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| Students work with YWCA iPads and Merge Cubes. |
Students can experience hands-on S.T.E.A.M. education through instruction by YWCA Tri-County Area’s (YW3CA) Youth Empowerment Program team at C2 Camp this summer.
Through a collaboration with Tri-County Community Network, YW3CA was able to purchase eight new iPads and 12 Merge Cubes for the students to spend their summer engaged in technology infused with creativity, arts, and science.
C2 Camp was developed in early 2016 through a coalition of youth service providers formed under TCN’s direction.
C2 Camp was developed in early 2016 through a coalition of youth service providers formed under TCN’s direction.
The camp was designed in cooperation with the Pottstown School District to serve District students from 5th-8th grade.
Students are provided with a four-day per week, half-day summer camp for six weeks. Camp days include introduction to tennis, gardening, health and wellness, cooking, financial management, achievement and leadership, art and reading.
YW3CA’s Youth Empowerment Program team begins each class with social emotional learning activities that emphasize the benefits pausing to prepare for the upcoming activities, helping everyone get into the mindset to learn.
Students work in pairs and small groups and pairs, focusing heavily on the theme of teamwork. Engaging, hands-on learning through fun team-building activities strengthen each student’s concept knowledge while building trust, empathy and collaboration skills.
YW3CA’s Youth Empowerment Program team is excited to introduce the Merge Cube into their lesson plans this year.
Using Augmented Reality, students will participate in AR Gaming and S.T.E.A.M.-based activities that allow them literally to hold the sun in their hands, dive into the body and see what the lungs look like and how they function, understand why breathing is so important to their brains, get immersed in an AR “choose your own story” that comes to life, and more.
YWCA Tri-County Area is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. YWCA Tri-County Area serves more than 1,500 women, girls, and families annually through early childhood education, youth empowerment programming, adult education, and Foster Grandparents Program.
YWCA Tri-County Area is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. YWCA Tri-County Area serves more than 1,500 women, girls, and families annually through early childhood education, youth empowerment programming, adult education, and Foster Grandparents Program.
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