Empow Studios Tops ‘Family Favorites’ 'Boston Parents Paper' Honors Empow with 6 Awards Boston Parents have voted Empow Studios as the winner of five categories in the annual Boston Parents Paper "Family Favorites" awards. For 2018, Empow Studios...
Read moreSummer STEM Camps Ramp Up in Lexington
Empow Studios unveils new options for its 2018 Summer Campers Educating students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is considered essential to boost possibilities and prepare them for a changing world...
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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...
Read moreClimbing the ‘Best of the Best’ List
‘Boston Parents Paper’ Awards Empow Studios Additional Honors Empow Studios is thrilled to receive increasing acclaim by ‘Boston Parents Paper.’ Last year, Empow was selected in two ‘Family Favorites 2016’ categories in the publication's...
Read moreLearning Through Minecraft
Tapping Minecraft's Educational Potential Kids and adults have been creating three dimensional (3D) worlds in Minecraft for years. The Minecraft cows, pigs, chickens, and creepers have garnered huge fan bases. Very young children have learned to...
Read moreInspiring 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...
Read moreAdding STEAM to the PMC
Empow Studios hosts workshops to benefit cancer care and research When Taylor Tutwiler rides her bike each year as part of the Pan-Mass Challenge® (PMC) to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, she has a goal and it’s personal. “Many...
Read moreLEGO Robotics Teams Gear Up
Collaboration is key to successful FIRST LEGO League season Attending a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics competition is exciting. As energetic music pumps through the venue, it’s like watching a beehive, with various competitions happening...
Read moreRobots Spark Interest in STEM
How iRobot is reaching kids in local communities How do you clean a gutter? Better yet, how do you get a robot to clean a gutter? And why don’t Roomba vacuums fall down stairs? Lots of questions were asked as Bedford, MA based iRobot made a visit...
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