edRev's BIRTHDAYWEEKEND
By Gifted Kids.
For Gifted Kids.
The world's first summer programs designed
All Socialization Focused
Classes
Discussion/Activity-based on a wide range of topics!
Activities
Help them bond with their true peers. Their tribe.
Student Teachings
Finally, the right audience for their hyperfixations.
The Schedule
Offerings 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM EST
All for an incredible (discounted) rate for their first ever program:
$75.00 ($3.33/hour)
All in a custom-built, first-of its kind Gatherly space!
July 5
11:30 am - 1pm
Class
Climbing the Cosmological Distance Ladder
The longest recorded tape measure in human history is only about 180 meters long. Yet somehow, we know the distance to the nearest star is 40 trillion kilometers (4.24 light-years), the distance to the nearest galaxy is 2.5 million light-years, and the radius of the observable universe is 46.5 billion light-years. How do we determine these astronomical distances? And what do they tell us about the universe we live in? Come learn how to determine the expansion rate of the universe and what cosmological distance measuring will look like in the 21st century!
Familiarity with trigonometry (sin, cos, tan) and logarithms
Jared Machtinger
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
5 - 15
13 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
I'm an undergraduate student studying physics at MIT, with a focus on astrophysics and cosmology. In high school, I participated in the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, and since coming to MIT, I've done research involving black holes in the early universe. I have also helped organize and teach for programs run by the MIT Educational Studies Program. On the more fun side, I recently got my SCUBA certification and I hope to use it more in the future!
July 5
2pm - 3:30 pm
Socialization Offering
Pathfinder 2e: Tabletop RPG Oneshots
Learn to play the fantasy roleplaying game Pathfinder: 2nd Edition in a short campaign designed for newcomers to learn the basics.
basic command of the english language, willingness to cooperate in role-playing game scenarios
Brandon Pho
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
2 - 8
10 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
I like running tabletop games and presenting disconnected nuggets of information about hyper-specific niches.
July 5
4:30 pm - 6pm
Class
What's in the MIT Nuclear Reactor
Come learn what goes on inside a nuclear reactor! We'll talk about the physics behind how it produces energy, how we control this energy and keep it safe, and how to do useful things with it!
None
Li Xuan
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
2 - 100
7 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
Senior at MIT majoring in math and computer science, with a strong interest in renewable energy (nuclear science in particular).
July 5
7pm - 9pm
Socialization Offering
Puzzle Hunt
We'll go through puzzles more approachable than the MIT mystery hunt - I'm using puzzles from a hunt recommended by someone on my MIT mystery hunt team - they've used it for middle- and high-school programs for years, so I'm confident it will be great! For the sake of novelty and excitement, I am going into these puzzles blind >:)
None
Matt Benet
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
2 - 100
7 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
The founder of edRev. A brilliant, amazing, kind-hearted, noble mentor of the gifted kids that are putting on this program. Read his full bio at https://edrev.co/team
July 6
11:30 am - 1pm
Class
Why Language is Kind Of Fake
It’s “Sally and I”, not “Sally and me”. You’re doing “well”, not “good”. You say “like” WAY too much. Explore the lies society teaches us about language and the problematic effects this has on the world we live in.
None
Melanie Becker
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
1 - 7
10 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
Melanie is currently a Master's student of computer science at Northeastern University,and hopes to use her degree to develop technologies that make learning more fun. She has been teaching and tutoring for seven years, supporting students in Spanish, Computer Science, Writing, Psychology, and Math. Melanie has a passion for gifted education and has worked both one-on-one with gifted students and as a lecturer to larger classes. In her free time, she loves to play ukulele, sing, and learn languages.
July 6
11:30 am - 1pm
Class
Intro to Electromagnetism w/ Maxwell's Equations
Join me in exploring Maxwell's Equations, the 4 equations that define why the electromagnetic world works the way it does! We'll discuss the topics of charge, electric fields, flux, current, magnetic fields, and energy.
Solid foundation in calculus (should know what an integral is).
Julian Espada
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
1 - 15
15- 17
Recommended
Age Range:
My name is Julian, and I've been involved in the tutoring and education scene for around 6 years alongside my studies and career. A lot of my involvement has been through MIT's Educational Studies Program by teaching for some of their various programs from 2019-2022. I've also done a good bit of tutoring both freelance and through the MIT Talented Scholars Resource Room (TSR^2) in chemistry, math, and computer science. I'm currently employed in the software engineering industry in the finance sector, but I still harbor some passion for education alongside my career.
July 6
2pm - 3:30 pm
Socialization Offering
Let's do art!!
Let's all do some art!
At least for me, art can be a sore spot for perfectionism, so we'll start with some guided speed drawings and then move into some more elaborate pieces.
Have some kind of materials on hand! Whether that's a tablet or paper, and a stylus or pencil or pen or watercolor or crayon. I have mulitple pieces that I've done from putting paint on paper towels, so feel free to be creative!
None
Jessica Pan
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
3- 20
7 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
Jessica is a master's student at MIT, following her undergraduate degree in Computer Science, with minors in Biology and Design and a Concentration in Education. Jessica's performance as chair of MIT's Educational Studies Program, whose educational programs teach thousands of middle/high school students each year, won her MIT's Outstanding New Leader award. She also directed two of their major programs: Splash 2021 and Spark 2024. She also has plentiful teaching experience, including teaching more than a dozen unique classes for middle/high school students (on topics including microbiology, data visualization, chemistry, genetics, art, and mental health), and TAing for one of MIT's biology courses. She is incredibly passionate about education, and is excited to be a part of G.T.ed's programming.
July 6
4:30 pm - 6pm
Class
Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
Language plays a crucial role as we learn, hang out with friends, and go about our daily lives. The way we view and use language has a huge effect on, and is shaped by, our environment. How do we study language's impact on our culture and society? In this class, we'll walk through the field of linguistic anthropology and learn common methods used to study language. We'll use these methods to examine our own ideas and assumptions about communication!
None!
Hilary Zen
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
4 - 30
13 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
I'm Hilary, a student at MIT studying computer science! I'm currently working on research in human-computer interaction, and also have interests in cognitive science, machine learning, and the social/ethical concerns around technology. Outside of classes, I help run programs at the MIT Educational Studies Program and enjoy learning how to knit and crochet.
July 6
7pm - 9pm
Socialization Offering
Student Teachings
Gifted kids teaching each other in short bursts! This could be anything, from 'How to make the Best Pancakes' to 'Every Food is just a Soup, Salad, or Sandwich' to 'Greatest hits of Greek Mythology'. If they're interested in teaching it, I'd love to have it run. The "class" can be as short as 5 minutes. If interested in teaching, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/tEYifKWgfJWwTfYp9 . Students are also welcome to attend just to watch the other students if they don't want to teach.
None
Matt Benet
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
2 - 100
7 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
The founder of edRev. A brilliant, amazing, kind-hearted, noble mentor of the gifted kids that are putting on this program. Read his full bio at https://edrev.co/team
July 7
11:30 am - 1pm
Class
Core Principles of Programming: Writing Practical Code
At one of the biggest software engineering classes at MIT, they started every lecture with the idea that well-written code should be safe from bugs, easy to understand, and ready for change. Let's write some code together and try to get one step closer to internalizing those principles!
Experience in programming (preferably in Python!). The ability to solve a problem like https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/1
Jessica Pan
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
3 - 20
8 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
Jessica is a master's student at MIT, following her undergraduate degree in Computer Science, with minors in Biology and Design and a Concentration in Education. Jessica's performance as chair of MIT's Educational Studies Program, whose educational programs teach thousands of middle/high school students each year, won her MIT's Outstanding New Leader award. She also directed two of their major programs: Splash 2021 and Spark 2024. She also has plentiful teaching experience, including teaching more than a dozen unique classes for middle/high school students (on topics including microbiology, data visualization, chemistry, genetics, art, and mental health), and TAing for one of MIT's biology courses. She is incredibly passionate about education, and is excited to be a part of G.T.ed's programming.
July 7
2pm - 3:30 pm
Socialization Offering
Board Games
Sometimes we play board games; sometimes we design them. Build community with G&T peers! Game nights and good vibes, each week based on what students attending are interested in. Originally part of a ten-week program, students strongly requested that it continue weekly.
None
Matt Benet
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
2-100
7 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
The founder of edRev. A brilliant, amazing, kind-hearted, noble mentor of the gifted kids that are putting on this program. Read his full bio at https://edrev.co/team
July 7
4:30 pm - 6pm
Class
DNA and RNA in the Wild: Multi-omics Methods
DNA and RNA are incredibly important tools to understand new areas of biology, especially with organisms we can't see. However, starting with a bucket of ocean water, how do we do analysis? How do we put together the giant strings of letters per organism and then what do we do with them?
Note that this class focuses on the computational/algorithmic analysis and not the experimental procedures we use to sequence the DNA/RNA
A basic understanding of what DNA is and an interest in learning more!
Jessica Pan
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
5 - 30
8 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
Jessica is a master's student at MIT, following her undergraduate degree in Computer Science, with minors in Biology and Design and a Concentration in Education. Jessica's performance as chair of MIT's Educational Studies Program, whose educational programs teach thousands of middle/high school students each year, won her MIT's Outstanding New Leader award. She also directed two of their major programs: Splash 2021 and Spark 2024. She also has plentiful teaching experience, including teaching more than a dozen unique classes for middle/high school students (on topics including microbiology, data visualization, chemistry, genetics, art, and mental health), and TAing for one of MIT's biology courses. She is incredibly passionate about education, and is excited to be a part of G.T.ed's programming.
July 7
7pm - 9pm
Socialization Offering
Games, Closing Ceremony, Prizes!
Everyone who comes will get a special prize for celebrating edRev's Birthday with us!
None
Matt Benet
Prerequisites:
Class Size:
2 - 100
7 - 17
Recommended
Age Range:
The founder of edRev. A brilliant, amazing, kind-hearted, noble mentor of the gifted kids that are putting on this program. Read his full bio at https://edrev.co/team