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We mentor underrepresented youth to be tech innovators and leaders through practical, hands-on computer science education programs throughout Memphis.

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Grizzlies CodeCamp 2021 - Virtual Cyber Robotics Using CoderZ Tickets, Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite Prerequisite: NoneOverview CoderZ is an online STEM learning environment where students worldwide engage in Robotics and Computer Science

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Grizzlies Code Camp Online 2021: Cub Coders Afternoon Crew Tickets, Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite Overview Grizzlies Code Camp brings back Cub Coders, open to students entering grades 1 to 4! Now your young aspiring coders can learn the

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All Summer Programs Check out our programs this summer and see if any are a good fit for you!

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Pokémon Go developer donates $300,000 to CodeCrew By The Daily Memphian Staff, Daily Memphian Memphis-based CodeCrew has received a $300,000 donation from Niantic Inc., a technology company that specializes in augmented reality games and developed the mobile game Pokémon Go. It is an unrestricted donation and the largest one-time corporate gift in the history of CodeCrew, a nonprofit that works to make children and adults tech innovators and leaders. #Black Tech Futures Research Institute launches in Memphis The gift will be used to expand Code

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Change the Face of CS - YouTube Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Please watch and share this video. Inspire or encourage a student to try computer ...

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Code School Testimonial - YouTube Ever wanted to learn how to code? Interested in becoming a software developer? CodeCrew Code School is your opportunity to do both. Apply today! https://www....

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CodeCrew Hour of Code - Fall 2019 - YouTube CodeCrew students joined in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code! This free event was the finale of our exciting year of coding! This u...

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CodeCrew student Joshua Moore wins National BDPA mobile app competition - YouTube The 41st Annual National Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Technology Conference and Career Fair took place August 1-3, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Atlan...

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NBA Code Collective | CodeCrew CodeCrew Wins NBA Foundation Grant for Black Youth Economic Empowerment.

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Young, geeky and black in Memphis - BBC News A group in Memphis is teaching young black girls to code, in an effort to address problems of diversity in the tech industry.

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Coder’s side hustle helps kids learn computer programming | Side Hustle | The Guardian Enterprising programmer Meka Egwuekwe helped to launch a nonprofit in Tennessee to teach children to code software. Why? To make well-paid, fun future job options available to them, he says

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Code School Graduates Working At Ops-Fuel - YouTube This video features three CodeCrew Code School graduates now working at Ops-Fuel, a Memphis-based startup commercializing a revolutionary nutrition technolog...

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Code School | CodeCrew A hands-on class designed to train individuals to be entry-level software developers within a six-month course.

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Inside Memphis Business, October/November 2016 by Contemporary Media - Issuu In this issue: Our 2016 Innovation Awards, featuring Bridges, SweetBio, Code Crew, and Dr. Guy Reed. Also: Inside the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, building a better neighborhood, the Mad Women of Walker & Associates, and more!

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BBC World Service - 100 Women, 100 Women 2015, Young, Geeky and Black: Memphis Meet the black women challenging the tech industry’s lack of diversity

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Code Crew's Joshua Moore wins national BDPA mobile app competition - TSDMemphis.com Joshua Moore, a 16-year-old Code Crew student, emerged on top of the National Black Data Processing Associates mobile app competition in Atlanta. The 41st Annual National Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Technology Conference and Career Fair took place August 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The BDPA Memphis Chapter sent several representatives, including Moore, who …

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Code Crew Code School helps connect young adults in Memphis with $60,000-a-year jobs | CodeCrew A program in Memphis is giving young adults a ticket to a middle-class salary. Code Crew Code School is training 16 young adults to become entry-level software engineers, earning $60,000 a year, for free. What would normally take a four-year degree to complete is taught in the group's inaugural six-month coding boot ca

WHAT WE'RE DOING

We are changing Memphis with programs that focus on ensuring that students are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and they learn how to put this knowledge to use through programming and software development concepts. CodeCrew programming includes a number of summer camps, after school programs, in-school electives classes, internships and special events.

Since May 2015, we have taught more than 1,000 students to code through our summer camps, after school programs, in-school electives, and special events. Of the 250 kids we serve weekly, 91% are black and latinx youth, 41% are girls who code, and overall, 89% of our students are more likely to study computer science.

OUR PROGRAMS

Our programs expose students to producing technology and provide them in-depth training that keeps them interested and engaged across a continuum of subjects and grade levels. The subjects include mobile app development, web app development, game development, robotics, and drone programming, all while teaching fundamental computer science concepts that apply long term to all levels of the field. 

IN-SCHOOL ELECTIVES - We offer in-school classes at several locations in Memphis where students learn coding during the school day, 4-5 days per week, as part of their class schedules. Currently, these courses include web development, JavaScript and Python. These skills can positively impact subjects outside of computer science and pique interest in technology among involved students.

AFTER SCHOOL + WEEKEND PROGRAMS - During the school year, CodeCrew teaches kids to use Scratch, build Android apps, practice JavaScript coding and learn Unity game development. These programs meet weekly.  Kids show off their acquired skills in our December and May Hour of Code events.

SUMMER PROGRAMS - During the summer, CodeCrew offers a number of six-week summer camps teaching kids to build mobile apps, as well as AP computer science concepts using Java and Python. Kids showcase what they have learned at the end of the summer during our annual hackathon.

APP PUBLISHING PROGRAM - CodeCrew assists students who have shown leadership and innovation in app development within the CodeCrew programs by partnering them with tech expert mentors who guide them to getting their app published onto the App Store and Google Play.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - CodeCrew provides internship opportunities to youth who have shown leadership and innovation within our tech education programs. We partner with tech companies, such as Preteckt, to offer our most advanced students opportunities to work and gain real-world experience in computer science and tech.

CODE SCHOOL - Our Code School is a hands-on class designed to train adults to be entry-level software developers within a six-month course. Students work in a small classroom setting and use real-word technologies to learn the fundamentals of coding, app development, the leadership, and the life skills needed for a successful career and job market competitiveness.

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