Coding camp in Augusta teaches kids cybersecurity skills

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A coding camp in Augusta is getting local kids excited about cybersecurity.

Kids in grades 4 through 8 are learning about the industry and getting hands-on experience. A professor from Augusta University’s School of Computer and Cyber Sciences is one of their teachers.

He says they learn computational thinking, ciphers, encryption and coding. They use those skills to code a robotic car platform that they can fully control.

“A lot of times with cybersecurity or computer science, everything is just a keyboard and a screen. But with the micro bit and the cute bot, they can actually see what they’re programming. It goes into action,” said Michael Nowatkowski, School of Computer and Cyber Sciences professor.

He says he hopes this camp engages these kids and shows them all the opportunities that lie ahead with these skills.

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