Entrepreneurial spirit means you could, you can, you are.
Learning through our career exploration LaunchLabs means you will!
As a high school student, our innovative, hands-on programming is not just for you to learn, but for empowering you to become all that you want to be.
Throughout TPZ’s programs, you’ll build a strong entrepreneurial spirit and in-demand skills such as Continuous Learning, Problem Solving, STEAM Agency, Teamwork, and Communication. You’ll learn design thinking and you’ll implement universal design principles to create low-fidelity prototypes. You’ll explore careers that are driving the economy and can put you on a path toward the successful future that you desire. When you take part in our work-based learning activities, you’ll have the opportunity to experience on-the-job skill-building through internships and relationships with local businesses.
Along your journey at TPZ, you will have the opportunity to explore in-demand careers in Technology, Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, and Construction, Infrastructure and Energy. You’ll learn about robotics and AI, graphic design, 3D printing, laser cutting, coding, and more. And throughout your time with us, you will receive support to promote your well-being—from daily stipends and meals, to enrichment experiences and resources for you or your family.
- Career exploration LaunchLabs are offered twice each week, from 4:00-6:30 at the Innovation Center in Jamaica Plain for Boston-area high school students in Grade 10.
- Health Assisting CTE school day classes and afterschool career exploration LaunchLabs are offered to Lawrence High School students in the school building.
- COMING SOON: Health Assisting CTE school day classes and afterschool career exploration LaunchLabs will be offered to Brockton High School students and Lowell High School students on the school campuses.
- Afterschool LaunchLabs are generally ten weeks long, meeting twice per week.
Boston Programming August - December 2026
SUMMER SESSION C Beyond Possible Summer IT Bootcamp - Boston
Beyond Possible Summer IT Bootcamp – Session C
Description: Students step into the world of IT and cybersecurity to explore how devices, networks, and data work together behind the scenes. From decoding how computers communicate to building connected systems with sensors and hardware, they learn the tools that power today’s digital world. Then, they defend their own system against a simulated cyberattack! This session is only for students enrolling in the Beyond Possible dual enrollment program beginning September 2026.
Related Industry: Technology
SUMMER SESSION C How to Build a Care Bot - Boston
How to Build a Care Bot – Session C
Description: In this lab, students blend electronics, coding, and Human-Robot Interaction to build soft robots that feel approachable, expressive, and comforting. They design and prototype social robots intended to support emotional well-being in therapeutic or clinical settings. By exploring how movement, light, texture, and behavior communicate care, students create working prototypes that reimagine robotics to meaningfully connect with people.
Related Industries: Technology and Healthcare
SUMMER SESSION C Pathways College Prep Bootcamp
Pathways College Prep Bootcamp – Session C
Description: Are you a rising senior who wants to get a head start on your college applications? Join our Pathways College Prep Bootcamp! If you are planning to apply to 4-year colleges as a senior, we encourage you to join this bootcamp. We will work closely with you to make sure you enter senior year ready for your college application process. We will visit 3 colleges, start your Common Application, write a draft of your college essay and put a few colleges on your college list. Please come if you are excited to start your college process!
Project: By the end of this bootcamp, you will have visited 3 colleges, have a completed college essay draft, started your Common App and the beginning of a college list.
CoF Connection: All
Cooking For Humanity - Boston: M/W and T/Th
Cooking For Humanity
Description: How can culturally responsive, therapeutic cooking empower communities to use food as medicine and improve health outcomes in their communities? In this Lab, students build their foundational cooking skills and learn how nutrition supports positive health outcomes. They work with local businesses and community members to develop responsive recipes, and publish a community cookbook that addresses health disparities.
Project: Create “Cooking for Humanity,” a community cookbook featuring culturally diverse recipes that help fight diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure through food science principles.
Related Career of the Future Connection: Healthcare
Cardboard Architects - Boston: M/W and T/Th
Cardboard Architects
Description:
How can you use cardboard and creativity to create an engaging and playable game? In this Lab, teams work together to sketch ideas and prototype game elements to bring their concept to life. Throughout, they develop skills in engineering, game design, and user testing as they turn simple materials into playable experiences.
Project: Design and construct a playable game using cardboard and 3D printing. Showcase creations at the student exhibition, where players will test and enjoy each game.
Related Career of the Future Connection: Advanced Manufacturing
Harvard MEDscience - Boston: M/W and T/Th
Harvard MEDscience
Description:
How can we better prepare communities to respond effectively to medical emergencies and save lives? In this Lab, students tackle the critical challenge of improving emergency response in underserved communities. Using Harvard Medical School’s advanced simulation technology, they practice life-saving trauma care skills while exploring how to make emergency medical training more accessible and effective for everyday people who could be first responders in their neighborhoods.
Special notes about this Lab:
- This highly immersive, hands-on lab uses life-like manikins and specialized clinical simulation equipment that resemble a hospital environment. One session per week will be hosted directly at the Harvard Med School (HMS) campus, and students will arrive and leave directly from HMS on those dates.
- Students in this lab will also receive certified training for the Stop the Bleed Course, where they will learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control it using techniques to tackle bleeding emergencies.
- This lab is best suited for students who have not previously received Harvard MEDscience training through their high school.
Project: Students will complete intensive emergency medical training using professional-grade medical simulators and high-fidelity manikins. In groups of 4-5, students will select a simulation from HMS MEDscience to re-enact during presentations of learning.
Related Career of the Future Connection: Healthcare
Build a CareBot - Boston: M/W and T/Th
Build a CareBot
Description:
How can we transform robots from efficient tools into empathetic partners? In this lab, students blend electronics, coding, and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to build soft robots that feel approachable, expressive, and comforting. By exploring how movement, light, texture, and behavior communicate care, students create working prototypes that reimagine robotics as human-centered technology designed to meaningfully connect with people.
Project: Students design, code, and prototype a social, soft robot for clinical or therapeutic use. Using the principles of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), students create a machine that provides emotional and social support to those who need it most.
Related Career of the Future Connections: Technology / Healthcare
Pathways Apply: College - Boston: M, W, or Th
Pathways Apply: College
Description: TPZ’s APPLY: College class works with seniors who are planning to apply to 4-year colleges. In this Lab, you’ll identify long-term goals, research post-secondary opportunities and apply to a balanced list of colleges. You’ll also create your FSA ID for financial aid and work on submitting your FAFSA.
Project: Draft and finalize college essay, craft balanced college list, submit at least 3 college applications.
Related Career of the Future Connections: All
Work-based Learning: Intern Prep - Boston: 8 classes
Work-based Learning: Intern Prep (8 classes)
Description: In this workshop based lab, students will prepare for internships in the Winter and Spring. To do so, they will refine their resumes, set specific goals for their time in internships and practice their interviewing skills. They will also apply to relevant and available internships for them like Sasaki, BioBuilder, or even working in our own TPZ Fab Lab.
Special Note: Students will apply to be in the class and may take another Launch Lab (M/W) at the same time.
Project: Polishing their templated resumes and submitting at least two edited and completed applications to internships.
Related Career of the Future Connections: All