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our center  
The Edgerton Center was named for Institute professor Harold "Doc" Edgerton, known for his fun with strobe experiments. Our
Outreach Program has grown from demonstrations with strobe lights and high-speed video, to include almost any topics that will allow students to have some hands-on fun.
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Learn more about Our Center
our classes  
The Edgerton Center Outreach Program works with school groups, homeschoolers, summer programs and many other groups in the greater Boston area and beyond.
We offer exciting, three-hour, hands-on science and engineering activities suited to a range of grade levels, all free of cost. A description of each activity is available on-line.

Check out Activities.

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schedule a class
Are you looking to schedule a group visit? Scheduling is easy! Our on-line calendar is just a click away. You can choose your activity, determine a time-frame, and see which dates are available.

Check out the Calendar.

To download this year's Edgerton Outreach brochure, click the brochure icon. Outreach Brochure
work with outreach  
If you are an MIT student, either undergrad or graduate, you can volunteer, work for a semester, or do a UROP! Most of our classes are scheduled for mornings, and we offer programming year-round.

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Learn more about working or volunteering with the Outreach Program.
you GO! girl

You GO Girl is a four-day summer program, JUST for girls. Rising ninth graders come to the our Center (on the MIT campus) for an introductory sampling of science and engineering fields mixed with high school preparatory sessions.

You GO Girl 2011 ran:
August 1-4, 2010 8:30-2:30 each day.

The 2012 application process will open in March and remain open until the spaces are filled.

 

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