Bay Ridge high school chosen for pilot software engineering program
Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a trip to Bay Ridge on the morning of Monday, February 25 to announce that the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology was one of 20 intermediate and high schools chosen citywide to roll out a new software engineering pilot program.
This is vital to prepare our children to succeed, Bloomberg said at a press conference held at the high school, located on 67th Street. We have to expand New York State as a whole as a global technological hub. This will help create a homegrown workforce that the technological center needs.
When the program begins this fall, 1,000 students in grades six through 12 will be participating citywide. That number is expected to grow to 3,500 by 2016. Core topics to be taught include computer programming, embedded electronics, web design and programming, e-textiles, robotics and mobile computing. There will also be elective classes available, such as digital fabrication, 3D printing and animation.