Volunteers from our office in Timisoara, Romania, have been given the opportunity to teach week-long programming classes to a group of students, ages 12-17 years old, during their summer break. Students attend class for several hours at a non-governmental organization, taught by volunteers from the neighboring IT community. As part of the program, they also get to visit IT offices in the area, which allows them to gain an understanding for what it is like to work in an IT environment. The goal of the free program is to expose the students to programming in Java, Android, HTML and C# among several others languages.
Student visit at OPSWAT's Romania office
Our hope in teaching these classes is to give students an introductory lesson in specific technologies and to get them excited about learning more. After they participate in these lessons, we hope to inspire them to further develop their skills at home.
Students enjoying refreshments during an office visit
Through our participation in this program, we hope to give back to the community around us and give younger students the opportunity to learn new technology that they might not have been introduced to otherwise.
