Flood City Youth's CODE 4 STEM Academy Program travels to Pittsburgh

The Flood City Youth Program traveled to Pittsburgh on Saturday with students from their CODE 4 STEM Academy.

Nine students participated in the outing that included a visit with Dr. James Martin, Dr. Samuel Dickerson, and Dr. Jem Spectar of the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a first ever tour of the Carnegie Science Center and their new Mars exhibit. They even learned about some programs that work directly with NASA.

The students also attended a Pitt and Duke football game at the Arcisure Stadium.

Program leaders say this is all to expose kids to the field of STEM.

“We recognize that we’re just opening up doors for the children and exposing them," said Deacon Jeffrey Wilson, Program Manager. "These children have great goals and we’re exposing them to way that they can reach those goals.”

The students spoke about how the trips inspires their plans for the future.

“This was a good experience for me especially for me because A, I always wanted to live in Pittsburgh, and B, this will be the perfect college for me because I always wanted to be an engineer," said Vincent Rose, 12, and a student of the program.

If you would like to get involved with the Flood City Youth's CODE 4 STEM program you can visit their website for more information.

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