August 4th marked the end of summer programming for our Intensive Immersion Program at our Richmond, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago sites. Over the past 7-weeks, 141 Hidden Geniuses representing seven cohorts (DET1, DET2, LA3, LA4, RICH6, RICH7, and CHI1) convened at their sites to bond as brothers, and to learn everything there is to know about computer science, entrepreneurship, and leadership. We are extremely proud of our Geniuses and team members for working so hard these past 7 weeks. Congratulations!
Check out our summer programming highlights below including our 2023 Richmond, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago Business Trip Partners.
IMMERSION PROGRAMMING IN ACTION
Every summer we have an incoming and outgoing cohort of Geniuses that overlaps. The incoming cohorts are just starting their journey in our Intensive Immersion Program while our outgoing cohorts are completing their second summer.
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
All incoming Geniuses starts their first summer learning the basics of computer science, leadership, and entrepreneurship from our team of Innovation Educators and Youth Educators. At the end of the summer, each Genius will have designed and coded a website from scratch, and more!
Before our outgoing Geniuses begins their second summer, they have an opportunity to complete a final project in a specialized track of their choice. During the summer, they use everything they learned in our 15-month program to complete their cumulative projects. Learn more about our specialized tracks below.
GAME DESIGN TRACK
Instead of being consumers of games, we teach our Geniuses how to design and build their own. In this track, our game developers learn how to use Unity and gain experience of what it takes it create a game from beginning to end.
ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE TRACK
In addition to teaching our Geniuses how to create a website, we also expose them to the basics of artificial intelligence (or AI). In this track, our young men learn how to develop their AI platforms similar to popular platforms like ChatGPT.
BUSINESS TRACK
In this track, we cultivate our Geniuses natural entrepreneurship abilities and equip them with the knowledge and resources to start their own businesses. From entity formation to surveying stakeholders, our young entrepreneurs are understanding how to validate their business ideas and target their first customers.
ROBOTICS TRACK
The robotics track offers a dynamic hands-on experience in designing, building, and programming. Geniuses had the opportunity to collaborate with each other fostering critical thinking and innovation, aligned with STEAM principles.
COLLEGE PREP IS INCLUDED TOO!
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION 101
Our Career and College Access Team provided a series of College Prep Workshops to our Geniuses at all of our sites in California. Weekly presentations covered topics such as types of colleges, majors and degree knowledge, financial aid, admission requirements, and academic year preparation.
Geniuses from Detroit, Chicago, Richmond, and Los Angeles
Summer Mentorship Hours
INSPIRATIONAL BUSINESS TRIPS
Throughout the summer portion of our Intensive Immersion Program, we take our Geniuses on weekly business trips to local companies and expose them to technical and non-technical career pathways across a variety of sectors. These fun and engaging business trips are designed to demystify career opportunities for our Geniuses which helps them envision themselves in these environments. During these trips, we encourage our Geniuses to actively network with employees at these companies so they can foster their own relationships with individuals that can help nurture and support their career aspirations and interests.
Total Business Trips
Exposure to In-Demand Careers
Special thanks to all of our Business Trip Partners who opened their doors to our Geniuses this summer.
