Environmental Science Program is a summer outdoor and educational program, June 29-July 29, for students entering Grades 7 through 10, under the auspices of the Conservation Commission of the City of Newton.  Students have fun enjoying the wilderness while learning about environmental science.  Highlights include hikes to Blue Hills and Mount Monadnock, bicycle trips, a 12-mile canoe trip on the Charles River, an expedition through the salt marshes of the North shore, and an exhilarating three-day backpacking trip up Mount Washington. Students also conduct an environmental cleanup service project and learn about the environment through science workshops on geology, botany, ecology, water cycle, pollution issues, and conservation.  The cost is $1295, and need-based financial aid may be available.  Print and send the registration form and release forms.  For more information, or to inquire about attending only part of the month, contact David Backer at 617-447-9317 or contact@newtonenvisci.org.

Courtesy of Newton’s Highland Street Foundation, 70 museums and cultural venues will be open for free on a Friday this summer — 7 each Friday for 10 weeks.  STEM-oriented museums include:

• June 26:  MIT Museum
• July 3:  Boston Children’s Museum
• August 21:  Franklin Park Zoo
• August 28:  EcoTarium

MIT’s Summer HSSP is a weekend academic program (July 12-August 16) 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 17 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 29 STEM courses: Continue reading MIT’s Summer HSSP for High-School Students — Registration Open Until June 17 →

The Innovation Institute has openings in the following summer courses:

• Architects of the Future: The Journey Continues (Grades K-1): July 13-17, August 3-7 & 24-28
• Micro & Nano Worlds (Grades 2-4):  June 15-19 & August 24-28
• Engineering Design Challenge: What Makes Our World “Work”? [No Kits Allowed] (Grades 3-5):  July 6-10 & 13-17, August 10-14
• Engineering Design Challenge: Not so Simple Machines [No Kits Allowed] (Grades 4-6): June 29-July 3, July 27-31, August 3-7
• Biomed Engineering: Designing for the Human Body (Grades 4-6):  August 10-14 & 17-21
• Engineering Design Challenge: Universal Design [No Kits Allowed] (Grades 6-8): August 17-21 & 24-28
• Biomedical Sciences Special Topics: Infectious Disease (Grades 6-8):  July 27-31
• Ciphers and Codebreakers: Intro to Cryptography and Internet Security (Grades 7-9): August 10-14

The Innovation Institute in Newtonville has announced its fall schedule (also in PDF) of after-school and weekend STEM courses, including a new course in computer programming with specific appeal to girls.  Some spaces are still available in summer courses, which are mostly 9AM-noon for one or two weeks with some full-day exceptions (see schedule).  Courses are taught by a team of educators, researchers, and STEM professionals.  Enroll online.  Fall courses (with approximate Grade levels) are:

• Architects of the Future: Design, Building and Geospatial Skills Development (K)
• Investigate, Discover & Design: Developing Critical Thinking Skills through Science & Engineering  (K-4)
• Microworlds: Microorganisms, Cell Biology & Molecules  (3-4)
• Chemistry of Human Body Systems  (4-5)
• Mechanical Advantage: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering  (4-8)
• Microworlds: Microorganisms, Cell Biology & Molecules (5-6)
• Science & Engineering of Renewable Energies  (5-6)
• Neurophysiology: Electrical Engineering and the Nervous System  (6-8)
• Introduction to Computer Programming  (6-8)
• Molecular Biology, Genetics & Neuroscience  (6-8)
• Electrical Engineering Design Immersion  (7-8)
• Astronomy & Astrophysics  (7-8)
• Neurophysiology: Electrical Engineering and the Nervous System  (7-12)
• At the Frontiers: Materials that Matter (9-12)

MassBay Community College in Wellesley is offering STEM Summer 2015 for students entering Grades 7 and 8, July 6-17.  It runs 9AM-3:30PM, costs $350, and includes classes and projects in math, biology, physics, and computers.  Although the registration deadline was April 15, MassBay highlighted this program at the MetroWest STEM Education Network meeting on May 1, so applications might still be accepted.  Contact Sarah Sreedhar (ssreedhar@massbay.edu, 781-239-2582) for more information.

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

Bourne:

• Computer Game Developer:   July 7-9, entering Grades 6-9
• Animation Creation:  July 10, entering Grades 6-8
• Computer Programming in Java:  August 3-5, entering Grades 7-9

and Marstons Mills:

• Screeching Rockets:  July 20, entering Grades 5-7
• Simple Machines for Kids:  July 20, entering Grades 4-6
• Fizz, Bang, Boom:  July 21, entering Grades 4-5
• Computer Science Camp for Kids:  July 22-24, entering Grades 5-7

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

Environmental Science Program is a summer outdoor and educational program, June 29-July 29, for students entering Grades 7 through 10, under the auspices of the Conservation Commission of the City of Newton.  Students engage in hands-on learning about environmental science through hiking, bicycling, canoeing, and backpacking, including a 3-day trip to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire.  The cost is $1295, and need-based financial aid may be available.  Print and send the registration form and release forms.  For more information, contact David Backer at 617-447-9317 or  contact@newtonenvisci.org.