Maine Robotic's 30 summer camps start with middle school students. Executive Director Tom Bickford says "We can't wait to start working with those kids until they get to high school. If we wait, we'd miss so many students who had never thought about engineering and computer science."
EdX is a non-profit created by founding partners Harvard and MIT offering MOOCs and interactive online classes in subjects including computer science and artificial intelligence.
If you?re a developer with a flexible work schedule, think about volunteering at a school on your way to work. If you?re a teacher, try reaching out to a tech company or university nearby.
'I could not ask for a better career than what I have now,' says Najum, who had a competing post-graduation job offer outside the state but chose to stay in Maine for its quality of life and the positive work environment he had found at Tyler. 'It's in my blood. It's something I dream about.'
