MIT Full STEAM Ahead Summer Program Assistant (High School Students)
Work Dates: July 14 through August 12, 2025 (~4.5 weeks)
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT)
Rate: $18 per hour
Questions or to apply: Please send an email to fsa-team@mit.edu and include your relevant resume/CV.
We are looking for High School Students to participate in our MIT Full STEAM Ahead (FSA) Summer 2025! This position will take place in-person in Cambridge on MIT’s campus and will run from July 14 through August 12, 2025.
This summer, FSA is offering a middle school-aged learner program that will explore the ideas of Climate and Sustainability, offering hands-on learning with engineering, art, and project creation. This is planned from July 21 – August 8, 2025.
Program Assistants will have roles that include
- Supporting activities that will become part of the middle school-aged learner program including,
- Actively assisting the summer mentors both in the classroom and outside during program activities,
- Leading arriving groups of participants across MIT’s campus,
- Monitoring participants during lunch,
- Documenting their daily experiences with MIT Full STEAM Ahead,
- And completing post-program responsibilities including feedback and inventory.
Pre-requisites:
- Current high school student or recent graduate of a high school program.
- US Based (no visa can be extended for this role).
- Excitement for STEAM learning as well as mentoring and helping younger students.
- Have 30 hours a week to commit to this project over the summer.
- Keep a daily reflection journal that captures thoughts and reflections about what is working, what is not, and how we might improve the program.
Full STEAM Ahead Summer Mentor
Work Dates: July 8 through August 12, 2025 (5 weeks)
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT)
Rate: $20 per hour
Questions or to apply: Please send an email to fsa-team@mit.edu and include your relevant resume/CV.
We are looking for University/College Mentors to participate in our MIT Full STEAM Ahead (FSA) Summer 2025! This position will take place in-person in Cambridge on MIT’s campus and will run from July 8 through August 12, 2025.
This summer, FSA is offering two programs for Massachusetts residents, a two-week professional development program for local educators and a three-week middle school-aged learner program. The two-week summer program for educators in Massachusetts will be focused on developing project based learning, hands-on learning, and designing projects for their schools in the fall and is planned from July 8 – 18, 2025. The three-week middle school-aged learner program will explore the ideas of Climate and Sustainability, offering hands-on learning with engineering, art, and project creation. This is planned from July 21 – August 8, 2025.
Mentors will have roles that include
Participating in training for both the educator and middle school programs,
Helping to prepare for the students’ arrival for the middle school program,
Acting as leaders for the middle school program, facilitating project-based activities,
Creating activities that will become part of the student program,
Documenting their experiences with MIT Full STEAM Ahead,
And completing post-program responsibilities including feedback and inventory.
Pre-requisites:
Current or recent graduate of an undergraduate or graduate program.
US Based (no visa can be extended for this role)
Passion for K-12 education and mentoring students.
Interest in program/curriculum development.
Have 40 hours a week to commit to this project over the summer.
Be willing to run module activities and respond to questions from program participants.
Keep a daily reflection journal that captures thoughts and reflections about what is working, what is not, and how we might improve the program.
Full STEAM Ahead (FSA) is a community outreach initiative to provide research-based hands-on learning opportunities for K-12 students. The initiative was launched in spring 2020 to support parents, teachers and students during the early days of COVID-19 by providing access to high-quality educational materials. Our vision is to create a global community of learners (children, teachers, and parents) who can share ideas, ask and answer questions, and engage in STEAM in meaningful ways.