Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is currently hosting a STEM entrepreneur camp this summer, free of cost, for around 150 kids.

The camp is designed for the next generation of entrepreneurs in science, technology, engineering and math. Students in attendance are recruited from Leon, Gadsden and Wakulla counties. The camp has a mission to target underrepresented kids who may not get as much exposure to STEM fields.

TCC STEM Director, Renee Gordon, spoke about the importance of students of all backgrounds to have knowledge on technology skills at an early age.

“Students in underrepresented demographics, so that is our African-American and Hispanic students, they are able to say, ‘I never thought about it before, but now I’m thinking I can be a computer programmer! I can work with artificial intelligence, I can do machine learning,” Gordon said.

Throughout the camp students will learn about things like computer coding, 3D printing technology and more innovative thinking skills.

“I feel very grateful that I get to experience all the things that are happening here, I feel like I can do many things like become a doctor or an engineer, but I really want to be a scientist now,” said Jonathan Lelanne, a student attending the camp.

The camp lasts another three weeks, and TCC plans to have another event in the fall for the kids to further their learning about the STEM field.