Roughly 130 kids from Hartford are spending this week learning about technology at the Geek Squad Academy. The free two-day program put on by Best Buy is visiting the Asylum Hill Boys and Girls Club in Hartford this week.
Students ages 12 to 15 signed up for the program that features classes in robotics, 3D printing and digital music.
“I actually want to do robotics when I grow up,” Hartford student Azayla Roche said as she got ready to enter middle school in Hartford. “This is going to help because I’m going to have a head start on what to do and how to do it.”
Best Buy has been putting on the program for 9 years in different cities across the country. This year is the first year they are holding it in Hartford at the Asylum Hill Boys and Girls Club.
“This is one example of how we’re doing good in our community and get them prepared for when they go back to school,” Sam Gray, president at Boys and Girls Club of Hartford, said.
Best Buy is holding Geek Squad Academy in 32 different cities this summer.
“Geek squad academy was made to give low opportunity students a great chance to try and bridge that digital divide and to learn more about technology than they did before,” William Woodworth, program manager, said.
