MA Rehabilitation Commission presenting workshop on employment

Upcoming FREE WORKSHOP, presented by the Cambridge Public Schools, Office of Special Education.

Accessing Work: Employment Support through the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Learn more about the supports that the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) can provide to students as they transition out of high school and into the world of higher education and/or employment.

Presentation by: Joanne Baldassari MRC Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School in the Pearl K. Wise Library - Fiction Room
459 Broadway, Cambridge MA, 02138

Hosted by Jennifer Garcia, Transition Coordinator
*For more information contact Jennifer Garcia at 617.349.6791 or at jgarcia@cpsd.us*

Oh My Science

Ladies.  The Science Club for Girls is hiring 7th -12th grade girls for their teen programs.  Participants receive up to $110, community services credit and the opportunity for a paid summer internship.

Forget CSI; Dr. Dana Scully put the awesome in forensic science.

To say nothing of boss field trips where you can learn about careers in science and technology.

As a librarian, it will be no surprise to hear that I am a devoted proponent of the maxim "Knowledge is power."  Not only that, knowledge takes away someone else's power over you.  In this century it is especially important to fearlessly embrace an understanding of science and mathematics!*

Not the Chosen One, just worked hard.

Go forth and be smart.  You can find the application for this program here.












*Probably this is nothing new, but I think there is a trend in popular movies to make science and scientists the bad guys.  Couldn't leave well enough alone, and now we've got zombies, mutant dinosaurs, evil robots, the Matrix, what have you.  And it requires some meathead with massive firepower and/or mystical powers to save us all.

Jeepers.  I'll take my chances with science and technology:  I want my smartphone, antibiotics, and the Mars freaking rover, thank-you-very-much.  Also civil engineering, sanitation, and the theory of evolution. 

Here are some books about teens solving mysteries, getting ahead and saving the day using their brains.  Not psychic abilities, not demon-slaying powers, and definitely not Edward.

Why this show was cancelled is a rant for another day.

A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan
Mothership by Martin Leicht and Isla Neal
The Girl Is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Deadline for Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program is May 11

If you are looking for a summer job, hurry hurry and submit your application!  MSYEP is a six-week program for Cambridge youth between the ages of 14 & 18.

You can print out the application here.

Cambridge Teens Needed to Shovel Snow

Help your neighbors, and make a little money for holiday shopping!

The Council on Aging, with some assistance from the Office of Workforce Development (OWD), puts together a list of teens each winter who are interested in being hired to shovel snow for seniors or residents with disabilities who might otherwise have difficulty clearing snow from their property.

Teens and residents negotiate the rate, with the resident making the payment directly to the teen. The COA helps to make the connection between the two.

If you are interested in adding your name to the list, please fill out the application below and return it to OWD (51 Inman St.), the Youth Employment Center at CRLS (459 Broadway, Rm. 2101) or to the Citywide Senior Center (806 Mass. Ave.)
http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CityOfCambridge_Content/documents/SnowApp.pdf