Join Fresh Films Weekly Filmmaking to learn the art, science, and business of filmmaking, learn to tell your story through film. Meet and work with other teens from your Central Mass on projects that will build your skills and your portfolio. Apply by October 12th
WHO: Teen, aged 13-18 WHAT: Film & Media Career Pathway Program WHERE: Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg & Leominster WHEN: Thursdays, starting Oct 18th, 4 - 6:30 pm COST: FREE Register at: freshfilms.org/weeklyfilmmaking This program is offered through in part through the generous support of the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts and the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates MIT Lincoln Laboratory Girls’ Innovation Research Lab presents Cyber Safety Lab. This workshop will introduce middle school students to how the Internet works and learn about technologies that promote internet safety through interactive activities.
Who: Middle School Students, grades 5-8 When: Saturday, February 29, 2020, 9:30 am - 3 pm Where: MIT Beaver Works Building 31, Cambridge, MA Cost: Free Register at https://mitgirls.eventbrite.com. Contact [email protected] for questions Registration is open for Brandeis University's Fall SPLASH program! Splash is a one day program for students, in grades 6-12, where they can take classes on a variety of topics of interest. Come learn about Ancient Greece, Animation, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Chocolate, or choose from many others. Who: Students in Grades 6-12 Where: Brandeis University, Waltham When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 Cost: FREE!! For the link to this and other SPLASH programs go to www.STEMAdvocates.org, select Students, select SPLASH To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates
Science and Us, a youth-led nonprofit dedicated to helping high schoolers explore the intersection of STEM and society, is hosting a free Makeathon for middle and high school students at MIT. Who: Middle & High School Students What: Make-A-Thon Where: MIT When: August 17, 2019, 9am - 5pm Why: Hands-on activities are the most direct way for students to understand the challenges and rewards of making STEM accessible and interesting. Cost: FREE Register Here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting a "Ask Me Anything" Webinar where you can ask questions on college applications, women in stem, career advice, balancing school and extracurriculars, finding confidence in STEM, or anything related to STEM.
Who: MIT SWE Date: Friday, December 4, 2018 Time: 7 - 8 PM RSVP: Deadline, Wednesday December 12, 2018 Register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates
This looks like fun! Join MIT Beaver Works at their Racecar Crash Course 6-Week Coding Class for girls being held in Cambridge on Saturdays in November and December.
Who: High School Girls interested in learning coding and robots! When: Saturdays 10 am - 1 pm; Nov 3 - Dec 15 (excluding Thanksgiving week) Where: MIT Beaver Works, Cambridge, MA Cost: Free Register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Harvard Student Agencies, an organization run by Harvard students, is hosting a Women's Leadership Conference for high schoolers, focused primarily in the fields of STEM, business and politics. The program will feature key note speakers and panels and will include breakout session focused on building leadership skills of the participants. The conference will conclude with an ice cream social and networking event.
Who: High School Students When: July 21, 2018 Hours: 9am - 4pm, followed by a networking event Cost: $160 Register Here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Becker College, named #4 in the world by Princeton Review for Game Design, is again offering a free summer day camp to help attract girls into STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) fields at their Worcester Campus. The program, for girls in grades 7-12, will focus on a hands-on introduction to game programming and design. Each student will be given a mobile device which they will use to create a finished game. All classes are taught by Becker's Game Design faculty.
Who: Girls in Grades 7-12 When: June 26-30 Where: Becker College Worcester Campus Cost: Free For more information and to register contact [email protected]. If you don't qualify for this experience but are interested in other opportunties, Becker College also offers a two-week residential Summer Game Studio program for both male and female high school students. My son attended this a few years ago and had said it was the best experience of his life! To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates MIT Society of Women Engineers is hosting a free Python Workshop for high school students who are interested in learning how to code. The program encourages females to sign up but is open to all genders. Date: Saturday, March 10 Time: 9 am - 3 pm Cost: Free Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 4, register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates MIT Lincoln Laboratory Beaverworks Center is hosting a one-day "Girls Who Build Music" Tech Workshop for high school girls. The workshop includes keynote speakers from MIT and Bose and includes hands-on activities on how to build a speaker and how to program a guitar synthesizer. The cost is $50 which includes supplies and lunch. Who: High School Females When: Saturday, Feb 3, 2018 Time: 8:30 - 4:30 Where: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Beaverworks Center Cost: $50 Register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates
Are you or do you know a young female high school student, currently in the 11th grade, interested in technology? MIT Women's Technology program offers a four week residential academic experience, designed and taught by female MIT graduate students, exploring engineering through hands-on classes, labs and team-based projects. This program is geared towards students with no prior programming background.
This program is free of charge for families with incomes less than $120,000 and $3,500 for families earning more than $120,000. The program includes classes, housing and food. This is a competitive application process with over 500 applications for 40 spots. To learn more watch their YouTube Video or go to their website Program Dates: June 23 - July 21, 2018 Application Deadline: January 15, 2018 Registration is open for students to attend introductory classes at New England colleges by college students. Programs are available for students grade 5 - 12. Check out the schools, dates and links on the Students-STEM page of our site.
CyberPatriot, a program created by the US Air Force, is a youth cyber education program and cyber defense competition offering middle school and high school divisions. The program was created to increase interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) education and cyber security. The first cyber defense competition was held in 2009 with just eight teams in Florida, since then, it has grown to over 4,400 teams across the United States.
Teams compete online and are scored on how well they identify vulnerabilities in a simulated virtual network. Winners of the online competitions are invited to attend the, all expense paid, National Finals Competition in Baltimore, Maryland held in April 2018 and winners receive national recognition and are awarded scholarships. Each team consists of a coach and 2-6 competitors (up to 5 competitors, 1 alternate) and an optional team mentor and/or assistant. On-line training materials are provided. Teams need to be registered by October 4, 2017, there is a fee of $205 per team (to increase the number of females in STEM, there is no charge for all female teams) To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. In 1984, 37% of all computer science graduates were women, now that number is just 18%. Girls Who Code helps prepare girls around the country for a future in computer science with free after school programs for 6-12th grade girls.
Find a location near you or start your own club! If you live near Worcester, MA, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is running a club for girls in grades 7 and 8. Dates: September 5 - December 19, 2017 (excluding November 21, 2017) Hours: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00pm Cost: free Registration: Opens On Monday, August 14, 2017 at 9:00am To register, contact the Office of Pre-collegiate Outreach Programs by email at [email protected] or by phone at 508-831-4900. Registration is now open for CODEIT!, a free program offered by MIT students aimed at decreasing the gender-gap in technology. Middle school girls with little or no programming experience will have the chance to explore computer science through interactive workshops and MIT student mentors. The program meets weekly on Saturday afternoons from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. beginning October 7, 2017 through December 2, 2017 (students are expected to attend all classes). Computers and smartphones will be available for student use and a catered lunch will be provided. Saturday, May 13, 2017, middle school girls (grades 6-8) will have the opportunity to participate in a free program "Girls Space Day Adventure" being held at MIT's Johnson Ice Rink. This is a FREE program in which young women can participate in hands-on activities while learning about the role of science & engineering in space exploration. They young women will also have a chance to meet and interact with women engineers and scientists.
This event is hosted by The Society of Women Engineers, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MIT AeroAstro department and the MIT Women's Graduate Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Student Check-In 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Speakers and Demos |
AuthorWelcome! I'm Debbi and I'm so glad you're here! As a mom of two boys I found it difficult to find resources on STEM programs for my kids. I spent hours researching which resulted in my kids having some amazing STEM opportunities. I want to share information with other families. I try to focus on free or low-cost events so that opportunities are available to children no matter their family's income level. Archives
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