CITIES VISITED: BOSTON

LENGTH:

5 DAY TOUR

STEM IMMERSION:5 BOSTON

Explore how Boston's abundance of universities and tech startups has paved its way to becoming a leader in the worlds of science and technology. You’ll gain hands-on experience in MIT’s research centers and meet the ground-breaking scientists of MIT’s laboratories. From robotic workshops with FIRST Robotics to learning the engineering behind music, you’ll experience a magnitude of science innovation sure to spark your own passions and ideas.

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Questions about the trip? Contact NSHSS Group Leader, Allison Kwan

allison.kwan@nshss.org Call +1.404.235.5500 ext 3765

TOUR DATES:

July 13- 17, 2019

2019

Day 1: Boston

− Bus Pickups at Boston Logan Airport will

be provided at 10AM, 12PM and 2PM

− Take a duck boat tour of Boston

− Dinner at Quincy Market

Day 2: Boston

− Visit one of MIT's research laboratories

(options below):

+ MIT Nuclear Reactor Lab

+ MIT Koch Integrative Cancer

Research

+ MIT Research Lab tour

− Visit the MIT Museum

− Participate in a STEM workshop (options

below):

+ MIT Museum Workshop –

could be:

▪ Robotics

Engineering

▪ Make to Move

▪ Structural

Engineering

▪ Hello Holography

+ Intro to Binary Code &

Cryptography

+ Design Thinking Crash

Course

− Fenway Park tour & game, dependent

upon Red Sox schedule

Day 3: Manchester • Boston

− Travel to Manchester

− Participate in a hands-on workshop

developed by FIRST Robotics

− Return to Boston

− Practice sound engineering in a music

production workshop

− Hone your puzzle-solving skills at Boda

Borg

− Day 4: Boston

− Participate in a life sciences workshop at

a working lab (options below):

+ BioBuilder

(https://biobuilder.org/about-

the-foundation/)

+ Boston Children’s Hospital

(http://simpeds.org/)

− Visit with a Boston tech startup

− Prudential Center Observatory

Day 5: Boston • Depart for home

− Visit the Museum of Science & take part

in Educational Programming

− Depart for home; bus transfers provided

to the Boston Logan Airport with drop off

times at 12PM, 2PM, and 4PM

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NSHSS MEMBER TOUR PRICE:

Student - Registration Fee $125 + $2,910 (Quad Accommodation)

Student - Registration Fee $125 + $3,160 (Twin Accommodation)

Adult - Registration Fee $125 + $3,260 (Twin Accommodation)

Adult - Registration Fee $125 + $3,510 (Single Accommodation)

NON-MEMBER TOUR PRICE:

Student – RF $125 + $3,310 (Quad Accommodation)

Student - RF $125 + $3,560 (Twin Accommodation)

Adult - RF $125 + $3,660 (Twin Accommodation)

Adult - RF $125 + $3,910 (Single Accommodation)

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