Code Hawk Camp 2015
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Pictures and more information about camp can be found at our website: www.codehawkcamp.org
Code Hawk Camp is a free, week-long summer camp in South LA where students learn how to program and think like computer scientists. For many of these students, Code Hawk Camp is the only opportunity they will have to experience a summer enrichment program like this, as these kinds of camps usually cost thousands of dollars.
Now in its third year, Code Hawk Camp has nearly tripled in enrollment since its first summer of 20 students! In order to be able to support this growth in enrollment, we are asking our friends and family to help support us with any small amount they can give. Past years of camp have been funded out of pocket by the founder of camp (Nancy), but this has become unsustainable in the face of the uptick in enrollment. We recognize that crowdfunding is not a long-term or sustainable solution, either, and are working to secure more reliable funding streams to better support future camps, but in this third transitional year, we have found ourselves needing just a little bit of extra help. While the costs to run camp are kept low (all instructors are volunteers and facilities are provided by the school), a small operating budget is still required to provide students with learning materials and food during the week.
It costs about $50 to support each student for the full week. This cost covers food, notebooks, pens, and other classroom materials. Comparable computer science camps in the LA area charge about $3000 per child and often require students to bring their own equipment.
Programs like Code Hawk Camp are vital to resolving the massive inequities currently present within the tech industry. We have seen first hand how students emerge from a week at camp feeling more confident and curious in their abilities to use technology to express themselves and create amazing things. Several students have reported an interest in majoring in computer science as a result of camp, and one camper says the last two summers have prepared her to be academically competitive as the only female computer science major at her school.
Please consider how a few dollars can make a huge impact on a student’s life.
Code Hawk Camp is a free, week-long summer camp in South LA where students learn how to program and think like computer scientists. For many of these students, Code Hawk Camp is the only opportunity they will have to experience a summer enrichment program like this, as these kinds of camps usually cost thousands of dollars.
Now in its third year, Code Hawk Camp has nearly tripled in enrollment since its first summer of 20 students! In order to be able to support this growth in enrollment, we are asking our friends and family to help support us with any small amount they can give. Past years of camp have been funded out of pocket by the founder of camp (Nancy), but this has become unsustainable in the face of the uptick in enrollment. We recognize that crowdfunding is not a long-term or sustainable solution, either, and are working to secure more reliable funding streams to better support future camps, but in this third transitional year, we have found ourselves needing just a little bit of extra help. While the costs to run camp are kept low (all instructors are volunteers and facilities are provided by the school), a small operating budget is still required to provide students with learning materials and food during the week.
It costs about $50 to support each student for the full week. This cost covers food, notebooks, pens, and other classroom materials. Comparable computer science camps in the LA area charge about $3000 per child and often require students to bring their own equipment.
Programs like Code Hawk Camp are vital to resolving the massive inequities currently present within the tech industry. We have seen first hand how students emerge from a week at camp feeling more confident and curious in their abilities to use technology to express themselves and create amazing things. Several students have reported an interest in majoring in computer science as a result of camp, and one camper says the last two summers have prepared her to be academically competitive as the only female computer science major at her school.
Please consider how a few dollars can make a huge impact on a student’s life.
Organizer and beneficiary
Emma Cunningham
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
Nancy Se
Beneficiary
