Amazon invites students to be Engineers-for-a-Day

amazongames.com:

In celebration of International Day of the Girl, directors of the program set out to inspire four girls who were selected winners at «Girls Make Games» summer camp. These young women were welcomed to Amazon's Relentless Studios in Seattle. They were treated with a day of shadowing, hanging out with, and learning from women in the gaming industry.

The schedule included:

Breakfast with Amazon Future Engineer Team

Interactive Internet of Things activity with female Solutions Architects

Lunch and Learn Panel with Women in Games

Sarcastic Shark Clouds game presentation

Visit to Relentless Studios

Tour of the Amazon campus and Amazon Spheres

It was an energizing day of activities. One of the participants, Rachel Barnum, captured photos of the girls throughout the day and had this to say:

«There is always something special about meeting young girls who are so passionate about technology. You could really tell that the women of Crucible were excited to share their own passions and experiences to encourage these future game developers. I think everyone in Crucible had their spirits lifted when the girls toured the floor and asked the devs questions about what they do. I also think everyone was disappointed when the event ended.»

K-8 — Research shows that students from underrepresented and undeserved communities are more likely to pursue computer science later in their career if granted access this early in their age group. AFE sponsors district-wide onsite professional development to elementary and middle school teachers for computer science education. This sponsorship provides what every school district needs across the United States to implement a great sustainable computer science initiative.

In addition to this program, the robotics