Upcoming Events
M.A.G.I.C.
Location: Westminster, MD
Hackathon: MAGIC hosts a weekend long event that challenges teams of 2-4 students to design, build, and pitch an app in a weekend. Volunteers are needed to mentor students on business, graphic design, tech, and marketing. If you are a professional who is interested in mentoring and coaching students during the competition, let us know. This is a great opportunity for college students to network and for professionals to check out the newest talent about to enter the work force.
Capture the Flag: MAGIC hosts 2 Capture the Flag competitions each year. This is an entry-level cybersecurity competition to introduce high school, college, and nontraditional college students to the world of cybersecurity. If you are a security professional with cyber skills, this is a great chance to mentor and coach the next generation of ethical hackers.
Contact: Amy Rupp, Executive Director | arupp@magicinc.org or 443-759-0480
Learn More: www.magicinc.org
Ongoing Programs
PIE3 – FIRST Robotics Team Coaches & Mentors
Location: County-wide
Details: Adult volunteers, with or without technical expertise, are needed as mentors for new and existing youth robotics teams. Partnership and Inspiration for Engineering Education and Entrepreneurship (PIE3), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2011 by Carroll County’s only FRC team Robo-Lions founded in 2006, has more than 20 affiliated robotics FIRST teams in Carroll County and Howard County, Maryland. PIE3 and Robo-Lions have a shared motto—Robotics for All; provide training and administrative support, especially to new FIRST teams; and are leaders in the FIRST Chesapeake that includes 127 teams in Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia.
Contact: Rose Young, director at PIE3 and lead mentor of Robo-Lions, at rmyoung.pie3@gmail.com
Learn More: www.pie3.org and www.robo-lions.org
Boys & Girls Club of Westminster
Location: Main St, Westminster
Time Frame: Mentors are needed throughout the school year, September – May
*Ongoing robotics coaching, weekday afternoons
*Tuesday evenings 6-9pm: Teen nights (one-time presentations)
Contact: Amy Moorman, amoorman@bgcwestminster.org or call 410.386.0135
Springdale Preparatory School
Girls Who Code
Age Group: grades 5-12
Location: Springdale Preparatory School | New Windsor, MD
Time Frame: school year, club meets on Tuesdays
Cost: Free
Details: Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks likes and does. We are looking for volunteer mentors and accepting student participants!
Learn More: www.girlswhocode.com
Aerospace Club
Age Group: grades 5-12
Location: Springdale Preparatory School | New Windsor, MD
Time Frame: school year, club meets on Thursdays
Cost: Free
Details: Have fun while learning about physics, aviation, space, and more! We are looking for volunteer mentors and accepting student participants!
Competitive Robotics
Age Group: grades 5-12
Location: Springdale Preparatory School | New Windsor, MD
Time Frame: meets after school August-February
Cost: Free
Details: Learn about robotics and engineering while competing in regional and national VEX events! We are looking for volunteer mentors and accepting student participants!
Learn More: springdaleps.org
