|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
A Woodside Priory student who helped establish a group of fellow students dedicated to STEM education and robotics will host a free coding camp for students in first through sixth grade from July 21 through 28.
The coding camp will be held at the Los Altos Library from 3:30 to 6 p.m. each day. Interested students may register at branchingoutstem.wordpress.com.
The camp is hosted by Viansa Schmulbach, a rising junior at the Priory and a multi-year participant in Stanford’s AI4ALL summer program, a nonprofit artificial intelligence lab for girls and young women, formerly known as Stanford SAILORS. She is part of a robotics team at the Priory and is a founding member of the Ramen Club, a group of students who want to continue robotics and STEM work outside of school.
The club, named for the members’ meeting spot at a ramen shop, focuses on bringing computer science to students who may not have access at school. Members recently held a hackathon to design aids for people with cognitive disabilities.
Schmulbach says she is excited to hold the free camp after having been inspired by a friend who could not afford typical coding programs. She hopes that by starting with the basics, she can show younger students that computer science can be accessible and fun for everyone.
Highlights of the camp include a panel of high school students who will talk to campers about their own computer science experiences, as well as a free tour of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
Campers need not attend every day of the session, but Schmulbach will progress from teaching basic coding skills and platforms to more advanced work and a final individual project. There will be an awards ceremony and celebration during which students may present their work on the last day of camp.
