We recently wrapped up another Summer Rocketry Program! Over two sessions, rising 6th-8th graders spent their summer days designing, building, and launching their own rockets. Along with our Rocketry participants, the program was aided by Junior Mentors who came through the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP), which places high schoolers from across the city into paid summer roles. Watching our MSYEP interns guide younger participants through their first rocket bu

This semester, our Science Clubs explored the world of space science through our Blast Off curriculum. Across eight weeks, participants engaged in hands-on, space-inspired projects discovering how science, engineering, and math work together to make space exploration possible. One of the first projects of the semester challenged participants to design and build their own straw model rockets. Through designing and testing model rockets, students examined how different forces a

Over the past year, our 2025-2026 Program Manager Fellow, Nneoma Oji, has been an incredible part of Science Club for Girls community. She has brought curiosity, creativity, and care to every aspect of the role. As she prepares to matriculate into medical school, we want to take a moment to reflect on the impact she has made on our programs! Growing up in the South Shore to a Nigerian-American family, Nneoma’s passion for science began at an early age and has continued to sha

Bonnie Bertolaet, Executive Director, with Catalyst Awardees Yvonne Hao (Flagship Pioneering) and Dr. Sally Kornbluth (MIT), and NASA Astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams. On Wednesday, May 6, we hosted our annual Catalyst Awards at The Grand in Boston. The event brought together over 275 attendees to celebrate women in STEM who are driving innovation and building a more equitable future. As the United States faces continuous gaps in STEM representation and workforce participatio