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PCC camp gives high school girls level playing field
Photos and story by James Hill
In its second year, the all-girls FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics camp is hosted by PCC’s Machine Manufacturing Technology Program at the Sylvania Campus. The camp introduces high school girls from all over the area to machine shop theory and engineering basics of robotics as well as provides them with lab time with machines. It’s a way to give girls a learning environment with a STEM focus without feeling pressured by boys. The camp is made possible from corporate and community funding through the PCC Foundation and by support from a National Science Foundation grant.
For more on this camp and how it and the boys camp came about, read last year’s feature.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »
I was fortunate enough to meet some of these young woman who also participated intensively in the Wearable Tech camp last week at PCC’s Maker Space. They are creative, intelligent young innovators with great futures to look forward to.
I coach a FIRST Robotics team. How do I get my girls (and boys) signed up for one of these camps?
[…] first became involved in FIRST in 2008. In 2013, all-girls camps were added, increasing the popularity exponentially, said PCC Foundation Corporate Relations Officer Matt […]
[…] first became involved in FIRST in 2008. In 2013, all-girls camps were added, increasing the popularity exponentially, said PCC Foundation Corporate Relations Officer Matt […]