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Expedition: Bio

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
  • Picture of girl doing an experiment.

    A fun summer program for 7th and 8th graders to learn about ecology, genetics, chemistry, bioengineering, and more.

    Registration required

    • Registration dates

    Our registration begins at 3PM on February 24th and will end on May 2nd or as soon as spots are filled. Families are accepted on a rolling basis. A signed parental consent form is required to complete registration. You will be required to upload the form to the online application.

    Cost

    A registration fee of $500. A $250 non-refundable reservation fee is required upon registration. You may opt to pay the full amount of $500 during initial registration.

    • Financial Aid and/or Scholarship Available

    Localização

    • In-person only.

    Whitehead Institute

    455 Main Street
    Cambridge, MA 02141
    Estados Unidos

    Neighborhood
  • Area 2 and East Cambridge

    Dates and Times

    This program runs during the summer.

    Both sessions are typically 9 AM to 2:30 PM (*The program will end by 1:00 p.m. each Friday). 

    • Session I: July 7-18, 2025
    • Session II: August 11- 22, 2025

     

    Additional information

    Through hands-on activities, laboratory modules, and discussions with scientists, rising 7th —and 8th-grade middle school students will learn how methods from ecology, genetics, chemistry, and bioengineering are used to answer some of the most challenging questions in the life sciences today- and have an awful lot of fun doing it! 

    Picture of girl doing an experiment.

    Amy Tremblay

    Manager of Public Programs

    617-258-5000
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    This program runs during the summer.

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    Last updated Março 28, 2025.