MCWT Camp Infinity

What is it?

Camp Infinity is a one week summer technology camp for 9-13 year old girls created by the MCWT Foundation. The camp addresses the primary reasons girls lose interest in technology – confidence, social relevance, and social (peer) acceptance:

Confidence and capability are built with hands on technology activities such as robotics and computer game design
Coolness and FUN are demonstrated by doing fun projects with other girls, and with high school girls as counselors
Social relevance is demonstrated with visitors from the local technology community showing and explaining how their work is important to the community at large

Why do we do this?

Women are 20% of the IT workforce, from nearly 50% in 1982
Need for 750,000 new IT/CS workers in the US by 2015
Graduating 40,000 per year, approximately 5% are women
Girls are tech-savvy, confident technology users
Not interested in pursuing a technical career

The Data:

Elementary girls are interested and competitive in STEM
Majority lose interest before high school

2009 MCWT Camp Infinity

For the fifth year, forty Detroit area girls grades 4-7 will have the chance to explore their web development talents, improve their robotics engineering skills, and interact with successful information technology professionals and role models. More information will be posted soon.

Click to View 2009 Report!

2008 Camp Infinity Highlights

Last year year, the girls were also honored by a segment on WDIV television, hosted by Reporter and Meteorologist Andrew Humphrey. You can view the video and read about that TV appearance by clicking on the link.

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