We would like to invite K-8 students to join us at our Engineering for Everyone Expo on Friday, February 21st from 10:00am-12:00pm at Northeastern University (during February BPS Vacation week). This expo is open to the public and we encourage students and their parents to attend. During this time, Northeastern student organizations and volunteers will […]
Are you a high school student interested in computer science? Consider taking part in MIT’s Blueprint, a weekend-long learnathon and hackathon for high school students happening on March 1-2, 2025. Blueprint places a particular focus on reaching out to students from underrepresented high schools and communities to make computer science education available to all. Sign-up […]
Are you a community college student in the Greater Boston area? Are you interested in doing hands-on research at Northeastern University this summer? If so – please read on! The NSF REU-PATHWAYS summer program at Northeastern University is a 10-week research experience for community college students to conduct in-person research at various labs across our […]
Are you a high school student? Do you love math and science? Come explore the field of engineering with Northeastern University women engineers! On Saturday, February 8th from 10am – 3pm at Northeastern’s Boston Campus, the student chapter of SWE – the Society of Women Engineers – is hosting this cool event – consider attending! […]
Today is National Giving Day! It’s the season of giving and you can give back to the Center for STEM Education. Funds raised have a direct impact on programs we run: each year, the Center for STEM Education is able offer STEM experiences to over 1,500 K-12 students, teachers, and families through initiatives such as […]
On Friday, October 18th, we had our third field trip for the semester! This time, the Haley Pilot School came with 44 x 6th graders for a day on Engineering and Natural Disasters. Students were given the goal to create a deployable flood barrier – modeled on Boston’s Coastal Resilience Planning for East Boston (and […]
Our second field trip of the semester was on Friday, October 11th. This time, Al-Hamra Academy from Shrewsbury came for their first field trip, with 48 middle school students. As usual, the day began with learning about the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and roleplaying the process (designing a more effective alarm clock: one that pulls […]
Our first field trip was on Friday, October 4th: 35 x 5th/6th graders from the Chittick Elementary School came for a visit. Students learned about the engineering design process, then split up and alternated activities. In our Civil Engineering-focused activity [first image], students visited Northeastern’s Earthquake lab (EQL) (thank you CEE Professor Nancy Varney for […]
To All Interested High School Students, On Friday, December 6th, 2024, Northeastern University will once again sponsor Building Bridges, a day dedicated to students considering a career in engineering. This event will be in-person and at Northeastern! Building Bridges provides an opportunity for you to learn what engineering in college is all about. Choose from […]
This semester began with a volunteer training session on September 20th – with 14 volunteers participating; a mix of past and new volunteers. The slides for the day introduced what the Center for STEM Education is and what we do, talking about broader impacts and the learning goals for STEM field trips. Volunteer expectations, engagement […]
