Here are two great ways to combine an interest in science with a commitment
to public service. Science in the News and The Science Club for Girls make
important contributions to the Boston/Cambridge community and are looking
for new volunteers.
*Science** in the **News** (SITN)* is a graduate student organization at
Harvard whose goal is to increase scientific literacy and awareness. Since
our founding in 1999, we have grown to offer year-round programs, including
our fall lecture series, the SITN Flash (our biweekly e-newsletter),
Scienceby the Pint (our
science cafe series), school outreach programs, and science communication
training for our members. There are many ways to get involved in SITN
and share your enthusiasm for science with others, whether it be writing for
the SITN Flash, advertising for our lectures, participating in a program at
a local school, or helping with website development. SITN seeks volunteers
from all disciplines to sustain our programs. Check us out (
http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu) and contact us (sitnboston(a)gmail.com) to get
involved.
*Science Club for Girls:*
Are you a female studying science, engineering or math? Do you enjoy
working with children and shaping minds? Do you want to make a difference
in the lives of young girls? Then volunteer with Science Club for Girls!
Science Club for Girls is a unique 10 week afterschool based program that
recently received a 2010 MetLife Afterschool Innovator Award! We work with
girls in grades K -7, exposing them to the wonders of science in a fun,
hands-on way. Led by female volunteers, our girls have the chance to be
positively influenced by women who are already in science or studying to
have a career in science, engineering, math or technology. Your presence
allows these girls to see that they too can become strong women who can
pursue these careers.
We are seeking bright, energetic women to serve as
Science Club Mentors who will help show young girls that science, math and
engineering can be fun! We provide all training, curriculum, materials and
even snacks, so that you and your clubs can be successful.
You can volunteer for as little as 2 hours per week and we are currently
looking for volunteers on the following days/times:
Cambridge:
Tuesdays, 3:00-4:15 p.m.
Thursdays, 2:30-3:45pm
Boston:
Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
To apply or get more information, check out us out online at
www.scienceclubforgirls.org and fill out our application
here<http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e32erictgf7io3yh/start&…
. If you have any further questions, you can contact our Volunteer
Coordinator Meredith Blake at mblake(a)scienceclubforgirls.org