Student-run Wellesley coding courses aim to help bridge digital divide

September 25, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Wellesley High School student Luis Hoderlein is spearheading a five-week Python programming course for kids aged 12+, and proceeds from this will be used to buy computers and tablets for schools in underserved areas.

The Wellesley Digital Bridges program run by Hoderlein and fellow students aims to help bridge the digital divide between technology haves and have nots (Hear from Hoderlein in the video below).

Wellesley Community Center be hosting the coding classes on Fridays, beginning Sept. 29, from 5-6:30pm, and registration costs $195 per student. Payments are made through http://www.wellesleycommunitycenter.org/ Enter the donate button and specify Digital Bridges in the description.

Wellesley solar eclipse day in pictures, video

August 21, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Whitin Observatory at Wellesley College was definitely the place to be in town for Eclipse Day, as telescopes, solar eclipse glasses, drums with black tape over them, and every other sort of gadget you could imagine was available for sharing and viewing. Plus it was a great place to take pictures with all this stuff on their faces and heads…

Whitin Observatory Wellesley Eclipse

Wellesley Eclipse

The Wellesley Fire Rescue Department was ready for Eclipse action, per firefighter Michael Leach:
Wellesley Fire eclipse

Wellesley Fire Department eclipse — Photo via WFRD

Meanwhile, CrepeBerry on Washington Street in Wellesley celebrated with Eclipse cookies and was sharing Eclipse glasses with patrons and passersby.

We swung the Morse Institute Library over the border in Natick, where an Eclipse-crazy crowd packed the front lawn:

Morse Institute Library Natick, Eclipse

We left it to NASA for photos of the actual solar eclipse:

Image of #Eclipse2017, made from 7 frames, shows @Space_Station, as it transits the Sun near Banner, WY. Flickr: https://t.co/PQFAbVSR32 pic.twitter.com/k0Lwc3i1as

— NASA (@NASA) August 21, 2017

We also visited Whitin observatory at Wellesley College ahead of the solar eclipse and there wasn’t much doing, but there were still some photo opps:

Here’s how Solar Eclipse will look in Wellesley

August 18, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

The Vox website has an interactive tool to give you a preview of what the eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21 will look like. Give it a whirl! wellesley eclipse

NOTE: Wellesley Free Library has posted on its website that it will not be doling out Eclipse glasses for patrons to use.

MORE: Solar eclipse coming to Wellesley (and elsewhere in the U.S.)

Wellesley Rec. fall/winter registration now open to residents

August 15, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Recreation Department’s fall/winter brochure is now available online, and registration for Wellesley residents is taking place now. Programs include everything from ski programs for kids at Nashoba Valley to Still Life and Observational Drawing for adults to puppy kindergarten.

Solar eclipse coming to Wellesley (and elsewhere in U.S.)

July 15, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

eclipse nasa The first total solar eclipse to be seen across the contiguous United States will take place on Monday, Aug. 21, and Wellesley is getting ready for it even though we’ll only be treated to a partial eclipse in these parts (the total eclipse path stretches from Oregon to South Carolina). It’s been 38 years since a total eclipse was visible in North America, and a total eclipse across the country hasn’t been visible since 1918.

Wellesley Free Library will feature a program called Eclipses: A Weird History on Wednesday, Aug. 9 from 4:30-5:30pm featuring Meg Thacher from Smith College. The program is open to families with children of all ages, but is best for kids ages 8 and up. No registration required.

Know of other eclipse-related activities taking place in town? Let us know: [email protected]