Tweens & Technology

06/26/2025

Day 3 brought the real-world insight—and our campers showed up ready to learn! 💻🎒📚

We hosted a powerful panel + speed interview session where pros from the cybersecurity world shared their journeys into the field. The theme?
“Did you pick cybersecurity—or did cybersecurity pick you?” 🤖💙

Big thanks to our incredible panelists who poured into our campers with stories, wisdom, and encouragement:

Cathy Olieslaeger
Antony (Tony) D’Agostino
MyHa Hoang
Anthea Gonzales
Peter Hewitt
Anthony Picarello
Susan Paskey
Elizabeth Cole Walker
Mark Nakamura

We’re helping these young minds see what’s possible—and showing them what it looks like to turn passion into purpose. 💚🎮

06/24/2025

Day 1 of our 10-Year Anniversary Summer Camp is in the books—and what a kickoff it was! 💻🤖🎒

Huge thank you to for fueling our future innovators with a delicious lunch 🍎💙 Your generosity keeps our campers smiling and energized!

Yesterday, the kids got hands-on with LEGO Spike Prime kits—building, coding, and bringing their own robots to life. The creativity and focus in the room? Next-level. 📚🎮💚

And we’re just getting started…
Stay tuned—today’s programming is packed with even more tech-powered fun and we can’t wait to share it with you later! 💻🤖💙

06/23/2025

Extending a huge thank you to Deiker Lozano Figueira for sharing his knowledge as the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for the Capital Broadcasting Company 🛡️ Our Tweens learned so much and had a ton of fun while doing it 🤖 🎒

06/23/2025

Our 10th Anniversary Tweens & Technology Summer Camp has officially kicked off 🤖🎒💻 We are so excited to show you all the amazing things our campers will be learning this week!

04/05/2025

🚀 Tweens & Technology Camp is June 23 - 27! 🚀

Don’t miss out—spots are filling up fast! Give your future tech guru an unforgettable experience in STEM. Secure their spot today!

🔗 https://www.tweensandtech.org/2025-camp-registration/

03/26/2025

Tweens & Technology is gearing up for another exciting weeklong summer camp!

Check out some of the action-packed moments from last year—our campers explored all things tech, built new skills, and had an unforgettable experience! Don’t miss out on the fun this summer!

📅 Dates: June 23 - 27
⏰ Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
📍 Location: Garner Optimist, 2110 Vandora Springs Rd, Garner, NC
🎓 Grades: 5th - 8th

🔗 Register today! Spots are limited! https://www.tweensandtech.org/2025-camp-registration

03/22/2025

Tweens & Technology Summer Camp Registration is NOW OPEN!

Get ready for an exciting week of hands-on STEM learning, innovation, and fun!

📅 Dates: June 23 - 27
⏰ Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
📍 Location: Garner Optimist, 2110 Vandora Springs Rd, Garner, NC
🎓 Grades: 5th - 8th
▶️ https://www.tweensandtech.org/2025-camp-registration

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity for your tween to explore technology, build new skills, and engage with inspiring mentors! Spots are limited—register today!

Questions, email [email protected].

10/15/2024

What an amazing day at MetLife! 🙌 Our Tweens & Tech students had a blast diving into the world of cybersecurity and technology with hands-on experiences and expert mentorship! 🚀 From learning about network engineering to exploring the importance of cybersecurity, this field trip was all about empowering the next generation of tech leaders. 💡 A huge thanks to MetLife, Cyberbit, and all our incredible sponsors, volunteers, and presenters for making this day unforgettable!

Special shoutout to our MetLife Co-sponsors: Eric Baldwin

Our Cyberbit Sponsors: Wayne Pruitt & Arnie Boigner

Our volunteers: Cedric Smith, Nate Rooth, Chelsea Koester, Eric Baldwin, Michael Wesson, Jamila Blackwell & Jacqui Pomales

Our Presenters:
Guillermo Buendia - Red Team Manager, Garnet Williams - Endpoint Engineer, Noah Paternoster - Network Engineer, Erick Contreras - Manager SIEM & Logging, & Alex Reinwald - Senior Cyber

07/02/2024

Huge shoutout to our amazing lunch sponsors, Chick-fil-A Garner and Jersey Mike's Subs, for fueling our future tech geniuses last week!🤖🎒 Their delicious meals kept our Tweens energized for a week of coding, creating, and conquering the world of tech!

07/02/2024