Summer Coding Camp Partnership – Migrant Education, Region V and Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation

Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation Established in 2007 Serving Kern, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties Non-profit 501(c)3 Home Office - Bakersfield, Ca Additional Programs Camp SCICON – College Readiness Camps Spring Break College Tour – 15 Campus Visits Cash for College – Partnership with CSAC

Coding: Coding is the primary method for allowing intercommunication between humans and machines. It’s used for developing software, apps, and websites.

Started in 2015 as a possible MSLI program Background Started in 2015 as a possible MSLI program 2015 – Remedial Focus (Math/Science) 2016 – Focus on coding (Robotics and UAV) 2017 – Continue and grow with 2016 focus

Parent Weekend @ the middle of the program Program Highlights Duration: 2 Weeks Parent Weekend @ the middle of the program Time Frame: July (week after 4th of July) Location: University of California, Santa Barbara Lodging: Campus Dorms (Double Occupancy) Dining: Dorm Dining Commons Materials: All Materials Are Included

Daily Student Schedule Morning – Robotics Coding Program Details Daily Student Schedule Morning – Robotics Coding Afternoon – Speakers (Focus on STEM Professions) Late Afternoon – Enrichment Science Activities Additional Activities: Tours of campus and specific departments, team building, “college student life”, guided free- time (beach and campus), HTML and JavaScript Workshop, Coding Competition, UAV Activities

Program Details (cont.) Parent Day Program Demonstration (ex. Robotics Activities) Guest Speakers (Oscar Vasquez; Spare Parts) Program Overview (ex. Staff Introductions) Additional Field Trips SABIO (Coding Camp) & Santa Monica Pier MOXI – Science Museum

9th – 11th Grade Student – At Time of Application (Spring) Student Criteria 9th – 11th Grade Student – At Time of Application (Spring) Currently Enrolled in Migrant Education Application Packet Participating Regions (4, 5, 14, and 24)

Now I know how to speak 3 languages: Spanish, English, and JavaScript. – STEM Camp 2017 Student ”

Increase in student understanding of coding Pre/Post Test Data +70 % Increase in student understanding of coding + 80 % Interest in pursuing a STEM career + 50 % Increase in confidence in solving problems

Need: The lack of STEM representation is even more prevalent among Hispanics, who although accounted for 16% of the U.S. population in 2010, only earned 8 percent of all certificates and degrees awarded in the STEM fields between 2009 and 2010 (US Dept. of Education)