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Mind Matters Celebrates Family Game Night

Since 2012, Harvard has partnered with local schools and community organizations to offer a program called Mind Matters to families of young children in Boston and Cambridge. The multi-session program provides caregivers with tools and techniques to support the emotional, social, and academic needs of children aged 3 to 8. This year, the program, which is administered through the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston, moved beyond classroom learning – offering a family field trip to the Harvard Museum of Natural History and most recently, a Family Game Night held at the Harvard Ed Portal. The...

Harvard Allston Partnership Fund Awards Grants to26 Allston-Brighton Non-profits

(Allston)--- Harvard University and the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) recently announced the recipients of their 16th annual Harvard Allston Partnership Fund (HAPF) grants. Since its inception, the fund has enabled the distribution of $1.8 million in grants to local Allston-Brighton non-profits. A total of $200,000 was awarded to this year’s 26 recipients in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000.

HAPF was established by Harvard University and the BPDA, in collaboration with the Allston community,...

February School Vacation week activities around campus

Harvard in the Community has curated a selection of family-friendly activites for Massachusetts School Vacation week -- Feb. 19-23. Check them out here: https://community.harvard.edu/february-school-vacation-24

Chemistry internship reunion celebrates success of local high schoolers

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by: Yahya Chaudhry

As a junior at Brighton High School in 2022, Roshaun Knight was unsure about his plans after graduation. An ambitious student, Knight had always wanted to go to college but had been putting off the application process, until he participated in the inaugural Harvard...

Second Annual Career Pathways Event Shows Teens a Range of Employment Possibilities

Students attend the Harvard Ed Portal's Career Pathways event.

By Amy Kamosa

High school students from Boston and Cambridge recently had the opportunity to explore a variety of post-high school career training and education opportunities during the Harvard Ed Portal's second annual...

The Recipe for Achieving Success

Success strategist and mental health advocate Kurt Faustin leads the first workshop in a 6-part series, "The Recipe: Learn the Ingredients to Achieving Success", at the Harvard Ed Portal.

By Amy Kamosa

As...

Week 4: Celebrating the Sounds of Summer with Concerts in the Common

Reese Thompson and Grace Givertz pose for a photo at Concerts in the Common

By Reese Thompson, Harvard Summer Youth Employment Program participant

On July 27, a Wednesday afternoon, my next assignment had me covering an event at Brighton Common. "...

Week 3: Tagging Along with Young Scientists at the Arnold Arboretum

Nancy Sableski, Manager of Children's Education; Brittany Bushman, BPS science teacher; Shailah Stewart, consultant; Kareen Wilkerson, BPS science instructional coach; Catherine Donaher, consultant; Stephen Lin, outdoor science educator

Nancy Sableski, Manager of Children's Education; Brittany Bushman...

Week 2: Exploring Self Expression & Oceans with the A.R.T.

Summer Explorations 2022 with the A.R.T.

By Reese Thompson, Harvard Summer Youth Employment Program participant

My second week at the Harvard Ed Portal's Summer Explorations was spent following a different program: Ocean Explorations with the American Repertory Theater (...

Week 1: A Summer of Science and Cooking

A young student rolls out dough during the Science of Cooking, part of the Harvard Ed Portal's Summer Explorations program.

By Reese Thompson, Harvard Summer Youth Employment Program participant

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Mind Matters Celebrates Family Game Night

Harvard Allston Partnership Fund Awards Grants to26 Allston-Brighton Non-profits

February School Vacation week activities around campus

Chemistry internship reunion celebrates success of local high schoolers

Second Annual Career Pathways Event Shows Teens a Range of Employment Possibilities

The Recipe for Achieving Success

Success strategist and mental health advocate Kurt Faustin leads the first workshop in a 6-part series, "The Recipe: Learn the Ingredients to Achieving Success", at the Harvard Ed Portal.

Week 4: Celebrating the Sounds of Summer with Concerts in the Common

Week 3: Tagging Along with Young Scientists at the Arnold Arboretum

Nancy Sableski, Manager of Children's Education; Brittany Bushman...

Week 2: Exploring Self Expression & Oceans with the A.R.T.

Week 1: A Summer of Science and Cooking

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Success strategist and mental health advocate Kurt Faustin leads the first workshop in a 6-part series, "The Recipe: Learn the Ingredients to Achieving Success", at the Harvard Ed Portal.

Nancy Sableski, Manager of Children's Education; Brittany Bushman...

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