​ Wonderland is a free, 48-hour hackathon, February 23-25, “bringing students from all over the Boston area for a weekend of unhindered creation.” It’s organized by six high-school seniors (including ones from Newton North HS and Newton South HS) under the auspices of nonprofit Hack Club with support from WPS Institute in Newton Centre, which is providing the venue. (Last…

​ MIT’s Spring HSSP — a multi-week, in-person academic program for Grades 7-12 — will take place at MIT on Saturdays, March 2 to April 6 (except March 16), 1PM-4PM. Online registrations are open now, and all applications completed by February 20 will be considered equally in the course-assignment lottery (registrations after that will be taken first-come/first-served as space is available). The cost…

​[[{“value”:” MIT’s Spring HSSP — a multi-week, in-person academic program for Grades 7-12 — will take place at MIT on Saturdays, March 2 to April 6 (except March 16), 1PM-4PM. Online registrations are open now, and all applications completed by February 20 will be considered equally in the course-assignment lottery (registrations after that will be taken first-come/first-served as space is available). The cost…

​[[{“value”:” Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach will host a live webinar — Engineering Design Challenge — for students in Grades K-12 on February 21 at 4PM. Register here. “Kids will be presented with an engineering design challenge to do at home with whatever materials they have around the house (cardboard, string, tape, paperclips, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks,…

​[[{“value”:” Ted Zhu has recently launched Coder Experience School, an “in-person coding school with the goal of promoting Engineering and Software principles to a broader audience.” It offers classes for Grade 6 through Adult in areas such as  web application development, interactive 2D games, and practical electronics. All classes are taught in-person at the Newton Marriott (2345 Commonwealth Avenue), in…

​[[{“value”:” Penguin Coding School, with locations in Acton, Lexington, and Brooklyn, opened last spring at in Newton Centre, a 1223 Centre Street, next to Tatte. It offers coding and robotics programs for ages 5-18 with afterschool and weekend classes in Lego Robotics, Minecraft, Python, Scratch and Roblox. Applications are open until February 26 for the Winter Semester (through April 7)….

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​[[{“value”:” Science on State Street is Framingham State University’s annual science festival, focusing on themes relating to planet Earth, and the ways that STEM fields support environmental justice, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability. This year it will take place on April 27, noon-3PM at the Christa Mcauliffe Center and O’Connor parking lot at Framingham State University. The organizers seek to recruit exhibitors in STEM, arts,…

​[[{“value”:” CC-By provided by the author A hackathon offers a fun way to engage students in solving real, concrete problems. Proposing activities that implement this methodology facilitates learning, stimulates creativity, and encourages participation. The fifth-grade students of I.C. S.G. Bosco di Napoli participated in a project that involved solving exciting educational challenges. These activities allowed the students to learn collaboration,…