Expedition: Bio
By
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
A fun summer program for 7th and 8th graders to learn about ecology, genetics, chemistry, bioengineering, and more.
Sign-up Information
Ages: 12 to 14.
Grades 6th grade through 8th grade.
This program is for students who will be in 7th and 8th grade in September after the program ends.
Wheelchair accessible.
Registration required
- Specific dates
Monday, February 24 – Friday, May 2
Our registration begins at 3PM on February 24th and will end on May 2nd or as soon as spots are filled. Families are accepted on a rolling basis. A signed parental consent form is required to complete registration. You will be required to upload the form to the online application.
Cost
A registration fee of $500. A $250 non-refundable reservation fee is required upon registration. You may opt to pay the full amount of $500 during initial registration.
- Financial Aid and/or Scholarship Available
Location
- In-person only.
455 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
United States
Area 2 and East Cambridge
Dates and Times
This program runs during the summer.
Both sessions are typically 9 AM to 2:30 PM (*The program will end by 1:00 p.m. each Friday).
- Session I: July 7-18, 2025
- Session II: August 11- 22, 2025
Additional information
Through hands-on activities, laboratory modules, and discussions with scientists, rising 7th —and 8th-grade middle school students will learn how methods from ecology, genetics, chemistry, and bioengineering are used to answer some of the most challenging questions in the life sciences today- and have an awful lot of fun doing it!
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Last updated March 7, 2025.
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