Waynesburg University’s Department of Education hosted the Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) Camp Tech Monday, July 30, through Friday, August 3. Forty-four students from Greene and Washington counties, as well as West Virginia, participated in the event.
Camp Tech is a summer camp for students in 3rd grade through 8th grade that allows them opportunities to explore new ideas and work in the technology field. The main objective of the camp is to provide students with fun and engaging educational opportunities.
“Camp Tech allows students to not only use new and upcoming technology to help prepare them for back to school but gives them the opportunity to collaborate and make new friends,” said Sarah D’Urzo, coordinator for innovation and design at the IU1.
Students rotated through four sessions, including Alice Programming, Minecraft World Builder, Engineering: Car Crash Challenge and CODE Raider: Tech Tool Exploration.
Camp Tech is offered three times throughout the summer. In addition to the recent week at Waynesburg's main campus, camps were held at Waynesburg's Southpointe center and Washington and Jefferson College.
The IU1 and Waynesburg University collaborate throughout the year on multiple projects, such as student outreach programs - Student Forum and Academic Competition, educational initiatives and pre-service teacher initiatives.
For more information about Camp Tech and similar events, contact D'Urzo at sarah.durzo@iu1.org. For information about Waynesburg's Education Program, contact Yvonne Weaver at 724-852-3308 or yweaver@waynesburg.edu.
