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Java Mentors for kids
ORGANIZATION: The League of Amazing Programmers
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Be a kid's Java mentor in a unique, not-for-profit after school program. Our kids are 5th-12th grade. The syllabus is developed around writing game programs...HiLo, Tic-Tac-Toe, Pong, Asteroids...and finally Roomba robots for the International Autonomous Robot Contest (iARoC). We are particularly interested in women Java professionals to help expand our program for girls.
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About The League of Amazing Programmers
Location:
12625 High Bluff Drive #113, San Diego, CA 92130, US
Mission Statement
Igniting young minds through programming.
Description
The League of Amazing Programmers is a non-profit 501(c)(3) after-school institution that teaches Java to kids in grades 5 through 12. The League was founded based on the fundamental role that computer programming plays in today’s increasingly technical world. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that one million programming jobs in the U.S. will be unfilled by 2020, yet computer science is rarely taught in public school systems. The League seeks to address this problem by teaching students to code throughout San Diego County, getting them interested at a young age so that they are more likely to pursue programming in college and in their careers. Our curriculum ends with preparation for the Oracle Professional Certification Exam, which gives students an edge when vying for a job against someone with otherwise similar qualifications. We believe young students’ lives are positively impacted by the critical thinking skills and self-confidence they gain from learning to code.
The League of Amazing Programmers seeks specifically to reach more girls and underserved youth, so that children from all backgrounds may have access to acquire the skills and education necessary to contribute to the workforce of the 21st century.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
12625 High Bluff Drive #106San Diego, CA 92130
DATE POSTED
September 30, 2015
SKILLS
- Software Engineering
- Robotics
- Mentoring
- Teaching / Instruction
- STEM
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- Two hours per week