In partnership with the Center for Women in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Layertech Labs launched the newest Learn2Code Artificial Intelligence Exploration Course and conducted an inaugural Artificial Intelligence Quiz Bee for Elementary School and High School student attendees.
The course is designed to provide a comprehensive and practical introduction to Artificial Intelligence, its tools, dangers, and best practices. The course was co-created with partner civil society organizations and universities. Learn more about the course HERE.
The final part of the program is a Christmas gift-giving activity, wherein robotics kits, free 1-year access to Learn2Code courses, and spaghetti packs (care of Center for Women in STEM) were given to elementary school girls from Daraga, Albay. The gift-giving activity is a yearly project by Layertech Labs to help close the #DreamGap and break preconceived notions against girls in STEM.
The program’s morning highlight is the coding recital and presentation of the course capstone project by the CodeHers, high school students from Oro Site High School, Dinapa National High School, and Perpetual Help National High School. The following teams presented the games, software, and smart technologies they developed, mostly using Python and Arduino, within the past five months:
Luminary Tech (Oro Site High School) – Rock Meow, a cute musical game featuring cats;
Code Gamers (Oro Site High School) – A fusion game inspired by Plants vs Zombies and classic checkers;
PowerPuff Penguins (Oro Site High School) – Pixel Picasso Gallery, create-your-own image filter;
Synergy Shortcut (Oro Site High School) – Visual Novel type game featuring disaster preparedness best practices;
Apex Coders (Oro Site High School) – A new twist on a classic chess game, featuring endangered animals;
The DNHS Encryptors (Dinapa National High School) – Santa’s BIO Blitz, a maze-type quiz game with Biology elements;
Crimson Tide (Perpetual Help National High School) – Platformer game featuring Sanrio-style characters;
Cyrene’s Group (Oro Site High School) – The Worry Monster; a story-type game exploring the realities of Anxiety in teens;
The Little Coding Crew (Oro Site High School) – Little Princess; inspired by a cat who passed away, this is a game about taking care of pets with mini-games;
Sobresaliente (Oro Site High School) – Snake and Monsters; a new twist on Snakes and Ladders, featuring the lore of Legazpi’s traditional epic: Ibalong;
Adalanche (Oro Site High School) – Sentilanche: An Arduino-based radar that detects objects within a set radius;
Bolanos et al (Oro Site High School) – Trashbot: A smart, contactless trash can that detects its contents;
The Clique and Klaept (Oro Site High School) – The SADI system: A smart irrigation system that uses soil moisture sensors;
To know more about the Center for Women in STEM, you may visit their Facebook page HERE.