MacHenry, '04, a member of Teachgroup.
"It was a lot of fun for the undergradu-
ates to share their enthusiasm with the
campers. It was also a very good learning
experience for the teachers. Nothing
reinforces a topic one has learned quite
like teaching it to someone else."
so much they want to share it with
others. That's exactly what happened
a pared-down version of the popular
freshman curriculum to middle- and
high-school students last summer.
acclaimed TeachScheme! program,
eliminates the details of syntax from
introductory computing lessons and
jumps right into programming as problem
solving. The program is used at hundreds
of high schools and colleges around
the world, including Rice University,
Brown University, and the University
of Chicago.
to create the one-week Compass Computer
Camps. Led by Rachel Mark, '04, and
Christopher Burns, '07, CCIS students
taught eighth through eleventh graders
to design and implement simple arcade
puzzles like the eight queens puzzle.
The camp was supported by several
CCIS alumni.
it," says Leslie Schneider, who served as an
adviser to the students. "The class was
originally supposed to run from 9