You GO Girl! *

Do you like science, but maybe your grades don't always reflect it? Our four-day summer program is an on-campus, low-pressure science and engineering program for girls entering 9th grade in the fall. (We are NOT residential, so local students only, please!)

The program provides an introductory sampling of hands-on science and engineering activities mixed with high school preparatory sessions. This is a program that is centered on small group interactions, hands-on learning opportunities (with extensive materials needs) and near-peer mentoring with MIT college students.  Participants build motorized LEGO® cars, experiment with strobe-light photography, “breed” with LEGO fish cells to understand the relationships between genes and traits, and more. 

You GO Girl has run since 1998, serving hundreds of girls. Rising 9th grade students from the greater Boston area who can commute to our program on the MIT campus are eligible to attend.

There is a suggested materials donation of $100.00.

The program runs from 8:30am- 2:30pm. Families are expected to be responsible for transportation to and from the MIT campus. Time is set aside each day for a brown bag lunch break.

* While this program is designed to encourage and support female students in STEM, it is open to eligible students of any sex/ gender.

There will be two sessions in 2025, both with the same content. The first session will run July 14-17*, and the second session runs August 5-8.

* Dates have been changed, 3/18/25