Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished Robotics Team Enjoys the Rewards of Perseverance and ‘Coopertition’ When talking to students who love robotics, the stories about how they got hooked vary. “I had always been into taking things apart, from vacuums to digital...

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Gadgets that Engage

Gadgets that Engage

Empow Studios promotes learning through electronic contraptions and devices Opening the top of a ceramic jar is not typically considered an exciting endeavor. However, at a recent electronics demonstration at Empow Studios in Lexington, it was...

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STEM for a Day

STEM for a Day

Field Trips, Workshops, and Classes Designed to Inspire Piquing a child’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) doesn’t require a big commitment. Sometimes it can happen in an instant when a child...

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Empow Opens Its Doors

Empow Opens Its Doors

Join Empow Studios for a Tour October 21st Curious about how 3D Printing works? Would you like to try operating a LEGO robot or join in a group game? Now’s your chance to check out Empow Studios in Lexington, where kids are designing, building...

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Going the Distance

Going the Distance

Looking Back at the 2017 PMC Ride and Fundraising Workshops As more than 6,000 cyclists from 48 different states converged on three locations in Massachusetts for the 2017 Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), Taylor Tutwiler, who works to organize kids’...

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Inspiring Kids to Code

Inspiring Kids to Code

Bridging the Gap from Scratch to Java There was a time when coding was considered a complex endeavor – one that involved hours of typing letters and numbers, and was primarily the mission of those with computer programming expertise. Today...

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