Category Archives: Virtual/Online

WPI’s Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach: Virtual Programs

Events, Virtual/Online

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach will host programs virtually this fall to engage students in Grades 3-12 who are interested in STEM. Need-based financial assistance is available. Register for all programs here. For more information, email pop@wpi.edu or call 508-831-4900.

BOOST: Saturdays, 11AM-12:30PM, October 10 – November 14

Grades 7-8 ($299)

  • Electronic Gadget Design with Arduinos (FULL)
  • Women’s Contributions in STEM…Will you be next?
  • Video Editing 101

Grades 9-10 ($299)

  • Design Your Own Website
  • The Nuts & Bolts of Mechanical Engineering
  • Theatre Design

Grades 11-12 ($399)

  • Robotics Engineering

Elementary School

  • Tech Kids: Explore Your World: Tuesdays, 4PM – 5:30PM, October 13 – November 18, Grades 5-6, $249
  • Engineers on the Go: 9AM-10:45AM on October 9, Grades 3-5, Free
  • Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day: 1PM-2:45PM on October 9, girls in Grades 3-5, Free

MSEN Online Meeting, Sept. 30: Online Events for STEM Week

Events, Virtual/Online

The Metrowest STEM Education Network (MSEN) will focus its online quarterly meeting, free and open to the public 8:30AM-10:30AM on September 30, on various online events that organizations and institutions have scheduled for Massachusetts STEM Week, which will run October 19-23. Register here. Separately, schools and teachers are invited to another online session, 4PM-5PM on September 30, about online STEM Week offerings for them.

LigerBots Continue Their ‘Awesome Mentorship Project’ Connecting HS Students Online with Grades K-5

Opportunities, Virtual/Online

This fall, the LigerBots will continue their free Awesome Mentorship Project (AMP) connecting high-school mentors with elementary-school students for weekly online meetings to explore a wide variety of subjects from programming to the arts, to grammar and English. In addition to teaching, mentors and mentees can play games, be reading buddies, and do crafts. The AMP began last spring with 82 mentor pairs and expanded in the summer into a virtual summer camp with 150 students and 80 teachers. The LigerBots hope that more students of both age groups will join in this free service to help continue younger students’ education during this time, especially as the winter months approach. Parents/guardians may register their children here. High-school students interested in becoming mentors may sign up here. For more information, email the LigerBots at cso@ligerbots.com.

Transportation YOU Boston: Virtual Summit Oct. 17

Events, Virtual/Online

WTS-Boston, MassDOT, and the MBTA are hosting an online program, Transportation YOU Boston Summit, on October 17, 9:30AM-12:30PM, to introduce girls in ages 8-18 to a wide range of careers in transportation. The event will include remarks by industry professionals and interactive workshops simulating real-life projects. Registration is open until October 2 OR until 100 are registered. Materials for the event may be picked up at the dates, times, and places listed here. For more information, check out the event on Facebook or email transportationyouboston@gmail.com.

MIT CodeIt: Free, Online, Beginning Programming Class for Girls/Nonbinary Students, Grades 6-8

Opportunities, Virtual/Online

MIT CodeIt is a free programming class taught by MIT students for middle-school girls and nonbinary students who have little or no programming experience.  Last spring, CodeIt met in person at MIT, and this fall it will meet online over Zoom on Sundays 2:30-3:30PM and Wednesdays 7-8:30PM, October 4 through November 15. Apply here by September 23 For more information, email codeit-exec@mit.edu.

LigerBots Offer Second Info Night for FIRST LEGO League, Sept. 23

Events, Opportunities, Virtual/Online

On September 23 at 7PM, Newton’s high-school robotics team, the LigerBots, will offer a repeat of their recent FLL Info Night for parents, guardians, and potential coaches to learn about FIRST LEGO League (FLL). FLL is an annual robotics competition in which students in Grades 4-8 form teams of 2-10 to program and build a LEGO robot while solving related engineering challenges in a friendly, cooperative atmosphere. The LigerBots encourage parents to talk with their children to see if they’re interested, as FLL is a great opportunity for all. Register here for the online event — or to express interest even if you cannot attend. If you have questions, more info is here and you can email matthew_honig@ligerbots.org or fll@ligerbots.org.