Science Club for Girls‘ annual fundraiser, the Catalyst Awards, will be held online on April 8 to celebrate SCFG’s 26 years of offering free programs to empower girls and women in STEM. The event will begin with networking at 5:30PM, and the main event will be 6PM-7PM, honoring Beth Chandler (CEO of YW Boston) and Rana El Kaliouby (Co-founder and CEO of Affectiva). Register here for free or for a donation in the range of $50 to $1,000. Sponsorship opportunities are also available in the range of $2,500 to $25,000. For more information, contact Lucy Sweeney at lsweeney@scienceclubforgirls.org.
Blue Hill Observatory: Summer Meteorology Workshop
Blue Hill Observatory will host its Summer Meteorology Workshop, July 12-17, for up to eight students who have an interest in the weather and wish to explore careers in meteorology and atmospheric science with professional meteorologists and scientists. It’s recommended for ages 14-18, but other ages may apply. The cost is $650 and financial aid may be available. Apply here, including a one-page essay explaining why you are interested and what you hope to gain from the experience. For more information, contact Don McCasland, Program Director, at dmccasland@bluehill.org or 617-696-0562.
Harvard Medical School: TeleMED Online Summer Programs, Grades 9-12
While Harvard Medical School’s in-person MEDscience summer program has been postponed for 2021, its teleMED programs for Grades 9-12 will be offered online this summer in one-week sessions (10AM-3:15PM). The cost of $1,800 includes the teleMED toolkit, and a limited amount of scholarship funds are available for Boston-area students. Apply by March 31. For more information, email hmsmedscience@hms.harvard.edu.
- teleMED Online is the introductory level, with 10 weekly sessions available June 14 through August 27. Students learn about diagnosis and treatment, clinical skills, and health care careers.
- teleMED 2.0. Online is available for students who have completed MEDscience or teleMED, with weekly sessions available June 14 through July 16. Students explore more in-depth patient cases and a wider variety of careers.
CSRecitations to Offer In-Person Group Classes in July for Students Entering Grades 6-7
In addition to offering in-person private and semi-private tutoring for a wide range of grade levels, CSRecititations (5 Michigan Drive in Natick) will offer in-person group classes in July for students entering Grades 6-7 in the fall. These group classes will be offered in two levels: “Back on Track” for students who have had a rough year in hybrid and remote learning, and “Rapid Advance” for students ready for more challenge as indicated by a placement test.
Forsyth Institute Remote Science Camps, Grades 6-12, Feb. & Apr. Breaks
Registration is open for The Forsyth Institute Student Scholars Remote Science Camps for middle- and high-school students over winter and spring breaks. Middle-school students will focus on one specialty area each day with the 5th day demonstrating how all disciplines can work together on a common issue. High-school students will focus on one topic for the entire week. Each session will consist of group discussions, lectures, lab tours, career talks, and hands-on laboratory experiments. The cost is $300, and financial assistance may be available. Email studentscholars@forsyth.org for more information.
- High School: February 15-19 (8AM-11AM): DNA/Genetics; April 19-23 (8AM-11AM): Microbiology
- Middle School: April 19-23 (1PM-4PM): Topics covered include oral health, microbiology, immunology, public health, bone development, and more.
Apply by Feb. 16 for Step into STEM: Workshops and Mentoring for HS Students who will be First in their Family to Attend College
Step into STEM is a free, online program of workshops and mentoring for high-school juniors and seniors with parent(s) who never received a bachelor’s or other four-year college/university degree. It features monthly online meetings (2/23, 3/23, 4/13, 5/18, 6/15) with group discussions, 1:1 mentoring, a supportive network of students, and discussions with first-generation scientists. Applications are due February 16. For more information, email the program’s facilitators, who themselves are first-generation STEM majors: Claudia Mazur cmazur@bu.edu and Samuel Domingues samuel.domingues001@umb.edu. This program is an initiative of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Newton Free Library Online: Little Lab Coats: Deserts!, Ages 6-9, Feb. 16
The Newton Free Library will offer Little Lab Coats: Deserts! on February 16 at 6PM, for ages 6-9 to virtually visit the driest regions of the earth, go on a camel ride, and explore how certain animals are able to withstand the heat and survive with little water. Space is limited. Registration is open until February 15 at 6PM. A Zoom link will be sent the day before the program.
Blue Hill Observatory Webinar: Climate Solutions Workshop, Feb. 24
On February 24, 7PM-8:30PM, the Blue Hill Observatory will host a webinar, Climate Solutions Workshop, featuring Dr. Tamara Shapiro Ledley, a climate and Earth Science thought leader, STEM education consultant, and Adjunct Professor at Bentley University. The webinar will be facilitated by NBC Boston meteorologist Tim Kelley. To support the nonprofit work of the observatory, a registration fee ($10 for BHO members, $15 for others) is requested but not required. Register to get sign-in credentials for the webinar and optionally make a donation.
STEM Professionals: Sign Up to Judge the Future Cities Finals Competition
Future City is a project-based STEAM program in which students in Grades 6-8 imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future. Teams work for about four months and compete in regional and finals competitions held in the spring. This year, competitions will be held online on March 6 and April 7. STEM professionals support the competition, either as mentors throughout the fall semester or as judges before and during the regional competitions. You can register online to be a judge. Contact the Regional Judging Coordinator at jake@discoverE.org for more information.
LLRISE: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Summer Radar Program for Rising High-School Seniors
MIT Lincoln Laboratory offers the Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers (LLRISE), a two-week summer workshop for 18 rising high-school seniors to build small radar systems. It’s free and will be held July 11-23. It’s usually a residential program, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MIT Lincoln Laboratory will hold its summer programs virtually and will following MIT’s policy on K-12 Summer programming. Students from a wide range of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Apply online by 10PM on March 27, including uploading of transcripts, standardized test scores, and two teacher recommendations. For more information, contact LLRISE@LL.mit.edu.