Tech camp to open at Jungle Jam

Deidre Cristal Lee Kin of Dingole told Newsday: “We usually run this type of camp for older kids but this year, because of the many requests from parents, what better opportunity to teach the younger kids something new.

“What makes our camp special is that we promote what we like to call a ‘play to learn mindset’. We encourage play and group interaction as the gateway to creativity, curiosity, problem-solving and experimentation which are foundational learning activities.” Instructors will be guiding children on adventures in learning which might involve them in programming a tiny robot to dance, or entering a virtual world to paint in 3D, or using their hands to construct fantastic contraptions.

Activities will also include creating like an artist, building like an engineer, designing like a technologist and questioning like a scientist, and also an introduction to robotics.

Lee Kin said: “Through play we engage them to solve problems collectively, become design thinkers and to imagine with intention!” As to who precisely will be conducting activities at the camp Lee Kin said: “We conduct the tech camps ourselves. The Dingole team is an award-winning tech start-up that specialises in immersive technologies. The Steam Start camp is a way for us to share our knowledge and skills to create more opportunities for the upcoming generations.” She added that Dingole has been doing a lot of community outreach programmes and the response has been very positive.

“As a young leader of the Americas we work closely with the US Embassy on projects and this is what we wanted to do this summer for the kids. We will be working together with the US Embassy to execute tech-camps in at risk-communities, therefore in August there will also be a Steam Start Tech Camp for this initiative,” Lee Kin said.

That camp will be held from August 7 to 11 at the US Embassy, for children 11 to 15 years from specific communities.

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