Wednesday, March 21, 2012

ARTEMIS Computer Project for Rising 9th grade girls

Boston University is pleased to announce that it will host the 2nd  annual Artemis Project@BU.  Artemis is a free, five-week computer  science summer program for 8th grade girls who will be entering 9th  grade in September 2012. Artemis introduces participants to the  creative thinking and problem-solving skills that are at the core of  computer science.  The program was founded in  1996 at Brown  University and we launched the first program at BU last summer. The  girls who participated found Artemis to be both fun and engaging as  evidenced by the video montage on the program homepage.

 Artemis sparks the interest of girls by making fundamental topics in  computer science fun and engaging, incorporating lessons with  hands-on activities as well as real-world applications. Artemis  teaches girls how to design their own websites in HTML/CSS, build and  program robotics, and create games using programming languages such  as Java, Python, Scheme and Visual Basics. Sample conceptual topics  included introduction to search and sort algorithms, cryptography,  artificial intelligence, circuits, and recursion through Towers of  Hanoi. In addition, students go on weekly field trips and hear from a  variety of guest speakers. We hope that students will leave Artemis  with both the practical skills and the conceptual background that  will help them succeed.

 The program will be held in Boston University's Photonics Center from  June 25 through July 27, 2012 M-F from 9:00-3:00.  Please note, this  is a day program and accommodations are not available. For more  information and to apply, please visit the program website at  http://www.bu.edu/lernet/artemis.

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