More than 500 San Diego-area residents attended the University of San Diego’s ninth annual STEAM Youth & Community Conference on campus in the Linda Vista neighborhood, an official said Saturday.
The USD conference featured interactive workshops and activities for STEAM, which stands for “science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.”
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“It was an opportunity for kids and families to explore innovation in a fun, engaging environment,” USD officials said in a news release.
USD announced the free, family-friendly event was “open to the entire community.”
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The Saturday event wrapped up two weeks of summer camps hosted by the university’s Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education.
“Throughout the camps, elementary school students engaged in creative and skill-building activities, such as podcasting, Minecraft and paper- folding, which helped develop critical thinking and socioemotional skills along the way,” officials said.
In a video provided by USD, one boy described the conference as really fun, and “People should try to do more STEAM activities.”
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A girl said the conference inspired her to look at other career options, while another young participant said the event made him and others feel like they are “contributing to society and doing our part.”
