Curious about coding, apps, games, and artificial intelligence? Join us for a FREE introductory AI & Coding Workshop designed specifically for middle school students!
In this hands-on workshop, students will explore beginner-friendly app and game development using modern AI-assisted coding tools. Participants will learn how technology can help bring creative ideas to life while developing problem-solving, logical thinking, and debugging skills in a fun and supportive environment.
Students will have the opportunity to create simple digital projects, experiment with coding concepts, and learn about the responsible and ethical use of AI. The workshop is designed to encourage creativity, teamwork, and confidence while introducing youth to exciting opportunities in STEM.
No prior coding experience required. All interested middle school students are welcome!
Friday, June 19th | 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person only |Â Free
Questions? events@mcceastbay.orgÂ
About the Instructor Omar Dekhil:Â
- Senior AI engineer at Google, previously at MetaÂ
- PhD in Computer ScienceÂ
- Former TA for coding and programmingÂ
Build Your Own AI-Powered Game! 🤖🎮
In this exciting hands-on workshop, students will discover how artificial intelligence works by creating their own AI-controlled Scratch game. Using Google’s Teachable Machine, participants will train a real machine learning model to recognize different hand gestures and then connect their AI model to Scratch, where their gestures will control game actions in real time. Along the way, students will learn how AI is trained, how computers recognize patterns, and how machine learning powers many of the technologies they use every day.
This engaging project combines coding, creativity, and cutting-edge technology in a fun and beginner-friendly environment. Students will collect training data, teach their AI model, build an interactive game, and experiment with improving their model’s accuracy. By the end of the session, they will have created their own AI-powered project while gaining a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence, problem-solving, and computational thinking—the same concepts used by today’s leading technology companies and innovators. 🚀✨