Middle School Afterschool Biology Fundamentals

  • Biology
TPWI: 89 South St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Oct 27 2025
May 30 2026

Schedules

Block 1: Mon, Wed, Sat - FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE WITH LAB SESSION (10/27/2025-11/21/2025) Registration closed

BLOCK 1: FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 1 (10/27/2025-10/31/2025): Introduction to Biology & Lab Safety
  • Week 2 (11/03/2025-11/07/2025): Cells - The Building Blocks of Life
  • Week 3 (11/10/2025-11/14/2025): DNA - The Code of Life
  • Week 4 (11/17/2025-11/21/2025): Scientific Method & Investigation Skills

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 1: Mon, Wed, Sun - FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE WITH LAB SESSION (10/27/2025-11/21/2025) Registration closed

BLOCK 1: FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 1 (10/27/2025-10/31/2025): Introduction to Biology & Lab Safety
  • Week 2 (11/03/2025-11/07/2025): Cells - The Building Blocks of Life
  • Week 3 (11/10/2025-11/14/2025): DNA - The Code of Life
  • Week 4 (11/17/2025-11/21/2025): Scientific Method & Investigation Skills

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 2: Mon, Wed, Sat - HEREDITY & CLASSIFICATION WITH LAB SESSION (12/01/2025-12/26/2025)

BLOCK 2: HEREDITY & CLASSIFICATION
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 5 (12/01/2025-12/05/2025): How Traits are Passed Down
  • Week 6 (12/08/2025-12/12/2025): Classification - Organizing Life
  • Week 7 (12/15/2025-12/19/2025): Plants - Producers of Life
  • Week 8 (12/22/2025-12/26/2025): Plant Reproduction & Growth

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 11/17/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 2: Mon, Wed, Sun - HEREDITY & CLASSIFICATION WITH LAB SESSION (12/01/2025-12/26/2025)

BLOCK 2: HEREDITY & CLASSIFICATION
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 5 (12/01/2025-12/05/2025): How Traits are Passed Down
  • Week 6 (12/08/2025-12/12/2025): Classification - Organizing Life
  • Week 7 (12/15/2025-12/19/2025): Plants - Producers of Life
  • Week 8 (12/22/2025-12/26/2025): Plant Reproduction & Growth

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 11/17/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 3: Mon, Wed, Sat - ORGANISMS & MICROLIFE WITH LAB SESSION (01/13/2026-02/07/2026)

BLOCK 3: ORGANISMS & MICROLIFE
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 9 (01/13/2026-01/17/2026): Animals - Consumers in Nature
  • Week 10 (01/20/2026-01/24/2026): Microorganisms - The Invisible World
  • Week 11 (01/27/2026-01/31/2026): Ecosystems - Living Together
  • Week 12 (02/03/2026-02/07/2026): Symbiosis & Population Dynamics

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 01/12/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 3: Mon, Wed, Sun - ORGANISMS & MICROLIFE WITH LAB SESSION (01/13/2026-02/07/2026)

BLOCK 3: ORGANISMS & MICROLIFE
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 9 (01/13/2026-01/17/2026): Animals - Consumers in Nature
  • Week 10 (01/20/2026-01/24/2026): Microorganisms - The Invisible World
  • Week 11 (01/27/2026-01/31/2026): Ecosystems - Living Together
  • Week 12 (02/03/2026-02/07/2026): Symbiosis & Population Dynamics

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 01/12/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 4: Mon, Wed, Sat - ENERGY & ADAPTATIONS WITH LAB SESSION (02/10/2026-03/07/2026)

BLOCK 4: ENERGY & ADAPTATIONS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 13 (02/10/2026-02/14/2026): Energy Flow in Nature
  • Week 14 (02/17/2026-02/21/2026): Adaptations - Surviving in Nature
  • Week 15 (02/24/2026-02/28/2026): Human Body Systems - How We Work
  • Week 16 (03/03/2026-03/07/2026): Nutrition and Digestion

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 02/02/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 4: Mon, Wed, Sun - ENERGY & ADAPTATIONS WITH LAB SESSION (02/10/2026-03/07/2026)

BLOCK 4: ENERGY & ADAPTATIONS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 13 (02/10/2026-02/14/2026): Energy Flow in Nature
  • Week 14 (02/17/2026-02/21/2026): Adaptations - Surviving in Nature
  • Week 15 (02/24/2026-02/28/2026): Human Body Systems - How We Work
  • Week 16 (03/03/2026-03/07/2026): Nutrition and Digestion

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 02/02/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 5: Mon, Wed, Sat - REPRODUCTION & LIFE CYCLES WITH LAB SESSION (03/10/2026-04/04/2026)

BLOCK 5: REPRODUCTION & LIFE CYCLES
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 17 (03/10/2026-03/14/2026): Reproduction and Life Cycles
  • Week 18 (03/17/2026-03/21/2026): Environmental Changes and Responses
  • Week 19 (03/24/2026-03/28/2026): Biodiversity - The Variety of Life
  • Week 20 (03/31/2026-04/04/2026): Evolution - Life Changes Over Time

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 02/24/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 5: Mon, Wed, Sun - REPRODUCTION & LIFE CYCLES WITH LAB SESSION (03/10/2026-04/04/2026)

BLOCK 5: REPRODUCTION & LIFE CYCLES
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 17 (03/10/2026-03/14/2026): Reproduction and Life Cycles
  • Week 18 (03/17/2026-03/21/2026): Environmental Changes and Responses
  • Week 19 (03/24/2026-03/28/2026): Biodiversity - The Variety of Life
  • Week 20 (03/31/2026-04/04/2026): Evolution - Life Changes Over Time

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 02/24/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 6: Mon, Wed, Sat - BIOTECHNOLOGY & HEALTH WITH LAB SESSION (04/07/2026-05/02/2026)

BLOCK 6: BIOTECHNOLOGY & HEALTH
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 21 (04/07/2026-04/11/2026): Biotechnology - Using Biology to Help Humans
  • Week 22 (04/14/2026-04/18/2026): Human Health and Disease
  • Week 23 (04/21/2026-04/25/2026): Data Collection and Analysis
  • Week 24 (04/28/2026-05/02/2026): Environmental Science & Conservation

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 03/16/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 6: Mon, Wed, Sun - BIOTECHNOLOGY & HEALTH WITH LAB SESSION (04/07/2026-05/02/2026)

BLOCK 6: BIOTECHNOLOGY & HEALTH
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

  • Week 21 (04/07/2026-04/11/2026): Biotechnology - Using Biology to Help Humans
  • Week 22 (04/14/2026-04/18/2026): Human Health and Disease
  • Week 23 (04/21/2026-04/25/2026): Data Collection and Analysis
  • Week 24 (04/28/2026-05/02/2026): Environmental Science & Conservation

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 03/16/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 7: Mon, Wed, Sat - HEALTH, PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS WITH LAB SESSION (05/05/2026-05/30/2026)

BLOCK 7: FINAL PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

 

  • Week 25 (05/05/2026-05/09/2026): Final Project Planning
  • Week 26 (05/12/2026-05/16/2026): Final Project Implementation Phase 1
  • Week 27 (05/19/2026-05/23/2026): Final Project Implementation Phase 2
  • Week 28 (05/26/2026-05/30/2026): Presentations and Course Reflection

 

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 04/20/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 7: Mon, Wed, Sun - HEALTH, PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS WITH LAB SESSION (05/05/2026-05/30/2026)

BLOCK 7: FINAL PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description

 

  • Week 25 (05/05/2026-05/09/2026): Final Project Planning
  • Week 26 (05/12/2026-05/16/2026): Final Project Implementation Phase 1
  • Week 27 (05/19/2026-05/23/2026): Final Project Implementation Phase 2
  • Week 28 (05/26/2026-05/30/2026): Presentations and Course Reflection

 

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 04/20/2026

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

In-person location

TPWI: 89 South St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Description

The school-year program is divided into two semesters: September through March and April through May. This program is hybrid, with a one hour Zoom session afterschool each week and a hands-on Saturday session at The Pathway Initiative’s STEM Innovation Lab in Downtown Boston. Students will develop strong STEM content understanding through sessions on health and medicine, technology, engineering, robotics, coding, 3D modeling, design, and more.

  • Fall Semester: October - March

    • BLOCK 1: FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE

      • Week 1 (10/27/2025-10/31/2025): Introduction to Biology & Lab Safety

      • Week 2 (11/03/2025-11/07/2025): Cells - The Building Blocks of Life

      • Week 3 (11/10/2025-11/14/2025): DNA - The Code of Life

      • Week 4 (11/17/2025-11/21/2025): Scientific Method & Investigation Skills

    • BLOCK 2: HEREDITY & CLASSIFICATION

      • Week 5 (12/01/2025-12/05/2025): How Traits are Passed Down

      • Week 6 (12/08/2025-12/12/2025): Classification - Organizing Life

      • Week 7 (12/15/2025-12/19/2025): Plants - Producers of Life

      • Week 8 (12/22/2025-12/26/2025): Plant Reproduction & Growth

    • BLOCK 3: ORGANISMS & MICROLIFE

      • Week 9 (01/13/2026-01/17/2026): Animals - Consumers in Nature

      • Week 10 (01/20/2026-01/24/2026): Microorganisms - The Invisible World

      • Week 11 (01/27/2026-01/31/2026): Ecosystems - Living Together

      • Week 12 (02/03/2026-02/07/2026): Symbiosis & Population Dynamics

    • BLOCK 4: ENERGY & ADAPTATIONS

      • Week 13 (02/10/2026-02/14/2026): Energy Flow in Nature

      • Week 14 (02/17/2026-02/21/2026): Adaptations - Surviving in Nature

      • Week 15 (02/24/2026-02/28/2026): Human Body Systems - How We Work

      • Week 16 (03/03/2026-03/07/2026): Nutrition and Digestion

    • BLOCK 5: HUMAN BIOLOGY & HEALTH

      • Week 17 (03/10/2026-03/14/2026): Reproduction and Life Cycles

      • Week 18 (03/17/2026-03/21/2026): Environmental Changes and Responses

      • Week 19 (03/24/2026-03/28/2026): Biodiversity - The Variety of Life

      • Week 20 (03/31/2026-04/04/2026): Evolution - Life Changes Over Time

  • Spring Semester: March - May

    • BLOCK 6: BIOTECHNOLOGY & HEALTH

      • Week 21 (04/07/2026-04/11/2026): Biotechnology - Using Biology to Help Humans

      • Week 22 (04/14/2026-04/18/2026): Human Health and Disease

      • Week 23 (04/21/2026-04/25/2026): Data Collection and Analysis

      • Week 24 (04/28/2026-05/02/2026): Environmental Science & Conservation

    • BLOCK 7: FINAL PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS

      • Week 25 (05/05/2026-05/09/2026): Final Project Planning

      • Week 26 (05/12/2026-05/16/2026): Final Project Implementation Phase 1

      • Week 27 (05/19/2026-05/23/2026): Final Project Implementation Phase 2

      • Week 28 (05/26/2026-05/30/2026): Presentations and Course Reflection

Weekly Schedule:

  • Virtual, Mondays & Wednesday
  • Two 1 hour sessions per weekday on each day
  • Time,  4:00pm – 5:30pm
  • Hands-on Bio Lab: Saturdays or Sundays   : 9.00am-12.00pm
    • (Students can opt for their session to be on either Saturday or Sunday, but not on both days)
  • Location : 89 South St. Suite LL00,  Boston, MA 02111

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