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Join our March Facebook Challenge!
Our goal is to have 1,000 by end of March.
We're at 635. Only you can make it happen.
Become our Fan on Facebook
(click link below) 
You'll get frequent updates on happenings, photos, gems like #heardaroundscienceclub, the ever popular random science facts (The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers away!), our blog posts, links to news stories, events and resources for parents and practitioners about science, after school and girls. Help us spread the word and you might even score yourself some SCFG swag! Hurry we only have until the end of the month!
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Recent Donors
Alfred Fantini, Alison & David Day (in honor of Catherine Hoffman), Anne Coghlan, Benjamin Samuels, Celia Gilbert, Charles Burlingham Jr., Christine Yen, Clarence and Frances Cooper, Colleen McKiernan, Dale Blank, Dara S. Manoach, Diane M Casey, H. Robert Horvitz, James Laing via Genevieve Laing, Joanne Niewood, Judith Stark (in honor of Dr. Paul Stark to Jess Goetz), Katie Hall, Kerry James, Kimberly Benjaminsen, Laura Major, Leslie Brunetta & Peter Loftus, M.K. Moran, Martha Ahrens & Gary Madison, Mary & Tom McGowan, Ming Tai Huh, Monia Draghi, Naveed Rahman & Caroline Butler-Rahman, Pamela Daniels, Peter Young, Phyllis Menken, Rachel W Shearer , Rebecca Zacks, Rob Taguri, Savita Kavet & Vijaya Konda, Sharon Stone, Susan Westmoreland, Teresa Febo, Susanna Jacobus Greenup via Richard Jacobus Family Foundation, Timothy Chow, Tom Andrews & Christine Gilman, Uche Amaechi, William and Vanessa Febbo, Benevolence Committee of Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church members via Aimee Bellows Thank you!!
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Give the gift of wonder!
$25: Provides materials for three girls for the Circuits and Magnets curriculum
$250: Sponsors one Junior Mentor in the
C.E.L.L.S. (career exploration, leadership and life skills) program
Checks can be mailed to
Science Club for Girls
PO Box 390544
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Institutional supporters
Motorola Foundation, Boston Scientific Foundation, Dolphin Trust, Ludcke Foundation, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Amelia Peabody Foundation, Anna B. Stearns Foundation, Biogen Idec Foundation, United Way Today's Girls...Tomorrow's Leaders, Genzyme Corporation, Novartis, 3M, Omega Natural Sciences, Citizens Bank, Microsoft, Draper Labs, Alexandra Real Estate Equities, Inc., Medtronic, Science House, Millipore Foundation, Corners Fund, The Yarmatino Group
Thank you!!
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Spring Program Sites
Boston
Edwards Middle School
Mother Caroline Acadmey
Northeastern University
Orchard Gardens
Yawkey Boys and Girls Club
Cambridge
Amigos School
Cambridgeport School
Fletcher Maynard Academy
King Open School
Morse School
Fitchburg
McKay School
Boys and Girls Club of North Central Mass
Lawrence
Esperanza Acadmey
Lawrence CommunityWorks
Newton
Myrtle Baptist Church
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Happy holidays!
Happy 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day AND 100th anniversary year of Marie Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry Award!
What an unbelievable period in history to celebrate women and girls, and women in science. I had the privilege of attending the 55th Commission on the Status of Women session and the launch of UNWomen at the United Nations a couple of weeks ago. This year, nations around the world gathered to recognize the importance of girls and women's equal access to and participation in education, training, work and leadership in science and technology, for economic development and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and as a basic human right. They discussed barriers--gender stereotypes and lack of transparent, disaggregated data to make decisions; shared best practices--scholarships and a women-only technology park to promote women entrepreneurs; and negotiated commitments to which citizens and civil society can then hold their governments to account. If this seems like a vast scope, it was. I'm still processing but hope have a blog post soon. In the mean time, to celebrate this month and this year, we launched our Letters to My Young Self blog series today. During each day of the work week throughout the month, you'll have the chance to hear the advice, struggles and triumphs of women far along in their careers, from 2009 L'Oreal-UNESCO awardees to Mass High Tech Women to Watch winners, to bloggers who are grad students and postdocs, to faculty members and teachers. Read them here.
As part of their International Year of Chemistry events, Dow hosted an online conference, The Future of Women in Chemistry and Science, on March 1st, as the first of a series of reflections and celebrations. I was one of 60 women invited to contribute my thoughts. Watch the video here. It'll be an hour well-spent.
No doubt women have made significant progress, but the vision of equity and prosperity for all is far from realized. It's up to each of us to connect with one another, across generations, gender and class to demand change and to celebrate the herstory and history each of us has made. It's never been easy. But time and recent events give us courage. So let's get to it.
Sincerely,
Connie
P.S. Gail Vernon from 106.7 graciously included me on her radio show, Exceptional Woman that was broadcast on Feb 6. You can listen to the program here. Please take time to listen to the other incredible women whom she and her colleague Candy O'Terry have interwiewed.
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What's happening around Science Club for Girls?
During February Vacation Week, we collaborated with Yawkey Boys and Girls Club and the King Community School for a second year to bring 45+ girls science and brought them to the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Microsoft for a behind-the-scenes look at Kinect (and a dance party), Blue Hill Observatory and Museum of Science. Thanks to our mentors and our hosts, and to Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Motorola for sponsoring the programs.
 
Google Cambridge hosted a group of our 5th graders and their Junior Mentors at their Happy Hour on Valentine's Day. Girls got a tour from Chelsea Pollen, and learned about the types of research and business that goes on at the "playground for adults"! Girls showed off their wares from their Toy Factory (see the video from December) and occupied Googlers with an open-ended challenge involving life savers, straws and a piece of paper. There were some creative solutions indeed! The girls are hoping that it's NOT a once-in-a-lifetime experience. They all want to return, of course. 
Rocket Team relaunches with the support of Aurora Flight Sciences this spring. Engineers from Aurora will mentor high school girls and host the team at their Kendall Square office to prepare them to enter the Team America Rocketry Challenge next year! Ghana clubs enter a second year! After a successful first year, and additional teacher training in early January, the clubs in Pokuase will resume this spring with 120 girls in 4th and 5th grades. 8 and 9th grade girls in the Girls' Exploration and Empowerment Club from the Ghana Sustainable Aid Project will serve as junior mentors. Thanks to Science House Foundation for their support and for the interest from the Cambridge Rotary Club in the project. Stay tuned!
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Free $10 donation to Science Club for Girls
One of our former mentors and loyal donors, Christine Yen, introduced us to the founders of SwipeGood. They gave us this special offer--each person who registers gets $10 that you can give back to Science Club for Girls. Up to $1,000.
Click to register and claim
 SwipeGood rounds up your credit card purchases to the nearest dollar and allows you to donate the difference to the charity of your choice. It's a smart, painless way of giving. (And yes, you can control the monthly limit).
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Did you know that volunteers comprise 92% of Science Club for Girls' workforce and contribute to 74% of our total work hours?
Planning group for Everybody Loves Science Showcase and Celebration
Last year, over 450 girls, parents and guests attended the event. We're especially looking for a graphic designer, 2-3 people to solicit raffle/giveaways, and 2-3 to coordinate logistics for the event. We'll also need 10-20 people to help set up and put materials together 2 days before and on the day of the event. Sign up here by March 15th to join the planning group.
Inspire girls through as a one-time speaker!
Do you have a cool demo and eager tell our middle and high school girls how your work is making the world a better place? Are you willing to share frankly with our girls how you got to be where you are, the difficulties you encountered? Contact Erika O'Bannon if you're interested. Slots for weekend afternoons in Cambridge in March and April.
S.E.T. in the City (April 30)
This is a full-day career exploration event for ~200 girls from the area, organized by the Boston Area Girls STEM Collaborative to which Science Club for Girls belong. We need volunteers to staff informational, demonstration, and career tables at the informational bazaar, to have lunch with students, chaperone them etc. Click read more about the event and sign up.
Office assistant
Thankfully, we're getting busier and have more and more thank you letters to send out! We'd love to have someone who's super organized, with excellent attention to detail, and prior experience to help us 3-5 hours a week on site. Contact us if you're interested.
Click here for ongoing opportunities
THANKS!
We simply cannot do our work without your support.
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