The Possible Zone is enrolling students for Summer 2025 programming. The list of classes is below.
Eligibility: 9th & 10th Graders from Boston reading and writing at English Level 3 proficiency
SPACE IS LIMITED. Submit an Interest Form by JUNE 14; a recruiter will be in touch.
If you have any questions, please contact: recruitment@possiblezone.org
Session A: July 14 - July 25 ...
Converse Deep Dive | July 14 - 25
Work in teams to learn the Converse product-design process behind footwear and apparel! Learn insights to the field, go on site visits to Converse’s Innovation Lab and Headquarters, and express your creativity through hands-on making by customizing sneakers and a t-shirt around a design challenge. Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your network and showcase your work at a gallery walk!
(Partner: Converse)
Career of the Future Alignment: Fashion and Design
Stipend amount: $30 per day, $240 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Clean Energy Deep Dive | July 14 - 25
Join us for this hands-on exploration of electricity and how it’s created! This deep dive will build examples of energy production using mechanical generation, solar generation and wind generators to build a mini electrical grid and charge your cell phone. This Deep Dive will explore building electrical circuits and using some basic code to control and measure the energy we produce. We’ll have lots of chances to build and explore using electrical circuits and we’ll even build an electrical vehicle!
(Partner: National Grid)
Career of the Future Alignment: Clean Energy
Stipend amount: $30 per day, $240 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Cybersecurity and Escape Room Deep Dive | July 14 - 25
Get ready to dive into the world of cybersecurity! You’ll learn how the internet works, crack secret codes, and even explore ethical hacking with micro:bits. We’ll be encrypting messages, building cool lock boxes, and solving tricky puzzles. Then, you’ll put all your skills to the test by creating an awesome escape room to challenge your friends!
(Partners: Accenture and Akamai)
Career of the Future Alignment: CompSci/IT
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Pathways Bootcamp: Building Trades, Clean Energy, and Advanced Manufacturing | July 14 - 25
Bootcamp where you will learn about careers in building trades, clean energy and advanced manufacturing, meet and network with professionals working in the field, and spend 6 days on field trips seeing all of these options in person, as well as the educational pathways to get there.
(Partners: Fenway and more to come!)
Career of the Future Alignment: Advanced Manufacturing
Stipend amount: $64 per day, $512 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Session B: July 28 - August 8 ...
Cardboard Arcade Deep Dive | July 28 - August 8
Craft your very own arcade game from scratch in the Cardboard Arcade Deep Dive. You’ll experience game design, hands-on cardboard construction, and craft unique gameplay by coding electronics. This isn’t just a project; it’s your chance to create a one-of-a-kind gaming experience that’s a true reflection of your creativity.
Career of the Future Alignment: CompSci
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Podcasting & Visual Storytelling | July 28 - August 8
Ever dreamed of bringing a story to life? Curious about how to use technologies like podcasting and photography to share your ideas? Dive into the exciting world of audio and visual storytelling! Throughout this course, you’ll step into the role of a creative director, crafting community-inspired movies. Your movie could highlight a local legend, your favorite spot in the city, horror stories riding the T, or anything else that showcases Boston and your neighborhood. We’ll explore the power of story-drafting, visualize narratives through storyboarding, recording with podcasting, and direct stunning visuals with art-directed photoshoots. Get ready to unleash your creative vision and tell stories that resonate.
(Partner: Northeastern University)
Career of the Future Alignment: Fashion and Design
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Healthcare Diagnostics by Design Deep Dive | July 28 - August 8
Curious about how medical technology works? Want to design real-world health solutions? This Deep Dive is your chance to prototype medical diagnostic instruments that can make a real impact. Using electronics and programming you’ll build and test health tools. Collaborate with engineers and health-tech innovators, using AI-driven diagnostics to innovate healthcare devices and solve real-world challenges. Join us to create something meaningful for your community!
(Partners: Haemonetics and Boston University’s Neuromotor Recovery Lab)
Career of the Future Alignment: Healthcare
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Session C: August 11- August 22 ...
The Past & Future of Roxbury Deep Dive | August 11 - 22
The goal of this deep dive is to help students connect the history of their neighborhoods to our careers of the future. In partnership with the Dillaway-Thomas House, students will explore the historical artifacts housed at the Dillaway-Thomas House and their archive at Northeastern. Students will work on connecting those artifacts together to tell stories that resonate with their own experience and then use their STEAM skills to design museum exhibits at TPZ that highlight and share the stories they come up with. Completed exhibits will go on to live at the Dillaway Thomas House where students can come and guide members of the community through what they learned and the exhibits that they have created.
Career of the Future Alignment: Fashion and Design
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Dance & Costume Design Deep Dive | August 11 - 22
Students will learn to find their own Groove through an introduction to hiphop and jazz dance styles. After a brainstorming activity to decide on a theme for the dance, students will get to design their own costume pieces using makerspace tools. By the end of the deep dives, students will have a performance-ready piece and customized team attire.
Career of the Future Alignment: Advanced Manufacturing, Fashion and Design
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Future Coding / App Development with AI | August 11 - 22
During this course, students will dive into AI-assisted coding and web development. They’ll explore how artificial intelligence can support the design, writing, and debugging of code, all while building their own interactive web projects. Along the way, they’ll experiment with the latest tools and discover how AI is changing the way we create for the web.
Career of the Future Alignment: CompSci
Stipend amount: $60 per day, $480 total (assuming perfect attendance)
Pathways: College Essay Writing | August 11 -14 (one week only)
Thinking about applying to College or Scholarships? Need a College Essay? Look no further! The College Essay Writing Workshop will give you all the support you need to get your essays drafted, edited, and finalized to make the college + scholarship application process easier. Please come ready to write!
Returning TPZ Students Only – Rising High School Seniors Only
Stipend amount: $32 per day, $128 total (assuming perfect attendance)