First Lady, Sandra Granger on Tuesday opened the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana Robotics Camp for thirty students in the Buxton-Friendship area.
A press release from the Ministry of the Presidency stated that Mrs. Granger is optimistic about the impact the camp will have on the thirty participants, aged 10 to 14, through the development of their knowledge about technology and its potential to spark their creativity. The camp is being held at the Friendship Primary School.
“I saw all the possibilities of robotics..[ it is ] a new way of getting excited about something,” said Mrs Granger. The First Lady expressed the hope that the camp can be expanded nationwide for all children.
The release added that the camp is being conducted by Guyanese-born Karen Abrams and her four children, all of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with the assistance of several groups and businesses in the USA, Canada and Guyana, including the Buxton/New York group. Another workshop is also being held at the Lusignan/Good Hope Learning Centre for children from that area.
