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IEEE-GOLD Deconstruction Project at Emery Recreation Center

26 Apr

IEEE-GOLD Deconstruction Project at Emery Recreation Center

On April 22, 2006, IEEE-GOLD of Northern Virginia had an outreach event at the Emery Recreation Center in the Petworth area of Washington, DC. This event was to take electric and electronic items apart to learn how they work. Because the rain, we didn’t have a big turnout but we did get 8 kids to [...]

Passion … or Heartburn?

18 Oct

Passion … or Heartburn?

In the Coaching for College Program, the kids had an cultural event to expose them to various cultures. This celebration, focused on Latin American and Asian cultures, included a program that included various musicians explaining and demonstrating various music styles and instruments characteristic of their cultures. This included a musician from Cuba and one from [...]