MIT’s Summer HSSP is a weekend academic program (July 10-August 21) for students entering Grades 7-12 (plus those who just graduated high school).  Courses are run by volunteers on Sundays at various times between 11AM and 5PM.  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 26 STEM courses: Continue reading MIT’s Summer HSSP for Grades 7-12+ Registration Open Until June 19 →

Students entering Grades 10-12 are invited to apply to attend the UMass Amherst Summer Transportation Institute, a free, four-week program (July 6-29) to introduce high-school students to transportation-related careers and related academic studies through talks, team projects, field trips, and other activities.  Students may be commuters (9:30AM-4:30PM) or use the school’s overnight accommodations.  Applications, including a letter of recommendation, transcript, and an essay of up to 400 words, are due June 10.  For more information, contact Dr. Eric Gonzales at Gonzales@umass.edu or 413-577-1952.

Registration has opened for new programs at Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO).  Register ASAP, as space is limited and will be assigned as paid registrations are received.

• Girls Design and Engineering Workshop, Grades 4-7:  July 18-22.  Explore electronics, human factors, 3D printing, programming, robotics, and user-centered design.
• Engineering, Earthquakes, and More!, Grades 5-8:   Session 1:  July 18-22 (or Session 2:  August 1-5).  Use the engineering design process to design, build, and test structures to withstand earthquakes.
• Co-Ed Robotics Session 3, Grades 3-8  July 25-29.  Use LEGO and other materials to complete open-ended design challenges focusing on stability, gearing, weight distribution, momentum, programming, and motors.

If you’ll be on Cape Cod this summer, you may be interested in short summer STEM camps run by Jr. Tech in…

Bourne:

• Olympic Fever:  July 11-13, entering Grades 4-6
• Computer Game Developer:   July 12-14, entering Grades 6-9
• Animation Creation:  July 15, entering Grades 6-9

Harwich:

• Intro to Astronomy:  July 5-8, entering Grades 4-6

and Marstons Mills:

• Design Your Dream House:  August 1-5, entering Grades 6-8
• Art & Computer-aided Graphics STEAM Camp, August 15-18, entering Grades 6-9

Registration is open now.  For more information, call 774-994-2097 or email phyllis@juniortech.org.

Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) has openings in two summer workshops for kids entering Grades 1-2 in the Fall.

• Little Makers – My First House  August 8-10, 1-4PM.  Explore basic circuits and laser cutting to create a playhouse for a favorite stuffed animal or doll.
• Fun with Engineering & Robots! August 15-17, 1-4PM.  Explore the Engineering Design Process by building with LEGO, crafts, and recycled materials. Explore robotics and programming by building silly robots with lightbulbs, sensors, and wheels.

Applications are now open for MIT Edgerton Center’s summer Engineering Design Workshop, July 5-29 at MIT’s Edgerton Center.  Apply by May 26, as decisions will be made no later than May 29.  EDW is a non-residential program for rising Grade 9-12 students in the greater Boston area working in small teams to design, build, and test projects that combine engineering, art, and science.  (See video.)  The workshop fee is $500, and financial assistance is available.

Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education has extended its online application deadline until tomorrow, May 2 for a new summer program for students entering Grades 9-10 in the fall.  (Follow-up submissions of a paper-based essay and a recommendation are due May 6.)  The Imagining the Future of Transportation Program (IFTP) is a free, two-week, project-based engineering experience to introduce students to real-world research and facilitate understanding of STEM subjects.  The program will be held at Northeastern (360 Huntington Ave. in Boston) July 18-24, 8AM-4PM.  The application includes an online form to be filled out by parent/guardian and student by May 2, an essay written by the student and signed by a parent and a teacher, and a recommendation form to be completed by the student’s current math or science teacher.  For more information, call 617-373-8380.

Here are two additions to last week’s list of summer STEM programs that have registrations open:

• NuVu Studio‘s NuBots Summer Program for ages 11-18 in Cambridge
• CEEO Summer Robotics Workshops at Tufts University:  Sessions not yet full are Robotic Artbots, Little Makers – My First House, and Fun with Engineering & Robots!