Saturday Discovery Program is designed to inspire middle and high school students’ interest in STEM fields. This one day workshop is filled with fun activities in an effort to provide students with knowledge for making more informed academic and career decisions. We hope to make the experience at the Computing Academy a rewarding and fun-filled one! Below you will find important information that you will need to prepare for the program.
Arrival and Departure: The program will start at 9:00am and will end promptly at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 30th. Please do not arrive before 8:45am. Students must be checked in and picked up by a parent/guardian unless the high school student is driving to VSU on his/her own. There will be no one at VSU to supervise the students after 2:15 so they must be picked up by then.
Workshop Location: Virginia State University, Engineering Building, Room 305 (See VSU map). Students will be checked in on the first floor of the building. There will be a 15 minutes session for parents (9:00am-9:15am).
Agenda:
| 8:45am – 9:00am | Student Check-in |
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Parent/Student Information Session (Room 305) |
| 9:15am | Parents Depart |
| 9:15am – 10:00am | Videogame Design using Scratch |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | All About Robots |
| 10:30am – 11:15am | Are you Smarter than a College Student? |
| 11:15am – 12:00pm | Bits and Bytes |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Sorting and Searching |
| 1:45pm – 2:00pm | Wrap-Up/Students matched with a mentor |
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm | Students picked up from Engineering Lobby |
Registration: Please register using this link.
Cancellation Policy: Please send us an email before April 30th, if you decide to cancel your registration.
Consent form: Please make sure to bring the completed consent form with you.
Food: Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please make sure to include any food allergies on the registration form.
For more information, contact Dr. Giti Javidi by email at gjavidi@vsu.edu or by phone at 804-524-5415. Once again, we are looking forward to having a safe and enjoyable day. We are excited to meet you and have lots of fun!!!