University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers two week-long residental programs in June and July: Exploring Your Options introduces high school rising juniors and seniors to the field of engineering; Discover Engineering is for rising sophomores interested in math and science to work on projects incorporating different aspects of engineering.

Read More

Filed under: Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on Summer Programs: U. Illinois, Grades 9-12

Tags: Engineering, Grades 9-12, Mathematics, Science, Summer Camps & Programs (Students)

Students ages 5 to 18 are invited to take the Cambridge Science Festival’s Curiosity Challenge: Write an essay, draw or take a picture about your curiosity and tell us how it prompted you to explore your world. Then enter your essay or artwork in the Curiosity Challenge by submitting it at any Cambridge Public School or Cambridge Public Library branch or at the MIT Museum by Feb. 12, 2010.

Read More

Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on Essay Contest: R U Curious? Grades 1-12, Cambridge, Mass.

Tags: Essay Contest, Grades 1-12, Science