Amazon Canada launches new program to teach coding through music from Indigenous artists – IT World Canada
Amazon Canada has announced it is partnering with youth empowerment charity TakingITGlobal to launch Your Voice is Power, a new school curriculum program and music remix competition that teaches coding skills using music from Indigenous artists.
The Cloud Innovation Centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC), which is a private/public collaboration between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and UBC, facilitated connections to Indigenous experts, students and alumni, as well as to UBC faculty, said Amazon Canada.
The Your Voice Is Power coding competition and learning experience challenges students to remix beats while learning to code. Students can also participate in the curriculum and experience how computer science, music, and entrepreneurship can advance equity. No experience is necessary to participate.
