On Friday, November 18th we hosted a special field trip, titled “What’s Engineering?”. On this day, sixty fifth-grade students from the Edison K-8 school classes came in to learn more about physics: Catapults and Egg Drop. After a quick introduction to Northeastern and the Center for STEM Education, we opened the floor to Nicolas Fuchs, […]
STEMout at JP Boston Public Library – Saturdays 10:30-12:00 STEMout, our affiliated NEU student volunteer organization, is hosting a weekly STEM program at Jamaica Plains’ Boston Public Library (30 South Street, JP 02130), every Saturday morning from 10:30am-12:00pm. The age range of the program is 8-12 (3rd grade to 6th grade). Students participate in hands-on […]
On Friday, October 28th we had our third field trip of the year where the fourth grade class from the Rafael Hernandez dual English/Spanish language school came to learn about natural disasters and preparedness. Thank you to NEU volunteers for making this day possible: Stephanie, Erika, Jackson, Munin, and Maya. The day focused on learning […]
On Saturday, October 22nd, I (Nick) went as a representative for Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education to the BPS STEM College and Career Fair (10-1). The fair was open to Boston Public School (BPS) students of all ages – one section of the Reggie Lewis Center dedicated to Employers/Career Agencies/Universities and another section (where I […]
On Thursday, October 20th we hosted a special field trip, titled “Explorations in Science”. On this day, two 11th grade classes came in to learn more about physics: Ms. Tongcharoensirikul’s AP chemistry class from Quincy High School and Ms. Cicero’s AP Biology class from Boston Collegiate Charter School. After a quick introduction to Northeastern and […]
On Friday, October 14th we had our second field trip of the 2022-2023 academic year. On this day, 39 fifth+sixth grade students from the JP Manning School came to learn about engineering. Thank you to NEU students Lauren, Maya, Erika, Munin, and Nigel for helping out today! We started by learning about engineering and the […]
To All Interested High School Students, On Friday, December 2nd, 2022, 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! (Testing/COVID protocols are lifted on campus). Building Bridges provides an opportunity for you to learn what engineering in […]
On Saturday, September 19th, we had our first field trip of the 2022-2023 academic school year! Working with our partner organization, Ron Burton Training Village, we hosted 60 girls (grades 6-12) for a day focused on AI/energy and policies thereof. Thank you to all STEM volunteers who attended today, including two completely new volunteers(*): Karen, […]
Dear Teachers, Principals, Science Coordinators, etc., Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education will be continuing it’s STEM Field Trip series in the 2022-2023 academic school year. We will be offering three types of field trips: On-Campus (coming to Northeastern), Reverse (we come to your school), and Virtually. The survey has questions related to all three […]
As we approach the final week in our program, our students have made great progress in their research and we are eagerly looking forward to their final presentations next week. Whilst they have been working on the research, the students have also been participating with Prof. Lehman in his energy workshop and have completed their […]
