CMS Welcomes Middle and High School Students for iDtech

As part of their commitment to diversifying the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workforce, the CMS department and the Center for Teaching, Learning & Outreach have partnered with iD Tech Camps to provide 10-17 year old students the opportunity to gain a competitive edge for school, college, and a future career in STEM. This year’s eight Caltech summer sessions hosted 576 students who participated in project based courses in a variety of topics including: programming in Java, C++, C#, Python, Scratch, and Tynker as well as app development, electrical engineering, robotics, game design, 3D modeling and filmmaking. Fifteen year old Ravi Buentiempo described, “I enjoyed attending iD Tech because I got the type of help I could not get from youtube videos or programming forums.” Saya Desai, who is fourteen, explained, “I had to be responsible for all my problems and by making mistakes I learned a lot.” Finally eleven year old Maya Horii remarked, “I could bring ideas to life, whether creating a game or 3D printing figments of my imagination.” [CMS Local Outreach]