Laßnitzhöhe triumphed: Students win Coding Challenge at Amazon!
Laßnitzhöhe triumphed: Students win Coding Challenge at Amazon!
Premstätten, Österreich - In the beautiful Laßnitzhöhe, a remarkable success was celebrated yesterday: The 1D of the Laßnitzhöhe middle school has the coveted team programming competition of the Amazon Future Engineer Coding Challenmark . At the ceremonial award ceremony in the Amazon distribution center in Premstätten, the students not only received certificates and trophies, but also exciting robot sets that will take care of the fascination with the technology.
The competition took place as part of the Amazon Future Engineer education Initiative, which pursues the goal of strengthening the digital skills of young people in Austria and thus enabling them better professional perspectives. This initiative has already inspired over 2,000 students and teachers across Austria and shows great success: Around 750 participants come from Styria alone. The pupils of 1D developed creative digital games that were evaluated according to their ingenuity and quality of the code.
insight into modern technologies
In addition to the award ceremony, the students had the opportunity to explore the Amazon distribution center. They got to know modern technologies in logistics, from delivery of the packages to intelligent route planning for deliverers. Sandra Schänzer, the location manager of Amazon, gave the young talents insightful insights into the technology and IT of the logistics processes. She was supported by Johanna Pirker from the TU Graz, who directed an interactive workshop on the use of programming in everyday life.Bernd Steiner from the Styria Education Directorate was also on site and took over the official award ceremony, in which the students were recognized for their services. Participation and success in the Amazon Future Engineer Coding Challenge are not only a sign of the school's commitment, but also a step in the right direction in digital education.
a promising educational program
The "Amazon Future Engineer" program will also be expanded in other countries in the future. Amazon.de that the initiative is now also launched in Germany. The aim is to promote access to digital education for all children and adolescents, especially for disadvantaged groups.
These programs focus on promoting students with different background stories and offer comprehensive support for teachers through free teaching materials. Training offers in informatic education and student internships at Amazon complete the offer. The success of the Amazon Future Engineer initiative in several countries, including the USA and the United Kingdom, already shows the positive effect.
In today's digital world, such initiatives are more than important - they are crucial for the professional opportunities of the upcoming generation. With its victory, the middle school Laßnitzhöhe not only found local recognition, but also made a valuable contribution to the digital future.
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