WURTLAND Students at Wurtland Middle School will get a head start toward engineering careers beginning this fall, when the school launches its new Amazon Future Engineer program.
They will be learning to write computer code, a skill already in high demand in high-tech industries and an important component in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics â STEM â disciplines that are essential in todayâs schools.
The program is conducted entirely online.
The curriculum is being supplied free by the dot-com giant, which is concentrating on underserved communities, said STEM teacher Miruka Williams.
The commitment promises to help children and the tech industry both. âAmazon sees a coming shortage of people with needed skills, so it is reaching out in particular to economically disadvantaged communities,â she said.
SOUTH SHORE McKell Middle School librarian Jenifer Webster was scrabbling around for ideas to enhance literacy among her students, and what she came up with would boggle the mind.