Information on infusing leadership and life skills in K-12 education.
The Carnegie Mellon University’s hacking team announced it is designing and hosting picoCTF, an online nationwide high school computer security competition. From April 26th 2013 to May 6th 2013, picoCTF ( http://picoctf.com ) will invite high school students to learn and practice authentic hacking techniques in the context of a story-driven game created by Team
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Benjamin Porat, a 9th grade student at Oak Park High School in Oak Park, California, was recently awarded the distinction of Certified Microsoft Office 2010 Specialist (MOS 2010) Master. Benjamin is one of the youngest persons in the world to attain this internationally recognized certification and milestone. Congratulations goes to Benjamin, and also to his teacher,
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The Code.Org organization today released a short film that promotes coding in schools. It’s directed by Lesley Chilcott, producer of Waiting for Superman and An Inconvenient Truth. Visit www.code.org. Watch the film, share it, and sign the petition!
Staff from the California State University at Monterrey Bay and Hartnell College has designed a program for college-ready students to earn a bachelor’s degree in three years for about $12,000 in tuition costs. Please forward this email to your local career center, counselor, or to a graduating student who is interested in going to college.
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