• Will be between 13-17 years old on June 1, 2024
• Demonstrate a strong interest and ability in science
• Possess excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Are self-motivated, creative, and adventurous
• Possess (or are willing to learn!) excellent communication skills
• Exhibit an eagerness to participate in field activities which may be outdoors and/or strenuous in nature
• Have ideally used JASON in an educational setting
• Are enrolled in one of JASON’s Argonaut partner school districts

Note: For students with special needs, accommodations may be made consistent with the student’s’ IEP

• Demonstrate outstanding performance in working with students
• Demonstrate a strong interest and ability in science
• Possess excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Are self-motivated, creative, and adventurous
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Exhibit an eagerness to participate in field activities which may be outdoors and/or strenuous in nature
• Have five or more years of experience working with students
• Have ideally used JASON Learning in an educational setting
• Are employed by one of JASON’s Argonaut partner school districts

October 2021 Remote Bootcamp

Argonauts will work remotely with JASON staff and STEM mentors over four sessions beginning in mid-October to learn and practice the process of Design Thinking:

●  How to empathize with end users of a product or service
●  Define the problem to be solved
●  Generate innovative ideas
●  Build prototypes
●  Test solutions
●  Iterate and improve

While doing so, Argonauts will also practice “thinking like an entrepreneur” so they’ll understand how innovations survive and endure in real-world markets.

September 2022 Boston, MA Expedition

The team of Argonauts that participated in the remote fall program will travel in September 2022 to Boston, MA, one of the nation’s leading centers of technology, design, and innovation. There, they will see how STEM professionals in cutting-edge industries use Design Thinking and entrepreneurial thinking concepts every day to solve real-world problems and create the next big thing. Their three-day itinerary will include visits to world-renowned research institutes, multinational biotech manufacturers, and scrappy startups.

In addition, while in Boston, Argonauts will have an opportunity to present and pitch their own products, services, and business models to mentors who will provide feedback and advice. 

Summer 2020

Have you ever wondered about the sounds you hear outdoors? Why are they there? What’s making them? Are they reaching their intended audience? Can we capture and even map these sounds? Do human noises impact natural environments? Are these soundscapes changing over time?

Argonauts team up with entomologists Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker of The Bug Chicks on a “Virtual Expedition” to explore our world through sound in our camp program entitled “The Sounds of Science!” Youth work together to examine their local soundscapes, ask questions, design experiments, analyze data, and share results using best-practice science communication techniques as well as technology platforms and tools such as iNaturalist, MIT App Inventor, and Audacity.

The multidisciplinary nature of this project allows JASON to authentically combine and integrate elements of citizen science, design thinking, digital literacy, and innovation skill sets into an exciting, streamlined experience.