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The MathWorks actively supports the following organizations:
EcoTarium
A hands-on childrens museum that teaches about science and the environment.
www.ecotarium.org/
The Discovery Museums
Two hands-on childrens museums that teach about science and math.
www.ultranet.com/~Ediscover
Massachusetts State Science Fair
One hypothesis has been tested again and again. Give students a chance
to use their brains, question the world around them, and apply scientific
methods to solve important, relevant problems, and you've provided them
with an experience they can use their whole lives. That's what the
Massachusetts State Science Fair is all about. For more than five decades,
thousands of students have challenged themselves in eleven different
categories. And in the process of scientific discovery, they've managed
to have a lot of fun along the way.
www.scifair.com/
The Community School
The Community School provides a half-day preschool program and a full-day child care program to children from varying social and economic backgrounds. Through state subsidies and private contributions, this challenging and creative program is available to families with limited incomes.
The Westborough Players' Club
The Westborough Players Club is an all-volunteer not-for-profit community
theater with a 68-year history of serving the community with theatrical
productions, education in the performing arts, and an
annual scholarship program for the performing arts and related subjects.
The club offers three productions including a fall children's play with an
all or mostly child cast and crew, a small cast spring production in
the local retirement community.
www.westboroughplayers.org/
Brophy School
Last year Brophy School, a Framingham elementary school, held its first annual parent-coached science fair open to Brophy students of all grade levels (K-5). The goals of the science fair are to foster the development of critical thinking and analytical skills, and encourage cooperation and teamwork. The first science fair was a huge success with many students and parents participating. Teams of students met nights and weekends to explore a wide variety of science- and math-oriented research topics and to prepare a presentation of their results. The Brophy School PTO raises funds to purchase books that enable coaches and students to develop meaningful experiments. The books will become part of the Brophy library and are available to all students throughout the school year.
Citizen Schools
Through this innovative after-school and summer program in Boston, children
are encouraged to explore career opportunities in a safe, educational
environment as "apprentices." The program has been in existence
for four years.
www.volunteersolutions.org/boston/spotlight/1998_3_citizen.html
TecsChange - Technology for Social Change
TecsChange's initial effort involved repairing, upgrading, and sending
donated computers to nonprofit organizations working for social change
in Latin America and Africa. In 1997, TecsChange began the Earn-a-Computer
Program to train local people in basic computer repair. This experienced-based
class is taught by volunteer computer professionals and tutors who
are knowledgeable about computer repair.
www.tecschange.org/
Dreamchasers
This traveling theater company performs free-of-charge to hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, special needs organizations, and senior citizen groups. Dreamchasers presents pieces that focus on dignity, courage, and humor inherent in all of our lives. They create an intergenerational, multicultural theater company where people of all ages, colors, faiths, and financial realities come together creatively to discover more about themselves and each other. Dreamchasers offers each student the opportunity to develop artistic skills while increasing self-confidence through the art of theater. To this end they provide classes in acting, playwriting, improvisation, musical and technical theater, and play production.
MATHCOUNTS
MATHCOUNTS is a joint effort of several professional
societies and corporate sponsors, and targets seventh and eighth grade students with
the goal of increasing the student interest in math and related subjects.
MATHCOUNTS involves a series of competitions from local to state to the national level. Last year Massachusetts was the top MATHCOUNTS team
in the country, and two of the four members of the winning team were from
the MetroWest Chapter. MathWorks cofounder Cleve Moler has also served as Master of Ceremonies for the MetroWest Chapter competition.
www.mathcounts.org/
Calliope Productions
Calliope Productions is a year-round non-profit theater company that serves the needs and interests of audiences and performers
in the Central Massachusetts region. Calliope Productions presents
five main-stage productions each year and operates performance training
workshops for students (ages 8 -18) and adults. Calliope has recently
moved into its new home at 150 Main Street in Boylston, MA, which it
hopes to renovate into a performing arts center for the region.
www.calliopeproductions.org/
The Steppingstone Foundation
The Steppingstone Foundation is dedicated to developing and running programs for
schoolchildren to provide a clear link between education and opportunity.
The Foundation believes that all children deserve the chance to learn
to make their dreams come true. By instilling in participants the
certainty that hard work in school will lead to opportunities as boundless
as the imagination, Steppingstone aims to become an instrument of positive
change in the field of education.
www.tsf.org/
Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton
Baypath Humane Society is a non-profit, "no-kill" shelter
that finds responsible, caring owners for homeless dogs and cats. They place approximately 700 pets a year into loving homes.
They work locally to serve the community, including making visits to nursing homes with companion animals and to schools to educate children
about animal welfare. They promote education and community involvement
while keeping overhead and expenses low. Baypath receives
no funding from any government agency and is not affiliated with any
national organizations; they rely solely on contributions from individuals
and local businesses.
www.baypathhumane.org/
PROMYS
PROMYS is a challenging program designed to encourage ambitious high
school students to explore the creative world of mathematics. Each
summer, approximately 60 high school students from around the country
gather on the campus of Boston University for six weeks of rigorous
mathematical activity. Through their intensive efforts to solve unusually challenging problems in number theory, participants
will practice the art of mathematical discovery.
http://math.bu.edu/people/promys/contents.html
