Feb 11, 2025 | Blog, Pathfinders
McFall Faulkner (he/him), Retired Electrical Engineer Mr. Cohen’s sixth grade class at Blackstone Elementary School has been reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba’s memoir about building a wind turbine. To connect their classroom curriculum with...
Jan 28, 2025 | Blog, Pathfinders
Tom McEvoy (he/him), Curriculum Director and Co-Safety Officer of the Training Center for Operating Engineers Local 4 On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Tom McEvoy visited Sarah O’Leary’s K1 classroom at Josiah Quincy Elementary School. Sarah’s students have been...
Dec 24, 2024 | Blog, Pathfinders
“I live for this, so excited to engage with these high schoolers today!” Lia sustained this level of high energy and enthusiasm throughout their Pathfinder visit with Juliette Rorie’s class at Fenway High. The group, composed of seniors with a keen interest in...
Dec 13, 2024 | Blog, Pathfinders
“I never feel like I’m quite the expert – I’m always learning,” Dr. Asim Gazi confided during a recent Pathfinders visit. Dr. Gazi is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Earlier this month, he...
Nov 20, 2024 | Blog, Pathfinders
Dr. Kaitlin Gili is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Science Department at Tufts University where she’s analyzing machine learning as it relates to human learning. She obtained her PhD from the University of Oxford in the field of quantum physics and machine...
Nov 7, 2024 | Blog, Pathfinders
“Does everyone know what a boss is?” Shani Fletcher asked the first graders in Darlene Prado and Brenda Rosario’s classes at the Hernandez K-8 School. The students responded with an enthusiastic “yes!” Shani told them that as the Director for City of Boston’s...
