abstract
- This article addresses the implementation of the Beautiful Patterns Bootcamp initiative at Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Laguna to a group of young students (aged 13-17 years old) with the aim of providing education and mentorship through enjoyable and academic activities related to the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). These activities were guided by college level students from engineering degrees in TEC de Monterrey. This non-profit initiative was created by the Geospatial Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with the School of Engineering and Sciences of Tecnologico de Monterrey.As part of the research analysis, a comparison was carried out between the two consecutive implementations of the project (2022 and 2023 bootcamps) to assess the level of progress, the number of young students' participants in the program, the perception of these participants, as well as the viewpoints of the engineering student mentors.A positive conclusion has been reached, which encourages the research team to explore further applications of this bootcamp to contribute to increase the number of young girls in STEM areas at the local, national and global levels. © 2023 IEEE.