Fundamentals of Engineering in Cambridge, MA

Summer Springboard Engineering program for teens in Cambridge, MA

Summer engineering program for teens (Maximum Capacity 30 Students Per Session)

Program Highlights

There is no pre-requisite for this course. Using MIT style teaching, every student is given the primary knowledge/experience while advanced students get whatever they need to excel.

This program will also help students to explore their potential college fields of interests while improving their odds of getting admitted to top Engineering schools.

All the Materials, Supplies, and Tools for completing our hands-on projects will be provided for free. Students will also get access to MIT WiFi, course website and MATLAB (a pioneering computational programming language in science and technology).

However no prior MATLAB programming is required because arrangements will be made so students can learn the fundamentals of MATLAB through a self-paste short tutorial before they arrive on MIT campus!

Students just need to bring a PC laptop (NOT MacBook or ChromeBook) running Windows 10 or higher for accessing our online material and running our special programs. [If your PC laptop does NOT have a regular USB interface and instead only has USB-c interface, you also need to get a USB-c to regular USB adapter that is easily available from many vendors.]

Residential Tuition :
$6,498* (Waitlist for Session 2)

Commuter Tuition:
$3,298*

*+$250 Tuition Supplement

Session 1:
June 22, 2025 July 4, 2025 (Residential & Commuter Options Waitlisted)

Session 2:
July 6, 2025 July 18, 2025 (Residential & Commuter Options Waitlisted)

Cambridge, MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Testimonials

"(The instructors) were both very engaging and made efforts to get to everyone and answer their questions during each activity." Lauren S.
"He had a curriculum with a lot of variety ... it kept things interesting!" (Michael O.)

Course Overview

Engineering is an expertise for applying science along with real practical data for solving a problem, given some limitations/specs. In this program you will learn about fundamental principles behind various engineering fields (mechanical, electrical, computer/programing, aero-astro, civil, … ) from MIT seasoned Instructors/Practitioners. This program will also help you to explore your potential college fields of interests while improving your odds of getting admitted to top Engineering schools.

Excursions – Students will have an opportunity to take their newfound skills outside of the classroom and visit multiple MIT Engineering Labs. Past excursions have also included a vist to Boston Steel.

Meet your instructor

Dr. Talebinejad

Ali Talebinejad has done his PhD at MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the area of Robotics and Computer Vision and has received his MS from MIT Mechanical Engineering in the area of System Dynamics and Control. His postdoctoral research was a pioneering work on Tracking Moving Objects Using Video Images at the Canadian Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems.

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Topics you'll explore

Hands-On Learning

Every day, we start with a "Warm-up Problem" to develop/improve your engineering thought process, by posing a simple science or engineering problem, and then teaching/guiding the students on how to approach and solve/answer those problems.
We continue with a lecture on the "Fundamentals of Science/Engineering" to cover an overview of the needed topic and knowledge for doing the "Hands-on Project" of the day. These projects are in various engineering/science fields such as: Aero Astro, Electronics, Robotics, Mechanical, Civil, Computer Science, Pneumatics.

During this program, our students will also visit various research and development centers at MIT to see and feel how MIT is really conducting such tasks.

Career Exploration

Through this course and program, you will get on-site experience and learn from experts in the field. We will gain an understanding of applied problem solving skills that are involved in Engineering.

Meet with successful professionals and experts in the fields of engineering and technology to learn more about careers and jobs in this field, and have the opportunity to ask questions and learn firsthand what it’s like to work as an engineer. This insight helps students reflect on which areas within the field of engineering is right for them.