Activities for Young People

From Artisan's Asylum

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Revision as of 19:42, 1 October 2013

Although Artisan's Asylum currently offers no programming to youth under the age of 18, there are plenty of classes and activities available in and around Somerville. Here's a list of links compiled by our members.

• Parts and Crafts is just around the corner from Artisan's Asylum.
  http://partsandcrafts.org/

• Sprout is in the Davis Square area.
  http://thesprouts.org/

• ArtsUnion is in Somerville.
  http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artsunion/2013/maker

• Both Community Boating and Courageous Sailing have youth programs.
  http://www.community-boating.org
  http://www.courageoussailing.org/

• For short term programs, check out MIT's spark weekend.
  http://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/index.html

• For a project for kids to work on at home, check out the MIT museum's FAT Chain Reaction.
  http://web.mit.edu/museum/programs/fat.html

• Educational Studies Programs at MIT include
  http://hackety.com/ (simple programming in a modified version of Ruby)
  http://littlebits.com/ (simple hardware!)

• There are programs for teens at Prospect Hill Forge and Stony Brook Fine Arts, including welding.

• Einstein's Workshop http://www.einsteinsworkshop.com/

• Youth CITIES http://youthcities.org/