Geek Squad Academy has served more than 26,000 teens since it began through free, two-day camps led by Geek Squad Agents and community partners. This season’s first camp begins Thursday in South Boston.
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This year more than 8,500 teens nationwide will receive tech tools and hands-on training at 40 two-day camps
MINNEAPOLIS – (April 20, 2017) – Best Buy is deepening its commitment to helping underserved teens get access to essential tech tools by growing its flagship Geek Squad Academy (GSA) summer program more than 30 percent to conduct 40 camps supporting 8,500 teens this year.
“It’s clear that the challenges facing underserved youth are growing, with resources becoming more stretched even as the vast majority of future jobs will require tech proficiency,” said Andrea Wood, director of Community Relations at Best Buy.
The National Grant recipients give underserved youth access to tech education.
Best Buy's signature community outreach program is looking for partners to host free two-day tech camps for youth.
The opening of new Teen Tech Centers in 2017 will lead to a network of 20 across the U.S.
- Best Buy issues call-for-entries to open nine new Teen Tech Centers in 2017, expanding national network to 20 locations in challenged urban communities
- Year-round training will reach thousands more underserved teens, helping them leverage technology for a wide variety of future career paths
- Accelerated outreach effort addresses projections that 77 percent of all jobs will require tech skills in coming decade
Minneapolis, Dec. 13, 2016 – More of the nation’s underserved teens will have access to free technology tools and training as Best Buy today announces plans to add nine new Best Buy Teen Tech Centers to its year-round support network in 2017.
Geek Squad Agent William Woodworth looks back at the program that sparks students’ interests in technology with the goal of influencing their future education and career decisions.
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Curiosity, 90 minutes and a little help from adults were all it took for 300 students to build their own laptops during a Geek Squad Academy camp in Minneapolis this week. It was a celebration of the academy's 10th year.
The ConnectHome initiative is helping to narrow the digital divide for families in HUD-assisted housing. Best Buy has been helping teach digital skills.
It was another banner year for Best Buy’s sustainability work. Today we released our 2016 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report, in which we detail the many ways we positively impacted our communities.
A Geek Squad Academy camp sparked a passion for technology in Victoria Bass that drove her to become an Agent. Now, she's sharing that passion with youth.