{"id":28441,"date":"2020-02-12T05:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T11:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=28441"},"modified":"2020-02-11T23:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T05:07:52","slug":"apsu-summer-coding-camps-expand-for-middle-high-schoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2020\/02\/12\/apsu-summer-coding-camps-expand-for-middle-high-schoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU summer coding camps expand for middle, high schoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is expanding the number of summer coding camps this year that serve students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades to meet a high demand from middle schoolers interested in computer programming. APSU also is expanding its game development camps for high schoolers.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University Summer Coding Camp group. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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In addition to meeting demand, though, Austin Peay State University\u2019s Department of Computer Science and Information Technology is meeting a critical responsibility to the community, Department Chair Dr. Leong Lee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the University\u2019s missions is to help conduct research and provide services that contribute to the quality of life and workforce development of the region,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe want to help to empower the community, we want to teach them how to get tech jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarksville-Montgomery County is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country and has added industry stalwarts such as Google, LG Electronics and Hankook Tire in recent years.<\/p>\n

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All the camps are half-day morning or evening sessions \u2013 Monday-Friday \u2013 and include snacks and drinks. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIf you look at the jobs nowadays, it\u2019s all tech jobs that are coming in, and you need to have a certain level of computing skills even to get the simplest jobs coming in,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe believe the best age to start teaching students these skills \u2013 coding \u2013 is ages 9 and 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to help the people in this area, you have to give students a higher chance of success, and in order to do that, we have to start earlier and reach out to the community,\u201d Lee said. \u201cThis is a great way to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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