These are a few links we’ve compiled - feel free to tell us about other programs. Also, check out the MIT Outreach Database, a new project dedicated to putting together a listing of all outreach programs on campus, and MIT OpenCourseWare, an open educational resource publishing MIT Course Materials.

Note: These links are not guaranteed to be accurate or up to date. Please tell us if you experience problems with any of the links or if you know any of the information listed to be false.

• Alpha Phi Omega is a national, co-ed service fraternity, centered on the principles of leadership, friendship, and service. The Alpha Chi chapter at MIT provides community service to the MIT campus, greater Boston region, and the New England area.
  

• Chemistry Magic Show - run by Club Chem, the chemistry students organization, these shows are aimed at elementary school students. For more info, email chem-wizard@mit.edu
  

• The Council on Primary and Secondary Education has compiled a list of programs around MIT, available as a booklet entitled “MIT’s Educational Outreach Programs” for Pre-K through 12th grade students and educators. Please contact them at (617) 253-4697 for more information. They do not, however, administer any of the programs.
  

• The MIT Office of Minority Education runs the Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITES) program for high school juniors. This is a six-week summer program for minorities (Asian students are not minority students at MIT). Please contact them at (617) 253-3298 for more information about MITES and other programs.
  

• The MIT Admissions Office can give you information about getting into MIT, how to apply, what MIT offers, etc. ESP is not affiliated with the admissions office, so if you want to know more about getting into MIT, check with them! Their phone number is (617) 253-4791.
  

• The MIT Public Service Center serves as a clearinghouse to direct both undergraduate and graduate students and groups to local service agencies who need their specific talents and services. The types of agencies with which activites have been coordinated run the spectrum, including education, underpriviledged youth, hunger, homelessness, and heath and medical issues. The Center’s underlying goal through its function as a clearinghouse, however, is to nurture committed involvement with the community. Their phone number is (617) 253-0742.
  

• The MIT Teacher Education Program is the program through which MIT and Wellesley students can earn their teaching certification. It involves classes at both MIT and Wellesley. Go to their website to find out more!
  

• Mr. Magnet - Also known as Paul Thomas, Mr. Magnet is a technical supervisor at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. He tours elementary schools, bringing demonstrations of electricity and magnetism. He has won much praise for his work (here’s a 1997 press release about him), and can be reached at mrmagnet@psfc.mit.edu or at (617) 253-8430.
  

• MIT’s engineering honors fraternity, Tau Beta Pi, maintains a comprehensive resource site, TBP’s Guide to High School Programs in Science and Engineering. Check them out!
  

• The Women’s Technology Program (WTP) is a new residential program for high school students (females only) interested in electrical engineering and computer science. WTP takes place on the MIT campus; it was created by a former MESH staff member, Doug Ricket.