FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

On January 31st, approximately 100 LatinX students (from Yakima School District and Newport High School, Bellevue), will attend the ISACA CommunITy Day at Microsoft to learn to code. This event is part of the Yakima Bilingual and Innovation Education Program led by Trevor Greene, Superintendent of the Yakima School District, and Mr. Luis Fernando Esteban, Honorary Consulate of Spain for Washington and Oregon, based in Seattle.

Following are the details for the ISACA event, held in partnership with the Yakima Bilingual and Innovation Education Program:

Date: Jan 31, 2020.

Location:  Microsoft Campus, Redmond, WA.

Cohort size: About 100 students (High-School or Middle-School) that are interested in learning Computer Science concepts.

Equipment: Each student will have a computer/laptop and internet access.

Activities: Python coding workshop: Nuevo Foundation Instructors will teach the Python coding language with a turtle. Students will get to know a bee named Alex, who is living in a turtle world, in which it is trying to learn the language of the turtles – Python. The students will learn about variables, functions, for loops, and more during the workshop. They will also hear from Microsoft Latinx leaders.

Meal: Pizza and assorted beverages, provided by Microsoft.

Uniform: T-shirts provided to students and volunteers by ISACA.

Gifts: Water bottles provided by ISACA Puget Sound Chapter

• Agenda
  • 10:00 am - students arrive.
  • 10:15-11:45 am coding workshop.
  • 11:45- 12 pm coding activity/hands-on.
  • 12:00-12:45pm lunch.
  • 12:45 - 1:15pm role model panel.
  • 1:30 pm students to go back to their school.

The curriculum for the workshop is provided by the Nuevo Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in Greater Seattle. The Nuevo Foundation is made up of software engineers from Microsoft and other tech companies in the region. Nuevo offers coding workshops for students of a variety of ages and backgrounds. Nuevo’s ultimate goal is to use its curricula and hands-on activities to show different aspects of STEM, making coding fun, engaging, and accessible. They believe everyone can learn to code!

About ISACA: The  ISACA Puget Sound Chapter is a local part of ISACA,  which is a global membership association of IT audit, risk, governance, and security professionals (see attached Fact Sheet). ISACA and the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Seattle are leading the planning and execution of CommunITy Day. It is an annual day of service where ISACA chapters and members are encouraged to give back to their local communities.