On Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20, local Geek Squad agents and St. Louis-based Best Buy employees will be visiting with members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis to deliver customized modules to more than 100 young people.
Best Buy’s Geek Squad continues its quest to demystify technology and nurture innovation, this time empowering St. Louis middle- and high-school level girls and boys.
The Geek Squad Summer Academy program, now in its 6th year, is a community-supported tech camp during which local Geek Squad Agents join forces with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis to engage St. Louis’s young people in a multi-day experience teaching them to use technology to spark their inner creativity and nurture innovation.
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The Geek Squad Summer Academy program is unique for bringing knowledge to youth in their communities, rather than the other way around. Tailored for students in St. Louis, camp sessions will feature customized modules that dive deep into computers, smart phones, MP3 players and other devices so students literally get into the guts of the technology they use every day.
Geek Squad is a national 24-hour task force dedicated to helping people make the most of their technology. More than 100 will take part in St. Louis’ tech immersion sessions.
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WHEN:
Tuesday, June 19 & Wednesday, June 20
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
WHERE:
Hazelwood East Middle School
1865 Dunn Rd.
St. Louis, Mo 63138
CONTACT:
Roxanne Crawford
E-mail: roxanne@bgcstl.org
Phone: 314-953-5205
Hadley MacDonald
E-mail: Hadley.macdonald@ketchum.com
Phone: 312-228-6809