Steering kids away from video games and television during spring break can be a challenge for any parent, yet for parents of Boy Scouts in the Theodore Roosevelt Council, keeping their sons’ minds engaged while school’s out was a breeze with tasks like building robots as an alternative to being a couch potato.

Scouts played their hand at being engineers for the day at the council’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Center Camp in Massapequa, N.Y., where they built and programmed robots.

“On the national level, the STEM program has become a priority of the Boy Scouts,” explains Theodore Roosevelt Council STEM Center & Workshop Director Dakota Oher to LongIsland.com. “As a result, at the local council level, we’ve fully embraced the program and are already seeing exceptional results and advancement opportunities, community relations and career development.”

The Theodore Roosevelt Council joins other councils across the country in welcoming a unique type of Scouting that brings STEM topics to life in exciting and fun ways for youth. The council’s recently opened STEM Center is just one of the incredible examples of how Scouts are being introduced to future career fields, while also keeping their minds productive, engaged and active today.

“During spring break it is important for youth to keep their minds active and engaged,” adds Theodore Roosevelt Council Executive Jay Garee. “Our STEM Camp programs and activities offer Scouts a fun and unique way to interact with one another while learning important fundamentals about science, technology, engineering and math in everyday applications during spring recess.”

Catch the full story on how STEM programs are making waves in this community by reading the article on LongIsland.com.