Record-Breaking 10,000 Teens to Receive Tech Training at Geek Squad Academy Camps
21 May 2019 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Starting this month, Best Buy will host 60
two-day tech camps for youth from underserved communities across
the U.S.
Young people from across the U.S. are about to learn essential
tech skills as Best Buy’s flagship Geek Squad Academy summer camp
season begins this month. More than 10,000 students age 11 to 18
are expected to attend 60 camps this year in the biggest Geek Squad
Academy season ever.
“Youth from underrepresented communities face real challenges as
job readiness resources and opportunities remain few and far
between,” said Andrea Wood, head of Social Impact at Best Buy.
“These two-day tech immersion camps will help thousands of students
explore their passions and gain critical tech skills as they look
ahead to their future studies and careers.”
With courses ranging from 3D design and coding to music and
video production, students learn skills that lay the foundation for
tech-reliant careers. This year’s camps feature two new courses:
“Picture Perfect,” which teaches the fundamentals of photography
and composition, and “Stop Motion,” which demonstrates how to use
basic video editing to transform pictures into stop-motion
videos.
The 60 Geek Squad Academy camps will be held this summer in
these 48 cities, with an additional five cities to be announced at
a later date:
- Boston, MA
- Bayamon, Puerto Rico
- Orlando FL
- New Orleans, LA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- DeSoto, TX
- Romeoville, IL
- Charlotte, NC
- Cincinnati, OH
- Los Angeles, CA
- Independence, MO
- Pembrook Pines, FL
- Homestead, PA
- Cleveland, OH
- San Antonio, TX
- St. Louis, MO
- Chicago, IL
- Raleigh, NC
- Camp Pendleton, CA
- Reno, NV
- Louisville, KY
- Rochester, NY
- Minneapolis, MN
- Washington D.C.
- Birmingham, AL
- Liverpool, NY
- Joplin, MO
- Dallas, TX
- Memphis, TN
- Phoenix, AZ
- Round Lake, IL
- Bronx, NY
- Cleveland, TN
- Hayward, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Richmond, VA
- Sacramento, CA
- Milwaukee, WI
- Jersey City, NJ
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Richfield, MN
- Bellevue, WA
- Leominster, MA
- Wakeman, OH
- Lakewood, CO
- Salem, VA
- Conyers, GA
- Houston, TX
Geek Squad Academy launched more than a decade ago, and since
then some 50,000 teens have benefited from the free two-day camps.
Led by Geek Squad Agents and conducted in partnership with local
community organizations, the camps feature interactive learning
aimed at sparking creativity and discovering new passions.
Best Buy actively acts on the belief that it has a
responsibility to marshal its expertise, thousands of employees,
local community partners and vast population of tech partners to
come together to build a brighter future for young people. The
company puts this commitment to work through programs including
Geek Squad Academy, Best Buy Community Grants and the national
network of 29 Best Buy Teen Tech Centers.
For a complete schedule of Geek Squad Academy dates, locations,
enrollment information and more, visit
https://academy.geeksquad.com.
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Kevin Flanagan612-231-5146Press@BestBuy.com
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