More than 100 students are attending a weeklong camp put on by former Boston Celtic Jaylen Brown’s Juice Foundation to bridge the gap between their community and STEM resources.
The program was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab.
“This is the fifth annual bridge program,” Brown said. “We have kids that come from [Boston Public Schools] and exposure is what we focus on. We expose them to different forms of education and different forms of higher learning because that can start a lifelong journey for them.”
Brown’s mother, Mechalle, is a huge part of the foundation and emphasized the importance of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics accessibility for all students.
“I think that being able to just understand what is in front of them, the options that they have, being in science and knowing that science is the future of learning,” Mechalle Brown said.
She led a discussion with Aisha Bow Friday morning. Bow is one of the six women who flew on Blue Origin’s historic all-female New Shepard mission in 2025.
Bow urged the students to pursue their dreams, no matter what.
“It’s very important that you go into life with a sense of awareness,” Bow said. “What you don’t have makes you great and never let anybody tell you that success is not for you.”
Brown told NewsCenter 5 he plans to keep on expanding the program across the country to help young students.
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