K-12 Outreach Committee
The SWE Boston K-12 Outreach Committee coordinates programs concerning career guidance that inform women, their families, guidance counselors, and the public in general, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
Current programs include Mentoring, Girl Scout Badge Workshops, School Outreach, Speakers Bureau, Informational Interviewing, Job Shadow, Merit Certificates, Scholarships, and Science Fair Judging.
Current programs include Mentoring, Girl Scout Badge Workshops, School Outreach, Speakers Bureau, Informational Interviewing, Job Shadow, Merit Certificates, Scholarships, and Science Fair Judging.
Contact Information
For more information about participating in any of our outreach programs, email outreach@sweboston.org
K-12 Resources
SWE Boston collaborates with various local Outreach programs and organizations.
The following resources may be of interest to girls, their parents, and teachers:
Exploring STEM Education: A Resource Guide a page filled with fun STEM projects and activities! (collegecliffs.com)
A Guide to Engaging Girls in Early STEM Learning Winnie, a marketplace and community for trusted childcare shared a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers, and professionals to encourage a more diverse population for the future of these industries. Our intent is to provide children with unlimited learning opportunities and work towards closing the gender gap once and for all.
Computer Games and Experiments: A STEM Guide is a collection of STEM games, activities and experiments for kids. The list features interesting games and activities for all ages and interests, from coding to astronomy.
Guide to STEM Education
Arizona State University’s SWE section has started a national online tutoring initiative to help continue to educate K-12 students at home. Please fill out the forms below:
Form for guardians and people interested in receiving the videos
Form for educators wanting to help
Science Club for Girls meets in several locations around Boston.
Engineering is Elementary Project at the Museum of Science, Boston, aims to foster engineering and technological literacy among children.
Dragonfire Tools - Junior Handyman's Toolkit Offers hands-on projects for classrooms.
SuccessBaseMass A website listing dozens of programs, internships, and scholarships for Greater Boston high school students.
STEAM Vault steam-based books, media, and activities offered by the Cambridge Public Library and Cambridge science festival.
EngineerGirl Try This! Design Challenge
Try This! Design Challenges are hands-on activities using common household items. Challenges include: design a mini catapult, paper airplane, and sorting machine.
Science Experiments Around the Home
is a list of easy, fun science experiments collected by Business Cost Saver
Girls Who Code at Home
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Girls Who Code is making CS educational activities available for download free of charge. They will release activities weekly. Each activity will include a feature of a women in tech who pioneered innovative technology.
Girlstart STEM at Home
STEM at Home was created by Girlstart to empower families and communities in STEM. Find free Girlstart curriculum, STEM resources, effective messaging tips, collaboration opportunities. Join the Girlstart newsletter and receive updated information on other online resources.
GoldiBlox STEM at Home
During these uncertain times GoldiBlox is encouraging positivity, creativity, and connection. Visit their creative STEM at Home MakerSpace for fun DIY and STEM inspired projects.
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) FREE Membership
To support all educators during this difficult time, NSTA is offering a free 30-day membership, providing access to more than 12,000 digital professional learning resources and tools.
SciGirls CONNECT
SciGirls knows it can be difficult during this time to keep kids engaged in education while stuck at home. Visit SciGirls CONNECT for fun yet educational STEM activities and videos (also available in Spanish). Build and code your own wildlife camera, use code to turn music into a visual display, design a planter out of recycled materials, and improve your favorite water bottle with the Insulator Innovator activity.
TechGirlz Virtual/Indoor Activities
The TechGirlz team has put together a list of virtual/indoor activities. They will continue to update the list regularly.
The following resources may be of interest to girls, their parents, and teachers:
Exploring STEM Education: A Resource Guide a page filled with fun STEM projects and activities! (collegecliffs.com)
A Guide to Engaging Girls in Early STEM Learning Winnie, a marketplace and community for trusted childcare shared a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers, and professionals to encourage a more diverse population for the future of these industries. Our intent is to provide children with unlimited learning opportunities and work towards closing the gender gap once and for all.
Computer Games and Experiments: A STEM Guide is a collection of STEM games, activities and experiments for kids. The list features interesting games and activities for all ages and interests, from coding to astronomy.
Guide to STEM Education
Arizona State University’s SWE section has started a national online tutoring initiative to help continue to educate K-12 students at home. Please fill out the forms below:
Form for guardians and people interested in receiving the videos
Form for educators wanting to help
Science Club for Girls meets in several locations around Boston.
Engineering is Elementary Project at the Museum of Science, Boston, aims to foster engineering and technological literacy among children.
Dragonfire Tools - Junior Handyman's Toolkit Offers hands-on projects for classrooms.
SuccessBaseMass A website listing dozens of programs, internships, and scholarships for Greater Boston high school students.
STEAM Vault steam-based books, media, and activities offered by the Cambridge Public Library and Cambridge science festival.
EngineerGirl Try This! Design Challenge
Try This! Design Challenges are hands-on activities using common household items. Challenges include: design a mini catapult, paper airplane, and sorting machine.
Science Experiments Around the Home
is a list of easy, fun science experiments collected by Business Cost Saver
Girls Who Code at Home
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Girls Who Code is making CS educational activities available for download free of charge. They will release activities weekly. Each activity will include a feature of a women in tech who pioneered innovative technology.
Girlstart STEM at Home
STEM at Home was created by Girlstart to empower families and communities in STEM. Find free Girlstart curriculum, STEM resources, effective messaging tips, collaboration opportunities. Join the Girlstart newsletter and receive updated information on other online resources.
GoldiBlox STEM at Home
During these uncertain times GoldiBlox is encouraging positivity, creativity, and connection. Visit their creative STEM at Home MakerSpace for fun DIY and STEM inspired projects.
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) FREE Membership
To support all educators during this difficult time, NSTA is offering a free 30-day membership, providing access to more than 12,000 digital professional learning resources and tools.
SciGirls CONNECT
SciGirls knows it can be difficult during this time to keep kids engaged in education while stuck at home. Visit SciGirls CONNECT for fun yet educational STEM activities and videos (also available in Spanish). Build and code your own wildlife camera, use code to turn music into a visual display, design a planter out of recycled materials, and improve your favorite water bottle with the Insulator Innovator activity.
TechGirlz Virtual/Indoor Activities
The TechGirlz team has put together a list of virtual/indoor activities. They will continue to update the list regularly.
Other Types of Outreach
Our outreach for collegiate and professional women engineers takes the form of professional development events and SWE membership events. For online resources, please see the "Career Guides" section of our website here.