BACK TO SCHOOL WITH NEW CLOTHES, SUPPLIES, AND A REFURBISHED LAP TOP
13 year old Diva raises her hand in the Grand Canyon University lecture hall and can barely control her excitement, “I just want to say thank you for teaching us today. I love to learn!”
AZ StRUT offered ten Techie camps over the four day Back to School event. Diva and 162 other Title 1 or foster family students shared in the joy of learning as they each received a free, refurbished lap top computer to take home.
In our Techie Camps, all the participants took apart and rebuilt a desktop computer, learned about computer parts and basic maintenance, and became comfortable with the operating system and software on their own refurbished laptop.
“This is so cool! Now I can do my homework at home.”
Over 5000 students attended the Back to School event and filled their bags with clothing, books, shoes and supplies.
Much appreciation to Terri Thomas, Paul Johnson, and Anna Agboola who volunteered their time supporting AZ StRUT staff working at the camps. We are closing the digital divide one student at a time.