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STEM Ed Announcement: ARTEMIS Computer Project for 9th grade girls

This is not a UMass Amherst program
 Contact Information is below.
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 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.
 
 From:   "Cynthia brossman" <cab@bu.edu> 

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