Empow Studios is offering a $75 discount on its in-person summer camps until April 30 with code SUMMERSAVE75. Camps are located in Boston, Cambridge, Lexington, Milton, Natick, Newton, and North Andover. Refunds (minus $10 registration fee) are available until 14 days before each camp starts.
Category Archives: Summer
Summer Pre-College STEM Programs at UMass Mt. Ida in Newton
UMass Amherst offers summer pre-college, residential programs for high school students at its Amherst campus as well as its Mt. Ida campus in Newton. Local Newton students can participate on a commuter basis for these STEM programs at Mt. Ida:
- Building & Construction Technology: CityLab, July 10-23
- Combatting the Climate Crisis with Neighborhood Trees, July 24-30
- Veterinary Technology, July 10-16 and July 17-23
Harvard Museum of Natural History: Summer Science Weeks, Grades 1-8
Harvard’s Museum of Natural History offers Summer Science Weeks for students entering various grades next fall. All sessions run Monday-Friday, 9:30AM-Noon.
- July 11-15: Ancient Archaeology Adventures, Grades 2-4
- July 18-22: Earth Explorers, Grades 1-3
- July 18-22: Ins and Outs of Skeletons, Grades 4-6
- July 25-29: Super Scientists, Grades 2-3
- July 25-29: Invertebrate Investigators, Grades 4-6
- August 1-5: Amazing Animals, Grades 1-3
- August 1-5: Tools of a Scientist, Grades 6-8
- August 8-12: Space!, Grades 1-3
- August 8-12: Nature’s Designs, Grades 4-6
MIT’s You Go Girl! Summer Program for 9th Grade Girls, July 5-8
Registration is open for You GO Girl!, the MIT Edgerton Center’s summer introduction to science and engineering for girls entering Grade 9. This non-residential program for 24 girls in the greater Boston area will return in-person July 5-8, 8:30AM-2:30PM. A suggested donation of $100 for materials is requested. Applications begin with confirmation of Covid vaccination. For more information, contact Amy Fitzgerald at 617-253-7931 or amyfitz@mit.edu.
BU’s U-Design Summer STEM Workshops for Grades 6-9, July 18-22
The Technology Innovation Scholars Program (TISP) at Boston University’s College of Engineering will offer three U-Design summer STEM workshops for students entering these grades next fall:
- Robo-Alley (Grades 7-9)
- Electrical & Mechanical Gizmos (Grades 6-8)
- Flight School 101 (Grades 6-9)
The workshops will run July 18-22, 8:30AM-4PM Monday-Thursday and 8:30AM-6PM on Friday. Registration is limited to 20 students per session. Cost is $450 ($425 for additional student registrations), and limited scholarships may be available for those in need. For more information, e-mail u-design@bu.edu.
CSRecitations: In-Person and Online Summer Programs
CSRecititations (5 Michigan Drive in Natick) will offer in-person classes as well as private and semi-private online options this summer. Contact them for online options or register here for these in-person classes:
- Introduction to Python: Grades 4-5. July 18-29, Mon/Wed/Fri, 3PM-4:30PM
- Advanced Scratch: Grades 6+. July 6-15, Mon/Wed/Fri, 3PM-4:30PM
- Short Course in JavaScript: Grades 7-8, July 11-22, Mon/Wed/Fri, 4:45PM-6:45PM
Empow Studios: STEM Open House in Newton, Apr. 9
Empow Studios will host a free Open House in its Newton location on April 9, 1PM-3:30PM, so parents and students can meet the Empow team and learn about Empow’s award-winning, project-based STEM classes and camps. Tours will start every 30 minutes. Register here for the Open House. Empow Studios encourages self-confidence, curiosity, creativity, and collaboration through the design and creation of animated movies, video games, 3D-printed objects, and other projects. Enrollment is now open for summer camps and after-school classes, both in-person and online.
N.E. Sci-Tech’s Programs for April and Summer Vacations
The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center will offer these in-person programs:
- Spring Break Workshops for Grades 4-10: April 19, 20, and/or 21, 9AM-Noon
- Summer Half-day Workshops by the week, for Grades 5-9: Tues-Wed-Thurs plus some Fridays.
Summer Programs in Quantum Computing, Grades 7-12+
Qubit by Qubit is offering summer programs in quantum computing, with live instruction taught by MIT researchers and PhDs. Full and partial scholarships are available for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who have financial need. Register here.
- Middle School Camp: July 18-22
- High School & College Camp: July 25-August 5 (or one week: July 15-29)
Registration Open for “e” Inc. Summer Science Discovery, Ages 6-12
“e” inc. — Boston’s environment science learning and action center — will offer two summer science discovery programs for students in ages 6-12 at the Charlestown Navy Yard (114 16th Street, Room 1030). Each session is limited to 35 students and runs one week, 9AM-3:30PM daily, with after care available until 5:30PM. For more information, call 617-894-3409.
- Rainforest Exploration: August 15-19
- The Deep Blue Sea: August 22-26