STEM Camp at ECPI University Teaches Students Web App Development
The Youth Center of Hampton Roads hosted a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) camp at ECPI University for 20 enthusiastic Hampton Roads teens. The five-day program in mobile app development introduced students to mobile technology and included an opportunity to learn and develop a web application.
There is a national movement to encourage more students to pursue education and a future in STEM fields. The “Change the Equations” national initiative pledges to create literacy in science, technology, engineering and math as an investment in the nation. One of the goals of the initiative is to inspire student appreciation and excitement for STEM programs to increase success and achievement in school and opportunities for a collegiate education.
“We were really excited about introducing and reinforcing the STEM initiatives to participating youth,” said Paul Dockery, Business Development Specialist for ECPI University. “It was a great partnership to share with the youth the cool aspects of the technology field. These same areas are those that will allow the Hampton Roads community and beyond to remain the technological leader in the marketplace of the 21st century.”
The course, taught by Gerry White, taught the students about beginning the process of mobile web app development. Students learned to design icons and buttons and facilitate the coding to launch their own mobile web app. At the end of the program students created an individual app to showcase their resume and writing samples with links to their social networks.
The program was through the Youth Career Center of Hampton Roads operated by Opportunity Inc., which provides guidance and workplace readiness skills training to Hampton Roads youth aged 14-21. Area businesses that supported the workshop included ECPI University, STIHL, and We Are Titans.
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