SC30 Partners with Samsung and Others to Bring Equitable Opportunities to K–12 Students

Through initiatives with organizations such as CDW, Samsung and Intel, nonprofit SC30 is working to provide new opportunities for K–12 students. These initiatives include golf tournaments and esports labs that aim to refine student players’ leadership skills.
On the green, students learn life lessons such as perseverance, dedication and integrity, says Karl Schulz, CDW vice president of product and partner management. On the screen, meanwhile, esports shows students the career opportunities that can come from science, technology, engineering and math.
Whether these student-athletes go on to…

CDW and Samsung are working together with First Tee — Greater Detroit, a youth organization, to show young players the connection between technology and golf. While the organization’s primary focus is to help youth participants build character, they are also learning that technology can improve their understanding of the game.
“First Tee — Greater Detroit is a youth development organization that uses golf to teach kids important life lessons and traits, such as hard work, perseverance, self-confidence, respect,” says Todd Krieger, interim CEO, First Tee — Greater Detroit. “These things are…

CDW and Samsung are working together with First Tee — Greater Detroit, a youth organization, to show young players the connection between technology and golf. While the organization’s primary focus is to help youth participants build character, they are also learning that technology can improve their understanding of the game.
“First Tee — Greater Detroit is a youth development organization that uses golf to teach kids important life lessons and traits, such as hard work, perseverance, self-confidence, respect,” says Todd Krieger, interim CEO, First Tee — Greater Detroit. “These things are…

In the expo hall of the Future of Education Technology Conference, there’s an esports theater. It’s surrounded by esports-adjacent vendors, such as CDW and Spectrum Industries, and it’s almost always bustling with curious conferencegoers.
Beyond the theater, conference organizers lined up roundtable discussions on esports leadership, Intel-sponsored esports sessions and a “meet the author” experience with the education program manager for Epic Games. The emphasis on esports reflects the interest of the K–12 community.
Attendance was high at CDW Education Strategist Corey Gordon’s Tuesday…

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg:
The hype around esports is fading, as teams and organizations shrink due to a weak sponsorship and ad market, falling VC investment, and the crypto meltdown  —  The once-thriving esports industry has fallen on hard times as funding sources dwindle and signs abound that athletic competition via video games …

Alex Gabriel Simon / Bloomberg:
A look at the growth of esports tournaments in India, which are attracting prime-time TV audiences with both players and viewers mostly using mobile phones  —  Next to a primary school and a shabby playground in India’s financial capital Mumbai stands a plush four-story building that’s home to the world’s newest breed of athlete.