Academy Ambassadors Speak to Middle Schools Students at Katherine Johnson Middle
Academy Ambassadors representing different programs were delighted to spend the day speaking with middle school students about their experiences in career and technical education courses. The Academy students presented advantages of exploring career related courses in high school and how it is helping them solidify their own post-secondary plans. The middle school students were inspired, asked meaningful questions, and connected well with the Ambassadors.
Academy Ambassadors are chosen to represent their program throughout the year. They are a small group of students dedicated to the positive promotion of Chantilly Governor’s STEM Academy. They will work on a volunteer basis to serve as liaisons between the current Chantilly Academy community and prospective students.
Here are some of the sights from around the Academy this week. Although the sun is setting earlier and many students are finding themselves fatigued easily—Academy students have been hard at work earning certifications, competing, and gaining new skills!
Current cadets from the Chantilly Academy High School Firefighting program spent the day demonstrating skills and speaking to current juniors about the emergency services career pathway.
Students in the Medical Assistant course begin certification in CPR
 We were thrilled to have former student and current professional firefighter return to Chantilly Academy to speak about his career with Fairfax County Fire & Rescue.
 Students in cyber courses have been preparing for the second round of CyberPatriot competition that will take place this week. CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, which puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. Through a series of online competition rounds, teams are given a set of virtual operating systems and are tasked with finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities while maintaining critical services. The top teams in the nation earn all-expenses-paid trips to Maryland for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money.
AWS Girls’ Tech Day aims to inspire and motivate girls and young women, ages 8-24, to develop and pursue their interests in technology. Our program is free of charge to participants, and also supports teachers and staff who want to participate with their classes, girls’ tech groups, and clubs. To ensure this opportunity reaches eligible participants, we ask that you share this information with your community. Only parents, guardians, and teachers may register participants under the age of 18.
To give you a sneak peek into this year program, AWS Girls’ Tech Day 2021 includes:
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Speaker Sessions – Students and women in technology will share their experiences in the tech space.
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Interactive Coding Sessions – Hands-on coding activities in Scratch and Python.
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Learning and Discovery Sessions - Participants will discover how algorithms, machine learning, and cloud computing power Amazon’s fulfillment process.
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Fun with STEAM – Fun activities will be featured throughout the event, such as dancing with AWS Girls’ Tech Day DJ Les, snapping a photo, participating in trivia, and much more. Participants will also be able to register for the Launch Prize Competition.
Are you planning to miss school on November 22 and/or 23? If so, please take a moment to submit a pre arranged absence by using the Chantilly Academy Attendance Form. Thank you in advance!
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