Celebrate the longest day of the year and mark the beginning of the summer season at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Enjoy free admission to four museums and access to special performances, make flower crowns and other sun-inspired crafts, and learn about the astronomical significance of the solstice. Save the date and stay tuned for details.

Special Event.

Free and open to the public. For all ages.

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When Charles Darwin considered how best to introduce his controversial new theory of evolution to the general public, he chose to liken it to the selective breeding of domesticated animals, changed by the hand of man. In her new book, Unnatural Selection, marking the 150^th anniversary of Darwin’s great work on domesticated animals, The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, Katrina van Grouw explains why this analogy was uncannily appropriate. Artificial selection is, in fact, more than just an analogy for natural selection–it...

Selling a home - Topics include:

• How do I price my home to be competitive?
• What happens if the buyer’s loan is not approved by the lender?
• What technologies are available to expose my property to potential buyers?

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Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free desktop webinar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register. 

Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free seminar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register. 

The next scholarship cycle applies to the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. People who receive an award will be able to claim eligible child care payments made during this period. 

Please note the following:

• This application will be hosted online on PeopleSoft. It will be open on July 11 through August 8. Please login to PeopleSoft with your HUID and PIN, navigate to Self-Service and select “Childcare Scholarship App”. It should take less than 20 minutes to complete.
• The application must be submitted...

Improve your health and well-being with yoga. We will practice poses, breathing and meditation in the tranquil setting of the Arnold Arboretum.

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Join us on Harvard’s historic campus to discover the many ways Harvard Extension School can help you achieve your academic and professional goals. Learn about our part-time undergraduate and graduate degrees, graduate certificates, online and on-campus courses, and premedical program.

Dean's Welcome and Alum Story, 6-6:45: Sanders Theatre at Memorial Hall—Discover why so many students choose to start or continue their education at Harvard Extension School. Learn more about us from Dean Huntington Lambert and listen to an inspiring story from an Extension...

Students entering grades 6–8

Ocean week brings the magic of the sea to the HMNH. Students will immerse themselves in marine science as they work with graduate students on inquiry-based lessons examining museum specimens, observing live animals and even dissecting a squid!

Advance registration required. $160 members / $180 nonmembers

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Students entering grades 5–8

Red garnets, purple amethyst, blue turquoise – these jewels are actually naturally made rocks and minerals! Learn the geology behind your favorite gems. Then learn jewelry techniques to turn real rocks, minerals, and semi-precious stones into earrings, necklaces, pendants and more in this class that combines art with science.

This class has an additional $10 materials fee included in the cost of the program.

Advance registration required. $170 members / $190 nonmembers

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Students entering grades 3–5

Sharks, crabs, sea stars and turtles; these are just a few of the marine creatures we’ll study as we dive into the underwater world. Learn all about our blue planet by investigating real specimens, observing adaptations of live ocean animals, making crafts, playing games and exploring our Marine Life exhibit.

Advance registration required. $160 members / $180 nonmembers

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Students entering grades 4–6

Have you ever wanted to design your own game? Join Green Door Labs founder Kellian Adams and museum staff to plan and create a digital game set inside the museum. You will work in small groups to invent a game designed to help visitors explore the museum. After prototyping the concept on paper, you will build the game on the digital platform and test it in the galleries.

Advance registration required. $160 members / $180 nonmembers

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