Category Archives: Summer

Science Club for Girls: Summer Rocketry Program, Apply by June 1

Summer

Science Club for Girls is still accepting applications for its Summer 2022 Rocketry Program, which will be held in two sessions (Monday-Friday, 1:30PM-3:30PM, at Danehy Park (99 Sherman Street in Cambridge). Girls and gender-expansive youth who will be entering Grades 6-8 in the fall may apply by June 1 for one session:

  • Session 1: July 11-22 (Virtual for first week, in-person for second week
  • Session 2: August 1-12 (in-person for first week at Peabody School in Cambridge, and in-person for the second week at Danehy Park)  …Wait List only

Outbreak! Online Health Summer Learning Experience in Public Health, Grades 10-12

Summer, Virtual/Online

The Public Health Museum in Tewksbury is again offering its free summer public health learning experience, Outbreak!, online for students entering Grades 10-12 in the fall. It’s designed for students interested in careers in public health, medicine, epidemiology, bioethics, nursing, virology, mental health, or related fields. The program consists of interactive workshops, discussions with public-health experts, and Q&A panels with college students. It will run online Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9AM-1PM, July 18-29 with some additional programming outside of those hours. Apply here. For more information, email outbreak@publichealthmuseum.org.

Kids4Coding: $80 Discount on In-Person Summer STEM Programs, Ends May 7

Summer, Virtual/Online

Kids 4 Coding is offering an $80 discount through May 7 for its in-person summer STEM programs at Cambridge Matignon School or Roxbury Latin School, running weekly July 11-August 5. Weekly costs for these fun, engaging, and collaborative programs are $619 for full days or $319 for half days.

Kids 4 Coding is also offering Virtual Summer Courses on a weekly basis in one-hour sessions with live instructors and small classes (5:1 ratio), June through August, at weekly costs starting at $319.

Edge on Science: “Blood Moon” Total Lunar Eclipse, May 15; Space Science this Summer

Events, Summer

An email from Edge on Science reminds us to be sure to witness the upcoming total lunar eclipse on the night of May 15:

“We suggest that you pick out a spot to view the Moon in the days leading up to the eclipse and then plan on getting outside by 10:00PM, on May 15. The partial eclipse begins at 10:27PM. At 11:29PM the Moon will be totally eclipsed. At mid-eclipse (12:11AM) the Moon is as deep into the shadow as it will get, and you will see why it is called the Blood Mood. …The website Time & Date is an excellent resource for eclipse animations that show you what you will see from your location and in your local time.”

Edge on Science will offer its Space Science summer program at Lasell University on July 25-29 and August 15-19, for students entering Grades 5-9. Save $100 with code SPACE100. Students entering Grades 10-12 may register as counselors in training (after calling first).  For more information, call 315-773-5673.

HS Students: Register by May 1 for Tufts Pre-College Summer STEM

Summer

Registration closes on May 1 for these Tufts University pre-college summer STEM programs for high-school students on-campus (except as noted):

For more information,  email precollege@tufts.edu or call 617-627-2926.

Tufts Summer Programs for Elementary and Middle-School Students

Summer

Tufts University, which offers a wide range of pre-college summer courses for high-school students, will collaborate with Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) to offer in-person summer engineering design workshops for students entering Grades 1-8. Each program will be for one week, Monday-Friday, 9AM-3PM. Programs include:

Grades 1-3

  • Robotics & Engineering  (June 27-July 1, July 18-22, August 8-12)
  • Pet Helpers Engineering (July 11-15)
  • The Circus is Coming (July 25-29)
  • Novel Engineering (August 1-5)

Grades 4-8

  • Robotics for ALL – SPIKE Prime (June 27-July 1, July 18-22, August 8-12)
  • Wizarding Engineering (July 11-15)
  • Spy Games (July 25-29)
  • Girls Engineering (August 1-5)

The cost is $750 per week. Apply here. For more information email precollege@tufts.edu or call 617-627-2926.

Apply by May 9 for SPINWIP: Free Online Stanford Program for Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Physics, July 11-29

Summer, Virtual/Online

The Stanford Program for Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Physics (SPINWIP) is a free, three-week, online program designed to inspire high-school students to explore physics. It will run July 11-29, Noon-4PM EDT. Students will explore quantum physics, quantum computing, astrophysics, and cosmology. They will learn how to code in Python and then apply their coding skills to physics-based projects. Students will attend lectures by Stanford professors and researchers and work in small groups led by Stanford undergraduates, as well as attend college planning and career development workshops. While SPINWIP is designed for women in physics, students of all genders and gender identities are welcome. No prior experience in physics or coding is needed. Preference will be given to first-generation students, students from underrepresented backgrounds in physics, and rising juniors. Apply by May 9. For more information, email spinwip_info@stanford.edu.