by PRP Group, on 08/28/2024
Last summer, the Crockett Foundation took a group of middle school students to Orlando to participate in a full-stack development (coding) workshop at Oracle Labs. The field trip was part of the Foundation’s annual enrichment trip centered on exposing students to burgeoning aerospace and technology careers. Upon arrival, the workshop facilitator spoke to the group’s director and commented that the day’s lessons may be too advanced for this age group.
“They can put their heads down if they find the presentation too complex. I won’t mind,” he said as he explained the first of several coding problems for the day. After the first challenge was cued, a sprinkle of hands rose almost immediately. “That is correct!” “Wow, you guys are quick studies.” Soon, the tone of the workshop changed, and the group of middle schoolers was on its way to gaining proficiency in the fundamentals of full-stack development and adding one more coding language to their repertoire.