Youth
As Summer Closes, So Do Our 2023 Summer STEAM Sessions
Every summer The Creative Coast offers a number of youth STEAM sessions at local recreational centers and libraries around Savannah. This summer’s theme was ‘Edible Creations.’ Through our partnerships, we were able to serve over sixty boys and girls ranging from the K-12 grades.
Read MoreGirls Code Summer Camp Empowers the Next Generation of Female Coders
Last week, The Creative Coast and Girls Code Savannah teamed up to offer an aviation-themed summer camp designed to teach girls the basics of coding, free of charge. The camp took place at Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus. From July 10th to 14th, 9 AM to 2 PM, 33 fifth to eighth grade girls gathered in a computer lab to learn about the basics of coding and the possibilities that tech-oriented careers can offer them in the future.
Read MoreFor the Love of the Game: Vernon Goss talks Savannah e-Sports
The Creative Coast’s Bradley Mullis spoke with Savannah e-Sports founder Vernon Goss on his plans for the future growth of professional gaming in Savannah and surrounding areas. Goss has big plans for the local community of gamers as he works to grow teams and tournaments in the Greater Savannah area.
Read MoreCreative Coast Announces Winter/Spring Girls Code Games Sessions
The Creative Coast has announced Winter/Spring 2023 sessions for Girls Code, a youth coding programming for girls in 5th to 8th grade attending Savannah Chatham County Public Schools. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to code video games using MIT Scratch during the upcoming season’s Girls Code Games. Sessions will run independently of one another and take place from 11AM – 1:30PM at a different Live Oak Public Library branch each week on the following Saturdays: March 4th, March 11th, April 1st, and April 8th.
Read MoreSociety of Women Engineer’s 11th Annual Girls Engineer It Day to Take Place on Jan 28th
The Society of Women Engineers’ Girls Engineer It Day event is scheduled for January 28, 2023 at Woodville Tompkins High School, 151 Coach Joe Turner St., Savannah, GA 31408.
Read MoreGirls Code Games Holiday Camp Wraps with Funding from Howmet Aerospace Foundation
The Creative Coast closed 2022 with its final program of the year: the Girls Code Games Holiday Camp. The educational camp took place from December 19th to 22nd and provided a free opportunity for over twenty 5th to 8th-grade girls to learn how to code video games using MIT Scratch. The camp wrapped with a party showcasing the campers’ final game creations and a funding announcement from the Howmet Aerospace Foundation.
Read MoreGeorgia Southern University launches NASA-funded engineering mentorship program with Savannah-area high schools
Savannah-area high school students are getting a first-hand look at engineering concepts through the Eagle Engineering Ambassadors (EAA) program, a new NASA-funded mentorship program that partners students in Georgia Southern University’s Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing with teams of high school students.
Read MoreGeorgia Tech CEISMC Announces Deadline Extension on Proposals for 7th Annual STEAM Leadership Conference
The Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) has announced an extension on the deadline to submit proposals to share innovative ideas at the 7th annual STEAM Leadership Conference, which is taking place on March 10, 2023.
Read MoreCreative Coast Announces 2022 Girls Code Games Holiday Camp Happening Dec. 19th-22nd
Girls Code, a youth coding program for girls in 5th to 8th grade at Savannah Chatham County Public Schools, has announced its 2022 Girls Code Games Holiday Camp taking place from December 19th through December 22nd! The camp is hosted by The Creative Coast at its location on 2 E. Bryan Street, #100A in downtown Savannah and will take place from 10am-3pm each day.
Read MoreWhy National STEAM Day is Important & How You Can Contribute to STEAM Education in Savannah
Tuesday, November 8th, is National STEAM Day! This unofficial holiday celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics education in the United States with the goal of encouraging and inspiring youth to pursue careers in STEAM fields through fun and engaging educational instruction. Click to read why it matters.
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