Coded by: Kids

Coded by: Kids (CbK) is a wonderful non-profit operating in Philadelphia. They provide young people between the ages of 8 and 18, from underrepresented groups with software development, digital design, computer science, and tech startup-focused entrepreneurship education programs. As a member of the Mobiquity Community Outreach team, I was honored to help with their Ctrl+Shift program.

Ctrl+Shift is a competitive coding competition for teenagers run by CbK. Teens who participate in Ctrl+Shift compete for a $5000 grand prize by building websites that are judged by industry professionals. Through Ctrl+Shift students are able to put their web development skills into practice in a fun and competitive environment. During Ctrl+Shift teens take part in regular mentor sessions where employees from hosting tech companies help them prepare their projects for judging.

In February of 2020, Mobiquity was selected to run the second mentoring session called Intro to UX and Wireframing. Plenty of my fellow coworkers quickly stepped up to assist in the prep and planning of this session — all to ensure we provided the most valuable information and learnings to the high school students.

We hope to continue and expand our relationship with CbK as we move through 2020 and into 2021.