The Digital Dragon

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

WCE (World Computer Exchange) Club

Want Community Service Hours? Then, join WCE Club where you will be able to gain some experience in working with computers! This opportunity is open to anyone willing to join and learn. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. The work done here will help impoverished communities that don't have any technological equipment. Help us make a difference!

Mistchnache Prinston (mprinston@bostonk12.org) & Amy Nguyen (anguyen88@bostonk12.org)

Artward Bound Applications Open- due May 22

Artward Bound mission is simple: bring local voices of color to the forefront of the art industry. Artward Bound is a free 4-year program that prepares 9th - 12th-grade students interested in visual arts and design with the artistic and academic skills needed for admission to and success at an art/design college. Artward Bound is currently accepting applications for current 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students to start this summer. Apply by May 22nd at massart.edu/artwardboundapply.

Boston University’s Upward Bound Program

Are you a BLA freshman or sophomore who is Interested in taking classes at Boston University this summer? Are you also interested in getting paid to participate in a program during the school year that increases your preparedness for college and future years of high school? Please apply to BU’s Upward Bound program here. To be eligible you must live in one of the following neighborhoods: Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester or East Boston.

The Artemis Project is a five-week summer program that introduces girls to the creative thinking and problem-solving skills that are at the core of computer science. Artemis will be offered from July 5th to August 5th, 2022 weekdays from 9:30 AM -3:30PM on the BU campus. The program makes fundamental topics in computer science fun and engaging by incorporating both hands-on activities as well as real-world applications. Participants will learn how to code in Python, design their own websites, build robots, and program microbits. They also will learn about conceptual topics including search and sort algorithms, cryptography, and artificial intelligence. Lunch is provided each day.

Artemis is run by undergraduate women concentrating in Computer Science and Engineering who are passionate about what they do. Through interactions with the coordinators, as well as with faculty and industry guest speakers, the participants will meet many female role models in the fields of computer science and engineering.

Students accepted into the program are required to pay a $100 non-refundable registration fee.

The program is administered by the Learning Resource Network (LERNet), a BU center with a long history of coordinating science and engineering programs for K-12 students. Additional program information can be found on the website: http://www.bu.edu/lernet/artemis

Please send email to cab@bu.edu if you have any further questions.

sySTEMic Flow

sySTEMic flow is hosting a Future Steminist event for BIPOC girls in 6th-12th grade who want to explore the STEM world. We would love it if you could share this opportunity with your students, community, and school.

Youth will have the opportunity to work on various STEM activities while learning about the different college degrees and career fields in the industry. Participants who attend the event will be entered into raffles throughout the day to receive gift cards, prizes, and more!

Participants can register and review the event schedule using the link below: https://www.systemicflow.com/future-steminist.

More on event details:

Future Steminist is on Saturday, May 21, from 9 AM - 4:00 PM at Roxbury Community College. The cost per student is $25, though we will work with any families who are experiencing financial hardships. As per the location guidelines, we can only accommodate 80 students, and masks will be required.

NEMPAC has a call for Middle and High School PAID Interns for Summer 2022! We're looking for students entering grades 7 - 12 to assist our youth summer workshops in music, theatre, and dance! Interns can express interest in just one, two, three, or even all eight weeks! Interns will run warm-ups, games, help with set up and break down, assist with staging, choreography, and music rehearsals, as well as prop making and more! Duties of each intern will vary based on their strengths and interests. They will also be considered a “mentor” to the students and are therefore expected to be a good example to them throughout the workshop.

Interns are an integral part in helping the workshop run smoothly, while building their leadership skills, and communication and organizational skills, while gaining experience working with young children!

Interested students must fill out the application by the deadline of JUNE 1st! After we receive all applications, we will send out intern assignments by June 10th.

NEMPAC Summer Youth Internship Application: https://forms.gle/6mLC8uufcTYHpSkM7

Intern Requirements & Details:

• Student Intern must be entering 7th grade in for the 2022/2023 school year.

  • Exception for Broadway Bootcamp, where you must be 16 by the start of the program on August 12

  • Exception for PlayLab: Create, Produce Perform, where you must be 14 by the start of the program on August 22.

• Students must be fully vaccinated in order to participate as an intern

• There is a small stipend of $50/week for all workshop weeks

  • Exception for July 4th week of Kids Music Theatre/Dance, in which the stipend will be $40.

Summer Program Internship Workshop Descriptions, Dates & Shifts: Visit www.nempacboston.org/summerprograms

Free COVID-19 Home Test Kits Available for City of Boston residents

Boston residents can now pick up free rapid at-home test kits at designated sites around the City, while supplies last. Each person will be able to pick up a kit for each member of their immediate household per visit. There are two tests in each kit. 

Please help us get the word out about these kits along with guidance on how to use them:

• BPHC’s fact sheet provides guidance on how to use these home test kits, including what to do if you test positive. These are currently available in English and Spanish.

• Mass DPH provides detailed instructions for using a home test kit, as well as graphic instructions available in several languages.

• More detailed guidance on using the kits is available directly from the vendors, currently iHealth or QuickVue.