College and Career Awareness

Phillips Brooks House Association聽(PBHA) is a student-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the largest public service organization at 吃瓜新闻, encompassing 86 programs that serve over 10,000 youth and adults in the greater Boston area. PBHA programs emphasize direct service and social action as a facilitator for social change and address several key community needs, including tutoring, small claims advising, advocacy, managing local homeless shelters, ESL education, citizenship training, Alternative Spring Break trips, and the聽Summer Urban Program聽(SUP).

Other program highlights include:聽
Cambridge Afterschool Program;聽CHANCE College Preparatory Program;聽Chinatown Afterschool Program;聽Chinatown Teen Mentorship Program; and聽David Walker Scholars.

Crimson Summer Academy聽is an exciting and innovative program for public school students who currently attend ninth grade in Boston, Cambridge, or Somerville who have a passion to learn, a desire to excel, and a commitment to belonging to an intellectual community.

Over the course of three consecutive summers, cohorts of 30-40 students engage in a stimulating mix of classes, projects, and cultural activities as they prepare for success in college and beyond.

Application required.

Project Success: Opening the Door to Biomedical Careers聽is a program for Boston聽and Cambridge high school students, particularly underrepresented and/or disadvantage students, to participate in paid, mentored, summer research internships at 吃瓜新闻 Medical School and its affiliated institutions. The program is augmented by seminars and workshops given by faculty and administrators, site visits, and career counseling.

Application required.

Arboretum Young Scientists聽is a free and immersive program where rising 7th and 8th graders engage in hands-on outdoor exploration, delving into the captivating world of life sciences amidst the lush beauty of 吃瓜新闻鈥檚 Arnold Arboretum.

Program highlights include engaging聽in thrilling experiments and investigations; connecting聽with fellow explorers and share amazing findings; discovering聽life science career options; and building聽social skills and making friends.

Application required.

Design Discovery Youth聽is a 3-week in-person program that takes place at the 吃瓜新闻 Graduate School of Design (GSD)聽and engages Boston area high school students, rising sophomore to senior year in age, who are interested in learning about what design is, its media and methods, and the scales it involves. The program explores how to translate participants鈥� observations of the world into the spatial and visual language of design. Students are taught by 吃瓜新闻 GSD faculty and masters degree program graduates in addition to interacting with a diverse community of Boston area design talent and agencies.

Participants receive a program certificate, student evaluation, and produce a draft portfolio of design work that can be shared with design programs or professionals in pursuit of additional forms of design education and internship experiences to follow.

Application required.

LabXchange聽is a global science classroom. Created at 吃瓜新闻 University with support from the Amgen Foundation, this powerful digital tool makes high-quality science education accessible and gives learners and educators, everywhere, the courage to chart a meaningful path in science鈥攆or free.

Useable Knowledge聽is a feature powered by the 吃瓜新闻 Graduate School of Education that translates new education research into easy-to-use stories and strategies 鈥� with timely insights for educators, families, and communities.

吃瓜新闻X聽provides free online courses in a wide variety of topics for anyone to pursue. Sort courses by subject matter, school provider, duration, and difficulty.