program for girls currently in Grade 11 to explore engineering through classes, labs, and projects. Separate programs are available for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (40 students) and Mechanical Engineering (20 students). Applicants must have strong curiosity about one of these fields (but no direct experience in it yet) and also excel in math and science. Applications are available online and are due January 15. There is no fee to apply. The cost for attendees is $3,500 and is waived entirely for families earning less than $120,000. Financial aid may also be available for other families in special circumstances. For more information, first check the program’s FAQ and then email wtp@mit.edu.
Empow Studios Adds Summer Programs, Extends 15% Discount to Dec. 5
Empow Studios has extended until December 5 its 15% discount on registrations for vacation and summer camps in 2018. This includes an expanded 10 weeks of summer programs at two locations in Newton: the Leventhal JCC and Empow Studios’ new location at 180 Needham Street.
Register Now for NuVu Summer Programs
Registration is now open for these summer programs presented by NuVu Studios in Cambridge, which are each offered in three sessions (July 9-20, July 23-August 3, August 6-17):
- Summer 2018 Future Worlds (Ages 11-13, Grades 6-8)
- NuVu at MIT Design Studios (Ages 14-18, Grades 9-12, Post-High School, Gap Year)
- NuVu at MIT Design Studios Residential Program (Ages 14-18, Grades 9-12, Gap Year)
Empow Studios: 15% Discount on Summer Camps until Nov. 30
Empow Studios is offering a 15% discount until November 30 on registrations for Tech Design or Minecraft summer camps in Newton/Needham (at Leventhal JCC), Brookline (at Heath School), Lexington (at Empow Studios), and other locations. Topics include animation, audio/video production, robotics, 3D design, and graphic design.
KIDS 4 CODING Summer Tech Program, July 3 – Aug. 18
KIDS 4 CODING is offering its summer tech program, with various weekly courses held during July 3 – August 18, at Lesley University in Cambridge. Space is still available.
- Ages 7-8: Minecraft + Engineering + Programming
- Ages 8-9: Game Design + Programming, Minecraft (Mt. Everest Intrigue) + Robotics, Minecraft (Modding) + Robotics
- Ages 9-11: Build/Code Drones + Game Design
- Ages 10-11: Minecraft (Modding) + (JavaScript) Programming, Game Design + Programming (Python)
- Ages 11-13: Minecraft Gets REAL
- Ages 12 – 15: Game Design & Programming, Mobile App Design + Python Programming
- Ages 13 – 15: 3D Design (Architecture), Web Development (Design & Code Your First Website)
Newton Free Library’s Design Squad: 6 Summer Tuesday Evenings for Grades 5-7
The Newton Free Library is recruiting tweens entering Grades 5-7 for Design Squad Global, to be held on six summer Tuesdays evenings (July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15) at 7PM in second floor Teen Area. Each week, the Design Squad will take on a new engineering challenge, some of which will involve designing solutions to global problems. There will be lots of problem-solving, creativity, thinking outside the box, and hanging out with other like-minded kids. The Library is partnering with similar clubs in South Africa and Swaziland to share videos back and forth, share design ideas, and get to know each other over these six weeks. Register online for all 6 sessions.
Register by June 19 for MIT’s HSSP — Sundays in Summer for Grades 7-12+
MIT’s Summer HSSP is a weekend academic program (July 9-August 13) for students entering Grades 7-12 (plus those who just graduated high school). Courses are run by volunteers on Sundays at various times between 12PM and 4PM. Registration is now open until June 19 on a lottery basis, with equal consideration given to all applicants registering by that deadline. The cost is $40 regardless of the number of courses taken, and generous financial aid is available. For more information, email summer-hssp@mit.edu. The course catalog contains these 23 STEM courses:
- Arithmetic with Shapes and Other Things
- Making Games with Gameblox
- Practical Calculus: A Crash Course
- Reasoning Through Games of Chance
- Intro to Real and Complex Analysis
- Relational Databases Before There Were Such Things
- Topics in the History of Mathematics
- Introduction to probability and inference: AP Statistics and MORE
- Fun With Paradoxes
- Introduction to Organic Chemistry
- Introduction to Modern Physics
- Introduction to Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, and Laboratory Techniques
- Quantitative Biology
- Mind Control and Other Cool Topics in Neuroscience
- Fundamentals of Chemistry without All the Cr*p: The Structure of Matter
- Human Anatomy and Physiology: How the Body Works
- Earth’s Systems and Society
- Secrets of the Adaptive Immune System
- Quantitative Chemistry and Regenerative Biology
- Applied Chemical Thermodynamics
- Drugs and the Brain
- History of Physics
- Animal Behavior: Evolution and Genetics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Summer STEM Programs for Grades 5-8
Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Pre-Collegiate Outreach has space available in the following summer STEM programs for students who will be entering Grades 5-8 in the fall. Register here. For more information, email pop@wpi.edu or call 508-831-4900.
Ignite Series (Grades 7-8)
- Advanced Robotics Session 1, 2, 3: July 10-14, July 17-21, August 7-11. Prior experience in LEGO Mindstorm programming is required.
- Art of Designing Games (Girls only): July 10-14
- Music Technology: July 24-28
Spark Series (Grades 5-6)
- Crime Scene Science: August 7-11
- Jr. Robotics Challenge (Girls only): August 7-11
- Music Technology (Grade 6 only): July 31-August 4
- Physicspalooza: July 24-28
STEM Pathways: One-Day Summer Training in Synthetic Biology for Grades 10-13
STEM Pathways — a Boston University/MIT outreach program for synthetic biology — will host three one-day Training Sessions in Synthetic Biology this summer for students entering Grades 10-12 or freshman year of college. The sessions will be held 10AM-4PM on May 27, June 10, and June 24 at 610 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Register online at least two weeks before the Saturday session you select. For more information, email connect@stempathways.org.