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Business and Technology
Computer Classes
Apple Youth Computer Workshops and Classes
http://www.apple.com/retail/youth/?cid=CDM-NA-3433A
Offering free workshops in digital photography, movie making and music projects. Stores in West County and the Galleria.
4-H
University of Missouri Extension
8th Floor Clark Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Contact: Jeff Buehler, Coordinator, Missouri Afterschool Resource Center (ARC)
e-mail BuehlerJ@missouri.edu
http://www.4-h.org
Provides hands-on, non-formal learning experiences in farming science, engineering and technology. Programs incorporate environmental studies, robotics, website development, nutrition, consumer resource management, GPS, as well as, leadership and life skills.
CyberCamp
Washington University
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
888-904-2267
http://www.mysummercamps.com/camps/Detailed/5321.html
Summer computer camp for students age 7-18 in the areas of: web design; digital photography and graphics; flash animation; programming I & II; Robotics and Game Design I & II and Game Modding.
College for Kids
Continuing Education Programs
St. Louis Community College
Meramec Campus
11333 Big Bend Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63122-5720
http://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/
College for Kids is an eight-day program designed for gifted and talented youngsters who have completed kindergarten through eighth grade. Classes include art and drama, mathematics, engineering, chess, computers, history and language arts, science, photography, and rocketry. Proof of Giftedness required for program.
COMPUTERTOTS® and COMPUTER EXPLORERS®
Contacts: Charlotte Mabus or Bridget
314-487-7510 or 618-281-8353
e-mail Starz@htc.net
www.computertots.com
Provide technology education experiences for students ages 3 and up. In addition to integrated technology which reinforces academic skills and learning how to use computers appropriately, the students can build simple and complex machines, program robots, experiment with an electronic microscope, use digital cameras, become forensic investigators, paleontologists, create their own digital movies and much more!
IDTech Camps Washington University iD Tech Camps
42 West Campbell Avenue
Suite 301
Campbell, CA 95008 USA 888-709-8324
www.internalDrive.com
Offering students 7-17 a variety of computer camps, ranging from creating video games, websites, digital movies, comic books, robots and more. Kids on Campus
Continuing Education Programs
St. Louis Community College
Florissant Campus
3400 Pershall Rd.
Ferguson, MO 63135-1408
314-513-4200
Children’s classes offered on campus in engineering, the sciences, cooking, robotics, computer technology, and geology. Open to all students in grades K-8.
Lewis, Robert
314-644-9175 or 314-513-4444
Provides a variety of technology based classes and camps during the summer including gaming for networkers, computer assembly, and robotics. He can be contacted through his office at Florissant Community College.
St. Louis County Library System
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
314-994-3300
http://www.slcl.lib.mo.us/branches/hq/
Computer literacy classes, offering basics in word processing and spreadsheets, as well as e-mail and web surfing. Offered to older student only at the time of this printing. University of Missouri-St Louis 8000 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, Missouri 63121 or 1715 Deer Tracks Trail Des Peres, Missouri 63131 The Microcomputer Program at UM-St. Louis offers noncredit computer courses that provide students the computer skills necessary to meet current and future technological challenges in the workplace. Classes cover a wide range of topics to meet a variety of skill levels and interests, while new courses are developed that address specific educational needs in the community. Introductory courses are geared to those students requiring basic knowledge, while intermediate and advanced courses in the most current hardware and software technology are offered to students with more specialized needs. They also provide facility rental for group classes. UMSL’s West County Computer Center
Kids and Computers
314-516-5957. Or 314-647-5626
Contact: Debbie Deeba
Offers a variety of computing classes.
WES Enterprise
Phyllis Davis
Program Coordinator
12685 Dorssett Road, Suite 236
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
314-741-6411
We_train@swbell.net
Offering group and private general computer classes as well as a robotics program
Business
Junior Achievement
17339 N. Outer 40 Rd.
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Contact: Jenny Eikhorst
636 728-0707 x 237
http://www.ja.org/
Offers business and finance programs for students, ages 9-15, that culminate with a visit to the Enterprise Village and the Finance Park which are miniature towns inside the facility. During these one-day, capstone event students interactively run their own businesses in a simulated business community.
UMSL E. Desmond Lee Technology Center
One University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400
314-516-7000
Campus based technology and learning center providing community access to the facility and educational programs.
DECA Inc.
1908 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703- 860-5000
http://www.deca.org/
DECA, a national association of marketing education students, provides teachers and members with educational and leadership development activities such as conferences, competitive events, and scholarships. They foster business and entrepreneurial skills and encourage community service through a variety of programs. The program is designed for high school students.
YMCA - West County Branch
16464 Burkhardt Place
Chesterfield, MO
636-532-3100
http://www.ymcastlouis.org/westcounty
Local radio station. Private group programs and camps available on radio programming. Students will have the opportunity to learn the inner-workings of a real operating radio station. Activities may include: actual live on-air work, news reporting, sports reporting, writing and producing commercials.
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