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KidsTek's Summer Intern!

North High School student Juan Vargas will work with Instructor Craig Nason this summer as a teaching intern at Escuela Tlatelolco in Denver. As a Junior, Juan was a top student in Nina Amey's business computing class this past school year, and he will bring his skills to 1st-6th graders during KidsTek's summer program at Escuela.

KidsTek Scholarship Winner!

Essence Benson is a competitor.  She comes from a family of athletes and she played soccer and basketball for Hinkley High School throughout her four years there. Her dad played defensive tackle during his football career and she inherited the indomitable attitude it takes to play that position. Her competitiveness and perseverance led her to become one of KidsTek’s top students this year and helped earn her KidsTek's Nancy Sauer Memorial Scholarship, awarded to her this past Monday during our annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser.

CTA's Women in Tech Conference

KidsTek Program Director Andrew Bissland with Karie Green and Liz Reyes from High Tech Early College at Colorado Technology Association's Women in Tech Conference.  Great event held at Hudson Gardens today where 400 women attended.  KidsTek Program Specialist Carolyn Matthews brought KidsTek student Essence Benson to the conference today to learn about the latest trends in Colorado's tech sector.  Stay tuned for an exciting announcement about Essence from our annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser this coming Monday, June 10th.

Summer with COMPASS!

KidsTek is happy to work with the City of Aurora's COMPASS program again this summer. We currently teach COMPASS elementary classes at Paris, Sable, Fletcher and Vaughn Elementary schools. We also serve Mrachek Middle School and a class that includes students from East, North and South middle schools at Del Mar Park. Summer is a valuable time to reinforce learning and build a bridge between academic years. Thank you to COMPASS for providing the opportunity to keep learning going all year round!

Escuela Tlatelolco Students Awarded Digital Cameras

Instructor Craig Nason awarded digital cameras to two outstanding students at Escuela Tlatelolco. The students worked on digital photography projects and biographical PowerPoints this spring. One student winner said she would use the camera during a family trip to Yellowstone this summer. The other student was eager to show his little sister how it worked. Congrats to our students and thanks to Craig for a great spring! 

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