Daily Times

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Summer Camp 2018 at the Lincoln Corners in Liaquat Memorial Library and Pakistan American Cultural Center finished strong with an interactive closing ceremony at the United States Consulate General in Karachi on Monday.

During the 10-day camp, WeMakers, an organization founded by 19-year-old entrepreneurs and nurtured at NEST I/O, a technology incubator in Karachi carried out coding workshops culminating with participants developing “augmented reality” games.

SITE summer camp 2018 also included classes covering english language proficiency, art and crafts, and public speaking. During the closing ceremony, young participants enthusiastically demonstrated what they had learnt in the summer camp through role plays and presentations.

On the final day, participants tested their knowledge with a jeopardy-style quiz with American diplomats and also organized recycling projects and planted trees at the consulate as a part of the Green Team – Recycling efforts at the U.S. Consulate General.

U.S. Diplomats based in Karachi congratulated the 53 participants with Summer Camp 2018 completion certificates.

Lincoln Corners are partnerships between the Embassy of the United States of America and selected institutions in Pakistan. Lincoln Corners provide access to current and reliable information about the United States through books, magazines, videos, internet access, databases and programs for the general public. There are five Lincoln Corners located in Sindh and 13 others throughout Pakistan.

Published in Daily Times, July 10^th 2018.