Between social networks and selfies, Italian boys would spend on average 7 hours a day with your smartphone in your hands and in some cases, unfortunately, it would even reach 13 hours: these are the data emerged fromObservatory on adolescent trends and behaviors chaired by Maura Manca, psychotherapist and director of AdoleScienza.it, and surveyed on a sample of about 7,000 Italian children between the ages of 13 and 18.
However, although the interest in digital is constantly growing, on the other hand it would be useful to have the right skills to use technological innovations in a conscious but above all responsible way.
And on the occasion of the hot season, numerous are scheduled in Italy on the subject summer campuses dedicated to tech in which the youngest will have the opportunity to touch what will be there professions of the futurelearn theart of coding and the potential of artificial intelligence in addition to approaching the world of video games but from a different point of view.
From Tuscany to Trentino Alto Adige, here are the camps for the little ones who love technology and would like to improve their skills:
It is a campus dedicated to high school girls and useful for offering them an educational path focused on AI and Data Science regarding the professions of tomorrow introduced with the «digital transformation». The programming will take place in Volterra from 24 to 30 July at SIAF the International School of Higher Education and to take part it is necessary to apply directly through the official website of the initiative: however, it is good to hurry up as the selections will close next May 20.
For the summer of 2022, a program of summer campuses is planned to take place in Montecreto, a small town in the province of Modena, and dedicated to young people aged between 8 and 17 years. From videogame laboratory dedicated to Minecraft to that of robotics up to courses dedicated to programming with Arduino and the potential ofartificial intelligence, to support the activities will be a staff of competent educators-tutors and experts in the conduct of EdTech laboratories on the Italian territory. Campuses have an attendance fee of 840 euros. Dates vary according to the chosen campus.
An 8-day and 7-night campus that will take place from 19 to 26 June 2022 in Candriai, in the province of Trento, and which will see children aged 8 to 13 approach the world of coding and design with the use of software such as Scratch, Lego WeDo 2.0 And App Inventor. The program also includes some excursions to the Viote del Bondone plain and a trip to MUSE: the Science Museum of Trento. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience the geocaching: an activity in which orienteering techniques are combined with GPS technology. The packages have a starting cost of 570 euros per week.
It is an innovative summer camp dedicated to coding and English. In a location located 2 hours from Rome and Naples, in San Donato Val Comino, the initiative involves carrying out a series of activities aimed at improving the ability to develop algorithms, solve problems creatively And stimulate logical skills through coding and Minecraft Education Edition but due importance will be given to sport and socialization with the other participants. The camp is aimed at young people between 8 and 14 years old and there is a participation fee of 820 euros. There will be four weeks, at the choice of the participants, from 19 June to 16 July 2022.
The camp dedicated toconscious use of digital tools and video games. The activities will also focus on the so-called eSports also thanks to the support of the Italian Federation of eSports. The camp will also see the participation of Alessio Carciofi, university professor and digital detox expert and there will be moments dedicated to sport in the Trentino Dolomites. The starting price for participation is 260 euros.
In view of the end of school lessons and the arrival of summer, there is nothing left to do but organize the activities to be carried out during the coming months: summer camps, in fact, could be a valid solution for train and live an innovative experience in the company of new companions.
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Source: Vanity Fair
