This data scientist is offering virtual coding camps for students nationwide to narrow STEM’s education gap: by brianne_garrett
Courtesy of Brianne Caplan, and its CoderCamp program, has two parts: students nationwide can sign up for computer science learning in lieu of cancelled in-person camps—a boon at a time when coronavirus is threatening summer activities.
“The digital divide has not been as clear as it is today, with schooling being transitioned online,” says Caplan. “Covid-19 not only made that divide so clear, but also the importance of us trying to bridge that divide and solve this problem.” 6-year-old Yishan Wang, a student from another Code Your Dreams after-school program on Chicago’s south side, completed her wellness app right before shelter-in-place mandates hit the U.S., but she’s pleased it has become even more necessary in light of heightened stress and emotions that have emerged from the global crisis.
A new goal of Caplan’s is to give these students access to the virtual courses, too, and not just the after-school programs that have been put on pause. Earlier this month, with the help of three sponsors—an environmental engineer, a financial tech investor and a NASA computer scientist—she launched a scholarship program that grants students in underrepresented communities free tuition to an upcoming virtual CoderCamp.
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