„The free STEM camp was made possible through a partnership between Prison Fellowship Angel Tree® and a network of organizations that believe in a future where every child has an equal opportunity to thrive. Through its partnerships, Angel Tree helps families impacted by incarceration find healing and restoration by providing enriching experiences and community-based services.

One of the partners for the Atlanta camp was STEM WARS, an organization providing portable, high-tech, hands-on learning environments and interactive STEM lessons.

“We just appreciate Prison Fellowship Ministries for this opportunity. It’s always a blessing when we can engage youth but also where there’s a religious component to it,” William Troy Curry, CEO and founder of STEM WARS, says. “We love this partnership. It truly is our ministry.”

The Prison Fellowship Angel Tree team worked diligently to set up a fun environment for campers. The common meeting space was reminiscent of a hotel ballroom—without all the fanfare—and was sectioned off with room dividers for the various activities. The main meeting area was filled with uncovered round tables to encourage conversation and fun.

As campers rotated through the workshops, the meeting spaces buzzed with excitement. In one room, children flew drones and learned how this technology is changing the way companies make deliveries, do surveillance, and perform other tasks.

In another space, children sat in chairs around the perimeter of the room. They used a tablet to control a tennis ball-size robot, called Sphero, and drive it around orange cones.”

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