Redesign Javits Playground Using Science and Math on Sunday, September 15, 2013 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Redesign Javits Playground Using Science and Math

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.Sunday, September 15, 2013

After the weather cancellation in the spring, it's time to redesign Javits playground. Join Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone of Storefront Science and use math, science and engineering to measure, plot and design your own improvements to our local playground.

Appropriate for ages 7-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Limit of 15 children. Please email to register with "Register" in the subject line and in the body of the email the parent/guardian name, child's name and age as well as the best email to reach you.

Location

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Jacob Javits Playground in Fort Tryon Park

Manhattan

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Cost

Free  

Event Organizer

Northern Manhattan Parks, Fort Tryon Park Trust

Contact Email

info@FortTryonParkTrust.org

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/09/15/redesigning-javits-playground-using-science-and-math

A Summer Internship Program...NYU Courant Institute Girls’ Science, Technology... For motivated and accomplished Juniors... Admissions will be on a rolling basis.

http://cims.nyu.edu/gstem

A Summer Internship Program

NYU Courant Institute Girls’ Science, Technology,

For motivated and accomplished Juniors

Engineering and Mathematics Summer Program

NYU GSTEM 2013

Be among the first to participate in...

NYU Courant Institute Girls’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Summer Program

NYU GSTEM (http://cims.nyu.edu/gstem/) is a six-week program patterned after a similar program at MIT. High school girls will live at home and commute to internship sites for 4.5 weeks. They will work on a small project alongside researchers in the mathematical and physical sciences, produce a brief paper about their work, and deliver a short oral presentation to their peers. A week of preparatory lectures and workshops will precede the internship. One day in each of the other weeks will be a 'campus day', when the girls will be brought together for lectures, workshops, and field trips. Tutors will support participants. They will help them adjust to laboratory work, prepare their final talk and paper, and provide other intellectual and emotional supports.

A short calendar of events: 

July 8 -12: Preparatory lectures and workshops 

July 15 - August 13: Internships and campus days (Wednesdays) 

August 14-16: Final convocation and conclusion of program

The Sloan Foundation grant pays for all of the cost of this program except for the tuition of $2600 for each student. There are scholarships available for students who cannot afford the full tuition.

If you are a girl who is a high school junior and believe you would perform well in this rich but rigorous environment, complete the application online by June 12 at (http://cims.nyu.edu/gstem/apply/). Admissions will be on a rolling basis.

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

251 Mercer Street, Room 726 - New York, New York 10012

For questions, contact Dr. Matthew Leingang, Dr. Julia Rankin or Dr. Mark Saul: gstem@courant.nyu.edu