Hackathon Jr is Coming to Dayton
Hackathon Jr is coming to Dayton, Nevada in February 2019. Hackathon Jr. is pleased to announce the opportunity for students in the surrounding communities of Lyon County to participate in a Hackathon Jr. event at Riverview Elementary on February 23, 2019.
The Hackathon Jr. team acknowledges diversity is not solely about race or gender, it is also about providing opportunities regardless of socioeconomic and or geographic disadvantages. With the disparity of access and equity of STEM education among children in rural communities Hackathon Jr. is working towards making a change in these communities and with these children who are our future leaders.
About Hackathon Jr.
Hackathon Jr. a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, is a new youth learning competition which encourages children ages 9-13 to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education.
What is a Hackathon? A hackathon is an event where coders come together to create solutions for real world, community or social issues. Hackathon Jr. is a hackathon event for children ages 9-13 interested in using technology and innovation to create solutions for real-world problems within their communities through collaboration and technology.
The idea came from a collaboration of four doctoral students who were looking for a way to positively impact communication across generation while promoting empathy. Studies show that children immersed in technology have lower emotional intelligence. Our mission is to improve the emotional intelligence of children immersed in technology through collaboration and real-world skill application.
Each Hackathon Jr. event is a full day (9 am-6 pm, lunch and snacks provided) of workshops and competition focused on solving a community or social issue using technology (software programming- coding). Winners of our hackathon competitions will earn more than just a trophy, building on our team’s goal of education, the coders will compete for educational prizes to further their education in STEM.
For more information, please visit www.hackathonjr.com
We look forward to seeing you at Riverview Elementary in Dayton, NV on February 23rd!
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