The US Embassy launched the Space Camp Competition. It is for two scholarships to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama for students aged 15-18 years during the summer of 2013.
They have to write a short (250 words or less) statement on why they would be good candidates to go to space camp. The contest will run for the next month and closes on February 10.
Google Code-in is a global online contest introducing 13-17 year olds students to open source software development. It is a great way for students to gain real world experience working on an open source project and gain confidence in their skills while having mentors available to help guide them through the contest. Contest launches on Monday 7th December.
Some of the organizations creating tasks for students to work on in the contest include OpenMRS (medical records systems for developing countries), Systers (community dedicated to getting more women involved in CS), Wikimedia, RTEMS (operating system used in satellites, medical devices robots) and 10 other open source organizations dedicated to introducing young minds to open source development.
The contest will start for students on Monday, December 7th. Students complete tasks of their choosing in the following categories: coding, documentation, UI, outreach, quality assurance, training and research. Prizes include digital certificates, t-shirts, hoodies, and 28 grand prize winners will win a trip to Google headquarters in California, USA next June for themselves and a parent or legal guardian.
You can learn more about the details of the contest on our blog post: http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/11/introducing-google-code-in-2015.html and the contest site g.co/codein.
Over the last 5 years we have had 2233 students from 87 countries complete tasks in the contest.
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The Google Code-in global online contest introducing 13-17 year old pre-university students to open source software development starts on Monday November 18th.
Unique opportunity for second level students to join Trinity Walton Club on a 10-day science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) camp this summer.
On this camp, students will partake in challenging activities, such as cracking codes, building and programming robotic catapults, measuring the speed of light, designing and printing 3D objects, and much, much more.
All sessions and activities are facilitated by Trinity’s Ph.D. students who deliver a fun and challenging programme, designed to encourage individual ownership of their learning.
The two camps will take place in Trinity College Dublin and are running from 10am–4pm, Monday–Friday on the following dates:
Camp 1: 15–26 June
Camp 2: 6–17 July
Cost: A 10-day camp costs €390 per student
Are you a post-primary teacher looking for a challenge? Are you passionate about education and the importance of STEM for today’s young people? If so,…
