viNGN Coding Mini-Academy Introduces Teens to Programming

St. Thomas Health Care Management Students immersed in customized, hands-on STEM course

For Digital Inclusion Week (October 7-11, 2019), thirteen students successfully completed a Coding Mini-Academy hosted by the Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN, Inc.) in conjunction with St. Thomas Health Care Management. The once-weekly training sessions were held at the Sea View Adolescent Unit from Sept. 26-Oct. 10, 2019. High-school aged participants learned using Arduino to build code and execute programs. Popular all around the world, Arduino is an integrated hardware and software platform used to develop interactive projects.

viNGN PCC Manager Anita Davis, St. Thomas Health Care Management Program Administrator Kim Bourne-Vanneck, viNGN Network Engineer Dalma Simon: Digital Equity is for Everyone!

Community Action Now’s CAN Academy USVI to offer National Certifications Locally

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Community Action Now, Inc. (CAN) is pleased to announce the January 2019 start of the CAN Academy USVI, to provide workforce training that leads to certifications and gainful employment with numerous nationally recognized certifications in the United States Virgin Islands.