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Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow Program Concludes with Awards and Showcase in Miami to Shine Spotlight on STEM Projects
Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics America (KRX:005930) ("Samsung") today unveiled the
projects from the Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow program at Lakeview
Elementary School in Miami, Fla. The showcase, hosted by Ann Woo, senior
director of corporate citizenship, Samsung Electronics America, is a
culmination of a 14-week program where fourth- and fifth-grade girls
were encouraged to explore computer science and electrical engineering
as part of Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow, an after-school initiative
to inspire girls to pursue opportunities in these fields.
Since 2014, Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow tasks participants with
creating their own sprite character and dance party on Scratch, a
platform for creating interactive stories, games and animations,
enabling the girls to take creative license in building out their
character's stories and backgrounds. Participants were also tasked with
completing a wearable LilyPad e-sewing kit that conveniently attaches to
their backpacks or jackets, allowing them to keep their projects at the
end of the program.
Since the program's start, Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow, an extension
of the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow initiative, has introduced over
600 young girls to the people, technologies and processes behind the
software and hardware they use in everyday life, with another 350 girls
expected to participate by year end. The program fosters a safe, fun and
hands-on environment where participants interact with Samsung computer
scientists, learn about influential female scientists, experiment with
coding and electrical circuits and make real-world connections between
computer science and electrical engineering. Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow
upholds Samsung's commitment to raising student interest in STEM
subjects and building the next generation of scientists and engineers.
"The event is a real testament to
Samsung's investment in education, especially for young women in science
and technology," said Ann Woo. "It is an honor to not only co-host the
showcase, but to witness the brainpower of these bright, young minds and
it excites me to see how this experience will frame their future."
For more information on the Samsung emPOWER Tomorrow program,
please visit Samsung.com/citizenship.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America,
Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovative leader in consumer electronics,
mobile devices and enterprise solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of
today's technology and providing consumers and organizations with a
portfolio of groundbreaking products in appliances, home entertainment,
Internet of Things, mobile computing, smartphones, virtual reality,
wireless infrastructure and wearables, in addition to offering leading
content and services related to mobile payments, 360-degree VR video,
customer support and more. Samsung is a pioneering leader in smartphones
and HDTVs in the U.S. and one of America's fastest growing home
appliance brands. To discover more about Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com.
For the latest Samsung news, please visit news.samsung.com/us and
follow us @SamsungNewsUS.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future
with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining
the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras,
digital appliances, medical equipment, network systems, and
semiconductor and LED solutions. For the latest news, please visit
Samsung Newsroom at news.samsung.com.
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