GABRIELLE: AMAZON IS ROLLING OUT
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES FOR
FREE.
IT’S PART OF THEIR FUTURE
ENGINEER PROGRAM.
STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, PARENTS
AND TEACHERS CAN GET ACCESS TO
ROBOTICS COURSES, REGULAR
CODING, AND CODING THROUGH MUS
COURSES.
2400 HIGH SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE
WERE USING THE PROGRAM.
BUT WITH SCHOOLS OUT DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS, AMAZON IS NOW
EXPANDING ACCESS TO ANYONE AT NO
COST.
>> THIS CHALLENGE IS HEIGHTENED
WITH STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOLS AND
SCHOOL SYSTEMS GRAPPLING TO
ACCOMMODATE.
WE FEEL THIS IS ONE SMALL WAY
FOR US TO PLAY A PART.
GABRIELLE: AMAZON SAID THEY
OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS AND
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 100
STUDENTS A YEAR.
THERE’S ALSO WAYS TO EARN
COLLEGE CREDITS BY COMPLETIN
