CS Events for Kids

CSTA's institutional members provide a wide range of events (camps, contests, etc.) for kids from elementary through high school. Here are the upcoming events. Please contact the host sites for further information.


Location: Nationwide
Date of Event: Jan. 30 - May 6, 2012
Name of Event: Save the World in 60 Seconds Competition

The Computer Science Student Network is hosting a nationwide computer science competition that invites students to create a one minute (or less) animation about how they would reduce, recycle, reuse, restore, and/or replenish in order to make the world a better place. Contact lreynolds@rec.ri.cmu.org or visit the event site at www.cs2n.org for more information.

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Date of Event: July 16 - August 3, 2012
Name of Event: Alabama Computer Science Camps

The University of Alabama Department of Computer Science within the College of Engineering will host a series of Computer Science camps from July 16th-August 3rd, 2012. High School students have the option to stay in our dormitories as residential campers. Students will be taught multiple topics of Computer Science while learning to program a computer in several exciting contexts (e.g., game programming at the middle school camps; and robotics control and smartphone apps at the high school camps). The Computer Science camps are taught in a manner that encourages self-exploration across multiple projects. Students can attend any of the three weeks of camp (weeks 2 and 3 have pre-requisites). Contact gray@cs.ua.edu or visit the event site at cs.ua.edu/outreach/camps for more information.


   

CSTA works at many levels to support computing education.

Middle school
(problem solving &
algorithmic thinking)

High school
(computing &
computer science)

College/university
(enrollment &
transition)

Industry
(engagement &
preparation)