Paying it forward with mentorship
summary
Runs free school-year and summer mentoring programs that train high‑school students to write logic-first code, connect that code to LEGOs and simple microcontrollers, and enter teams in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Focus is hands-on: students build driveable robots (not fully autonomous), learn debugging and iteration, and present working machines that visibly boost confidence. Programs secure local sponsors, open community library labs, and recruit alumni as mentors to scale access for low‑income youth.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 0:41Teaching kids about robotics
- 1:55Getting into mentoring
- 5:33Guiding students through the basics
- 7:30Building up a community
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