Hackathon Teaches Students Innovative Problem-solving Skills

By Dennis Washington

More than 100 Birmingham middle schoolers offered their solutions to some difficult energy problems during a “Hackathon” in Hoover.

The Birmingham chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) held its first-ever Hackathon at Alabama Power’s Energy Center on Thursday. Seventh graders from W.J. Christian School spent much of the day working in teams to develop answers to challenges or problems in areas such as energy efficiency, smart neighborhoods and electric vehicles.

“I think it’s important we introduce kids to really broaden their horizons at an early age,” said Phillip Coffey, chairman of the Education and Scholarship Committee of the AABE Birmingham Chapter. “It automatically broadens and increases their options for the future. It just makes them way ahead of the game.”

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