What is a high schooler to do in the middle of winter in New England? They can spend the weekend attending Blueprint, a free high school hackathon being held Feb 17 & 18th at MIT. On Saturday, students get to participate in hands-on workshops on programming and iOS development taught by MIT students and others in the industry. On Sunday, they get to work in a team to build a project from scratch with support from mentors (my son participated last year and said their mentors were very helpful in answering questions).
Guest Speaker: Andrew Sutherland, the founder and CTO of Quizlet; featured twice in Forbes Magizine's 30 under 30 list for Education A free t-shirt and meals are provided. Click here to register - Registration ends Saturday, Jan 27th 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
The next session for MIT Lincoln Lab's Science on Saturday is "The Rise and Fall of Pluto: How Science Progresses". Science on Saturday programs are for children 5-17 years old (though based on the ones we have attended, I think best for elementary and middle school students). Children under 5 are not admitted.
When: Saturday, February 24, 2018 Time: Session 1: 9 -10:15 am; Session 2: 10:30 - 11:45 am Where: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington Register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Help a team of hackers and cyber security professionals track down the bad guys that have hacked their system. This is the type of real-world scenario you'll experience when you attend 1NTERRUPT Cybersecurity Program held at Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI on January 27, 2018 from 8:30 am -3:00 pm. The program is free and offered to participates ages 13-22 who are interested in a hands-on opportunity to learning about hacking for good.
Who: Ages 13-22 Where: Mass Academy, Worcester When: Saturday, January 27, 2018 Time: 8:30 am - 3:00pm Cost: Free - you even get a free t-shirt and lunch! Register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Looking for a winter STEM Activity? MAHacks is a free hackathon for high school students, run by high school students, held in Boston. Wondering what a hackathon is? It is an event where computer programmers, designers and others work in a team to develop software products. No experience? No problem, there are workshops to teach the basics of coding or join a team as an artist, designer or writer.
Free Admission, free food, free swag and over $17,000 in prizes! When: February 24, 2017 (note, date changed per their facebook page) Where: Upstatement, Boston, MA Time: 12 hour event (schedule not posted as of this writing) 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 |
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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