Three local tech organizations partnered to launch COVID Slam, a program that employed Baltimore youth to develop solutions to address challenges in remote learning.
A dozen Baltimore youth formed three teams to participate in the program, which was launched with funding from SmartLogic and leadership from Digital Harbor Foundation and Dent Education. The teams worked since December on solutions to an urgent challenge faced by Baltimore youth related to remote learning: mental health. The solutions, which were presented at a virtual showcase event on January 28, all sought to bring levity and joy as an antidote to Zoom fatigue.
The teams worked together since December on their solution and pitch. Each student earned $967.50 along the way, as they clocked in for 55 hours of design thinking, teamwork and experience using digital tools.
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