CALENDAR

Student Organizations Calendar
If you would like to list your event on the Student Organizations Calendar, e-mail Belinda at gomezbe@gse.harvard.edu. The calendar will be updated weekly.

Young Activists Network (YAN) is an initiative that aims at organizing youth from low-income areas to become agents of change in their neighborhood. It started its work a year ago and currently operates in ten communities spread over seven countries (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Philippines and the United States). In order to strengthen its projects and expand to new community organizations in the Boston area, YAN is currently looking for enthusiastic and engaged volunteers. Interested? Come and join our information session:

Upcoming meeting: Tuesday, September 30 at 7pm
Location: Room 054 of the MIT Media Lab --20 Ames St (close to Kendall/MIT T stop)
For information or questions: e-mail yan@media.mit.edu
Website: http://www.youngactivists.net/ or http://llk.media.mit.edu/mentor

The Outdoor Club will come together to experience the wonderful outdoors through monthly activities such as hiking, biking, rowing, skiing, camping, etc. Come learn more about upcoming outing events. If you have a keen interest in outdoor activities, consider leading an excursion.

First Meeting: Tuesday, September 30 at 7pm
Location: the small yard next to Longfellow.
Pizza will be provided. Bring own beverage.
For information or questions: email gomezbe@gse.harvard.edu

Independent Schools Forum (ISF) is a group to discuss any and all issues surrounding independent (private) schools.

First meeting: Wednesday, October 1, 6:30 pm
Location: Gutman 350
Pizza will be served, bring your own beverage
For information or questions: e-mail hollosan@gse.harvard.edu

Experiential Educators Network (EEN) is comprised of people who have an interest or professional background in experiential education. It has included people with interests in everything from service learning, to museum education, to outdoor and environmental education, as well as designing experiential classrooms. By exchanging ideas, resources, and engaging in activities, the group aims to explore how experiential education can be integrated into traditional and non-traditional settings.

Upcoming Meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 1st, 6:30 pm
Location: Larsen 212
Pizza will be served!
For information or questions: email sarah@pz.harvard.edu

The BRIDGE group is a student organization that explores educational issues from a business perspective. The purpose of the group is to bring together students and researchers interested in a vast array of educational issues. BRIDGE members include consultants, software developers, and corporate trainers who will most likely work in a private sector rather than a traditional teaching role. All students are welcome.

BRIDGE Group Meeting
Upcoming Meeting: Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm
Location: Longfellow Hall 225

Join the HGSE Parents' Group! Possible activities: group outings, brown bag lunch chats, creating a parents' resource website. Come with your ideas as we set the year's agenda!

First meeting: Monday, Oct. 6 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: TBA (check next week's MMM or posted flyers for room)
For information or questions: e-mail dixonla@gse.harvard.edu

Arts in Education Interest Group (AIEIG) is open to anyone interested in the Arts and Arts in Education. We are planning workshops, fun and food-filled meetings, and other wonderful Arts gatherings but we need the YOU and your Arts interests.
Interested: email Courtney_Weida@gse.harvard.edu

Ed School Improv Group is in the making!! Want to have laugh hysterically? Want to release stress? Join the Ed School Improv Group. Just a group of people that want to get together to have fun and play improv games. Improv can sharpen your attention and help you with public speaking too! No prior experience is necessary. Interested: e-mail robbinje@gse.harvard.edu