IMSA high school students develop for One Laptop Per Child project
I saw this post over at Peter Christensen’s blog about Illinois Math and Science Academy (high school) students developing software for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. The notable thing about this is these are high school kids, where every other school group participating in this project is from Ivy League schools or very technical colleges.
I’ve been around the FIRST LEGO League and the FIRST organization, and through my involvement with the open source 3D LEGO community, I’ve had the privilege to meet some talented youngsters who are very confident in their technical skills. I’m inspired every time I hear news about young engineers–while I don’t know much firsthand about OLPC, it’s clear they’re developing software for a good cause and building their experience and confidence at the same time.