Scouts and Makers Celebrate International Communications

The Jamboree on the Air and the Jamboree on the Internet are two concurrent International Scouting events being held this weekend at locations around the world.

At the Long Beach Area Council's Long Beach Sea Base, it was a celebration of communications and Maker culture with displays by Makers (young and not as young). Scouts and makers learned morse code, did electronics projects, robotics projects and geocaching. For many, it was their first time learning about the global scavenger hunt that is geocaching.

Upstairs, high school students from Cabrillo, Sato, Wilson, Poly and Mater Dei high schools helped to run activities. The 3d printer, computer room, Oculus, electronics projects, Ozobots and EV3s got a work out. Youth projects like YouTube channels, games, the Retro Pi, the Braigo and ciphers were presented.

We were pleased to be visited by scouts from as far away as England and Riverside!

Special thanks to the groups who brought key activities and multiple volunteers, especially: the Cabrillo Key Club, Sato High School, Troop 14 and TeleToyland.com.

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About the Author Trish Tsoi-A-Sue is a creativity facilitator, Maker and Geek Mom in the Long Beach
area. Certified in LEGO® Serious Play and Creative Problem Solving Institute's Springboard training, she is the CEO of ETES Inc, and creator of Makersville, a grassroots community of makers. Trish is the Ambassador for the Long Beach LEGO® User Group, a group of AFOLs and Teen Fans of LEGO® (TFOLs). Join our facebook group! Some of her random experiences are recorded on her You Tube channel, Squigglemom! Please subscribe! Trish is grateful for the opportunities provided by the Long Beach Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, without which support Makersville would not exist.