The Science Club for Girls celebrated the end of another successful aerospace engineering program by watching their rockets blast off on a warm day in Cambridge.
A crowd of middle schoolers, business partners, team leaders and their supporters gathered to watch rockets blast off at a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, earlier this month, a moment for the Science Club For Girls to take a weeks-long project to new heights.
This particular program focused on learning all the physics and principles around aerospace engineering. They built rockets, engines, and even went on field trips around town to learn how to put them together.  They also visited the Harvard Smithsonian, Center for Astrophysics, the Museum of Science, and the Kristin McAuliffe Center at Framingham State to name a few.
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“While they’re learning all of these principles and learning what happens when things don’t work, which is really probably the most important thing and a critical part of being able to do STEM and developing critical thinking skills, analytical skills, problem-solving skills, but they’re also making friendships,” said Bonnie Bertolaet, executive director at SCFG. “We create this community of ages 5 to 85 because our mentors go from first years in college through retirement that show girls what lives of opportunity and meaning look like and STEM in the pathways to get there.”
“Oh, it’s great to see this never gets old,” added Bertolaet, as rockets blast off and gently parachute down to the ground. “Science Club for Girls could not do what we do without our really strong cohort of partners”
“I was really excited because of its mission to increase visibility of women in STEM,” said Jenny Yang, communications marketing coordinator for SCFG.
“And then also find, you know, joy in difficult fields and pursuing their passions, even if it’s a little hard,” explained Laura Mazura, project manager fellow for SCFG.
“I hope that many other girls also would like to do this program too because it’s very good to have a lot of women in STEM which is very important,” says Olivia Martins, a junior mentor.
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