Here are two local gatherings where you can talk with directors of a wide range of summer programs in STEM (and other fields):

City of Newton Camp Fair:  Sunday, January 29, Noon-4PM in the Newton North HS cafeteria.  (Snow date February 5.)  Summer program offered in Newton by Newton Parks & Recreation, Newton Public Schools S.P.A.C.E. Camp, Newton Community Education, Historic Newton, and the Newton Free Library.  STEM programs include Camp Invention, Puddlestompers, Science Robotics Camp, and various NCE Kids programs.

Teen Summer Program Expo:  Monday, February 6, 5:30-8PM in the Newton South HS cafeteria.  (Snow date February 7.)  More than 60 summer and gap-year programs, for every budget and interest area, including these 18 STEM programs.  For more information, contact Laura Marks at Laura@TeenSummerExpos.com or 617-244-0011.

NuVu Studio in Cambridge will offer 18 summer studio programs for students ages 11-18. Six unique studios (such as Machine Art, Hacking Drones, Biofashion, Smart Tools, Aerial Filmmaking) will be offered in each of three two-week sessions (July 10-21, July 24 – August 4, August 7-18), and students may attend any number of sessions.  See the full list of studios and register here.

Applications are now being accepted until January 15 for the MIT Women’s Technology Program — a rigorous, four-week summer program (June 24-July 22) for female high-school students entering Senior year next fall.  The program is designed for those who love and excel at math and science but have no prior experience (or very little) in engineering or computer science.  It’s full of hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects (see the video) in either of two tracks:

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)  (40 students)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME) (20 students)

The fee is $3,500 and financial assistance is available based on family income. If you have questions after reading the FAQ, then email wtp@mit.edu.

We wrote last December about STEM in the City, a summer day camp at Wheelock College in Boston for students entering Grades 8 or 9 in the fall.  Registration appears to still be open.  Students may register for one or two weeks during July 18-29.  The focus is on STEM career and college awareness, with field trips to companies and organizations as well as laboratory classes and tours of Wheelock’s facilities.  Week 1 will focus on Marine and Space sciences, and Week 2 will focus on Environmental and Health sciences.  The cost is $400 per week.  Register online.

The “e” Inc. Discovery and Action Center (114 16th Street in Charlestown) has a few spaces open in summer programs for ages 6-12, running daily 9AM-3:30PM (or 5:30PM).  See their site for registration forms and online payment.  There’s also a form for donations to sponsor children via their Camper’s Fund.

• August 15-19:  Energy Makes the World Go Round
• August 22-26:  On Safari — Africa’s Big 7 Animals

The Acera Summer STEAM Camp is run by the Acera School — a non-profit STEAM school for Grades K-8 in Winchester.  The Summer STEAM Camp runs June 13 to August 27, 9AM-4PM, with extended time 8-9AM and 4-6PM.  You can sign up for individual weeks, in morning and/or afternoon sessions, including STEAM design sessions such as Scratch Projections, 3D Printing, Digital Origami, Electronic Storytelling, Solar-Powered Jewelry, and Interactive Art.  See full schedule and registration details.  The camp program is open to Acera students as well as other children ages 7-14 who have never applied to the school.

The South Shore branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in partnership with the Weymouth Public Schools, will host Envision the Future, a one-week summer STEM program for girls entering Grades 6-9.  It’s a commuter (non-residential) program and will be held at Weymouth High School, July 18-22, 8:30AM-4:30PM.  The cost is $250 per student.  It’s a Weymouth Public Schools event that is also open to Newton and other communities.  Space is limited to 24 students and will be filled on a first-come/first-served basis.  Register online now and then mail a check and registration form according to instructions on the registration page.  (The June 20 registration deadline noted on the form has been extended to June 27.)  For more information, contact Lynn Howard at 781-901-9120 or lynn.howard@weymouthschools.org.

Topics and activities will include:  Anatomy & Physiology, Computer Science & Robotics, Field Trip to Quincy College (Biotechnology, Computer Science & Engineering Departments), Food Science & Nutrition, Underwater ROVs, Meet & Greet Lunch with Women in STEM Professions, a and STEM Resource Fair.

Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) has extended the age range for its Girls Design and Engineering Workshop, originally for Grades 4-7, to include girls entering Grade 3.  It will be held July 18-22 for girls to explore electronics, human factors, 3D printing, programming, robotics, and user-centered design.  Openings remain for some of CEEO’s other summer programs for Grades 1-2 and Grades 3-8.