DEM Camp TV Taping

Thursday, March 14, 2013 was an exciting day!  We had the opportunity to visit with two outstanding young students from last year’s DEM (Design, Engineering and Manufacturing) Camp on our local TV program, Dalton Today, hosted by Brian Anderson, President of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce.  During the month of March, Dalton Today will focus on initiatives created through the Dalton-Whitfield Archway Partnership.
 

In an effort to share a realistic picture of the camp and camp activities, we invited two of last year’s campers.  Henry Stevenson, a 7^th grader at Dalton Middle School, and Sylvia Earley, a 5^th grader at Eastside Elementary, participated in the taping.  Both students were confident and poised as they spoke, and were very positive about the camp and all of the activities.  Henry showed viewers the circuit board that he had made at the camp as well as the car he had designed.  His car design was printed on the three-D printer and Henry shared information on the use of these printers to make prototypes in industry.  Sylvia brought her rug that she designed and was printed by Shaw Industries.  Sylvia’s design was selected as the winning rug design from the camp.

Brian Anderson speaks with Eastside Elementary student Sylvia Earley about her experience at DEM.

The students related activities going on in their school classrooms, expressing how their teachers relate math, social studies and other topics to the real world so they can better understand the concepts.  Both students shared their enthusiastic approach to learning.

Both Henry and Sylvia hope to attend the camp again this summer.  Camp organizers look forward to sharing different experiences with them and many other young learners.