I'm running a Linux Summer Camp for high school students. I would love your help in two respects:
1. Help spread the word, to high school students who would be interested in learning more about Linux and computer programming, or to people such as high school teachers who could pass along the information.
2. Give me ideas or offers for field trips or guest speakers. Do any of you who have access to interesting computing installations (hardware or software) want to give a tour to 10 to 20 high schoolers who might be going into our field? Do any of you have a strong interest in doing some sort of demo during the camp? The tentative schedule for the week is full and includes one field-trip slot, but I'm still planning and I'm open to suggestions.
I'll include a URL to the information page below, but here's some more background information in case you're curious.
The camp is at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg (in the old School for the Deaf at Grant Ave. and Shaftesbury Blvd.) where I teach Computer Science part-time (consulting the other part). It's open to students entering grades 10, 11 and 12. The University is Mennonite in the religious sense, but the camp is open to anyone, i.e. any or no religion is fine.
Last summer I focussed on installing and configuring Linux and there were 8 campers. This summer will be more focussed on programming, but still on Linux and with a significant amount of Linux focus. The programming will be in Python -- the same language we use to teach first-year Computer Science students.
Of last year's 8 attendees, 7 (so far) are planning to return, so I think the camp last summer was a success. This boosts my confidence that this summer will also be a satisfying experience for the students.
It's an overnight camp including food and lodging and with planned evening activities.
The URL for camp information is http://www.cmu.ca/computercamp and includes a short outline of tentative topics.
Stuart Williams