Educational event aims to inspire Washington-area students to turn their passion for technology into careers.
Six T.C. Williams High School students got a hand-on educational experience Saturday with JAMtech™, presented by the Alexandria-based firm Carney, Inc. Associates from Carney, a federal contracting firm specializing in advanced solutions, are showing local high school students interested in technology—including online gaming, graphics, computer programming and social media—how to turn their passion into careers. The firm presented its sixth JAMtech™ Saturday at T.C. Williams. The event was a hands-on educational workshop that introduces students to technology used to develop digital games and applications. Participants are then eligible to apply for Carney’s internship program for the opportunity to experience working in a professional …
Digital gaming event is designed to engage students while teaching them new skills sets.
Old Town Alexandria-based federal contracting firm Carney is hosting its sixth annual JAMtech at T.C. Williams High School Saturday in an effort to introduce students to technologies used in developing digital games and applications. JAMtech participants are eligible to apply for Carney’s internship program, which runs throughout the school and during the summer Carney programmers and digital artists will share their skill sets with more than 50 students from 17 high schools in the metro area. At the end of the day, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., students will showcase online games they built during the event to parents, teachers, students and others. “As these students look to their future, we want them to know they don’t have to leave…
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