In an innovative move to foster youth education, the City of St. Petersburg, in partnership with the University of South Florida, has introduced a new program designed to provide middle schoolers with an immersive learning experience in marine science, entrepreneurship, and digital marketing. This initiative, encapsulated in a 5-day, 4-night residential camp, is set against the backdrop of St. Pete’s own expansive coastal environment, allowing students an up-close encounter with the very ecosystems they’re studying.
The camp, which hosted 50 local students, mixed academics with real-world problem-solving, as the young participants tackled local environmental issues by applying creative thinking and cooperative strategies. According to a social media post from the City of St. Petersburg, this new pathway is set to enrich the educational landscape for the youth, a sentiment echoed by the enthusiastic participants who dived into the program with vigor and emerged with not only new knowledge but also hands-on experience in developing potential solutions for the environmental challenges their community faces…