More than 200 youth, parents, and community members attended Digital Harbor Foundation’s 5th Anniversary Showcase, one of our highest attended showcases to date. Youth presented projects such as a flashlight made out of recycled materials, an Arduino programmed lamp, and an Arduino-powered cardboard gauntlet. Sam Mitchell, Sorensen Wynn, and Eli Edmondson used Python programming to … Continue reading Digital Harbor Foundation’s 5th Anniversary Showcase
The Makerettes Present: Be the Light
At the beginning of the fall season, the Makerettes, DHF’s all female maker club, began plans for a collaborative community project. The basic framework of their plan was to involve the community in an ongoing project. At first, this simply involved creating an outdoor exhibition, but the Makerettes decided that they wanted to provide a … Continue reading The Makerettes Present: Be the Light
DHF Youth Profile: Sierra Seabrease
When Sierra Seabrease first enrolled in programs at DHF in the fall of 2013, she wasn’t interested in pursuing a career in tech. “I wanted to be a traveling photographer for National Geographic,” said Sierra, “I thought tech jobs were boring desk jobs with Microsoft Office. My mom sort of pushed me into it.” The … Continue reading DHF Youth Profile: Sierra Seabrease
Celebrating International Day of the Girl Child at DHF
Women today are often faced with the challenge of being largely underrepresented in the tech world, but at DHF, in contrast, women represent around 40% of participants in programs semester to semester. In an effort to give girls a platform in STEM, the young women of DHF partnered with Wide Angle Youth Media at the … Continue reading Celebrating International Day of the Girl Child at DHF
Video Celebrating Girls in STEM
Watch, like, and share this video to show your support for girls in STEM! On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 11th as the International Day of the Girl Child, or Day of the Girl. This day “focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote … Continue reading Video Celebrating Girls in STEM
Baltimore Youth Participate in Inaugural Youth Hackathon at DHF
In February, DHF youth member, Bella, approached our Youth Steering Committee with an idea to have a Youth Hackathon. The hackathon would be organized and hosted by the Youth Steering Committee and open to youth in the Baltimore area ages 12 to 18. The idea of the hackathon would be to create a space for … Continue reading Baltimore Youth Participate in Inaugural Youth Hackathon at DHF
Another Successful Summer in the Books
It’s hard to believe that we are reaching the conclusion of another busy summer at DHF. This summer we had 3 cycles of Maker Camp for Mid-High students and Elementary students and 3 cycles of Member camps. These camps ran concurrently with our YouthWorks program and many of the youth involved in YouthWorks helped facilitate … Continue reading Another Successful Summer in the Books
DHF Youth Organize A Youth Hackathon
We are excited to announce that this year our youth are bringing a hackathon like no other to Digital Harbor Foundation. This hackathon, officially titled Harbor Hacks, is a hackathon organized by youth for youth. For more information and to register visit: http://harborhacks.org Harbor Hacks, the Back Story After participating in several local hackathons, one … Continue reading DHF Youth Organize A Youth Hackathon
Baltimore Youth Solve Transportation Problems with Digital Fabrication
Last week, DHF hosted our 6th FabSLAM Showcase as the culminating event for this cycle of the annual digital fabrication challenge. This year, during FabSLAM, Baltimore-area youth were prompted to identify a problem they might encounter using any form of transportation and then use digital fabrication methods, like 3D printing or laser cutting, to create … Continue reading Baltimore Youth Solve Transportation Problems with Digital Fabrication
Aeroponics Study Comes to Life
During my Youth Works employment at the Digital Harbor Foundation, I created an Arduino Hydroponics System. I first began by researching hydroponics. Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without using soil. There are many different forms of Hydroponics. They range in size and complexity. Here are a few different styles: I choose to do … Continue reading Aeroponics Study Comes to Life