WorkSource DeKalb is launching Community Blitz SPARK Days at various DeKalb County schools in partnership with the South DeKalb Improvement Association and Community Guilds. Inc.

This initiative will serve as a catalyst to encourage DeKalb County high school students to explore growing career opportunities in engineering and science. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Observe a CNC machine, 3D printer and laser cutter technology in action and discuss the applications and use of these machines.

• Learn about the DJI Phantom 4, a cutting-edge, mid-sized drone. Students will discuss its applications, including videography, crop monitoring, search and rescue, while watching a live video feed as a STEAM Truck staffer pilots the drone.

• Test their pilot skills and learn to fly using first person view radio-controlled drones, which will include a relay race challenge.

Community parents also may learn from the STEAM/STEM initiative, discuss employment and training funding options via WorkSource DeKalb, and receive resources for social and civic engagement to impact the quality of life in their designated communities.

The Community Blitz SPARK Day schedule is listed below.

Date:                Location:                                                          Time:

8/21/18                        Towers High School                                         8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

8/22/18                        R. E. McNair High School                                 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

8/23/18                        Columbia High School                                      8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.