The camp provides a unique opportunity for middle school girls to engage in hands-on science and engineering activities at MIT, with mentoring from MIT college students.
The MIT Edgerton Center Girls' Discovery & Innovation Camp, formerly known as GE Girls @ MIT and You GO Girl!, offers middle school girls a hands-on introduction to science and engineering. Participants engage in a variety of activities designed to cultivate curiosity and a sense of accomplishment. These activities include building motorized LEGO® cars, experimenting with strobe-light photography, and using LEGO fish cells to understand genetics and traits. The program also incorporates high school preparatory sessions. Through small group interactions and near-peer mentoring with MIT college students, girls gain practical skills in engineering, construction, computer programming, electronics, aviation, and chemistry. The camp emphasizes flexible problem-solving, encouraging students to explore multiple approaches to challenges and learn from each other's innovative solutions. The goal is to inspire young women in STEM fields and provide them with foundational knowledge and confidence.
A typical day involves hands-on science and engineering activities in the morning, followed by projects focusing on career planning, high school and college preparation, and personal development in the afternoon.
This program is ideal for rising 9th-grade girls from the greater Boston area who are interested in an introductory, low-pressure science and engineering experience.
MIT, Cambridge, MA
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