Mentorship Program 2022

Prep Your Child For A Tech Career In Your Home

OCB's App Developer Juniors Virtual Mentorship Program uses black & brown instructors to expose black, brown, and rural students, ages 10+, to the fundamentals of a successful coding career by making REAL mobile apps, Python scripts, and voice apps for Amazon's Alexa.

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Celebrate
Black History Month!

Why Should Your Child Learn to Code?

Early exposure to coding could transform your child's grades...

And it could also become an excellent part-time job in high school, in college, or as a full-time career.

This school year, enrich your child by exposing them to coding. Set them on the path to successful tech professional, by going from no code to REAL code in 8 weeks.

Students Go From No-Code to Real Code in 8 Weeks

From Parents & Teachers

Former Elementary Principal

“My school decided to participate...to expose our students to technological skills such as programming, coding and computer applications. It is important that our students be equipped with the necessary tools to become successful in the 21st century...our students thoroughly enjoyed being engaged in such exciting project-based lessons. We would highly recommend this program to other schools.”

Alina M.

Former Student

Jamiah T.

“Thank you for this amazing program. I really liked...the experience for our students' interests by doing the space invaders app and the objects, classes, and libraries videos...”

Parent

Sierra S.

This school year, enrich your child by exposing them to coding. Set them on the path to successful tech professional, by going from no code to REAL code in 8 weeks.

What Your Child Gets:

Black & Brown Instructors

Our instructional lessons are created by highly educated and experienced black and brown STEM professionals and educators.

Real Human Support

Students and parents can ask questions at anytime throughout the week and know that a real human is responding.

Flexibility

Students get 24/7 access to each lesson as it is released. Each lesson can be completed in under 4 hours. We suggest students work in the morning. But students can adjust their daily schedule as needed.

Weekly Live Video Calls

There will be live, instructor-led group video calls each week. These calls help students stay accountable, share their projects, connect with other students, and get help troubleshooting any challenges during this time.

Project-based Learning

We believe students learn coding best by doing. Each day students complete tasks to reinforce the new concepts they are learning. The final project lets students make an app that is uniquely theirs.

Real Coding Concepts

Students will be introduced to real coding concepts such as variables, if-else statements, and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Certificates of Completion

Celebrate

Black History Month!

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FireStick Lite

This school year, enrich your child by exposing them to coding. Set them on the path to successful tech professional, by going from no code to REAL code in 8 weeks.

1. A mobile phone or tablet with Wifi Access
2. A laptop or Chromebook
3. A Gmail account registered with a birth date before January 2009
4. A strong Wifi Connection

What Your Child Will Need:

This school year, enrich your child by exposing them to coding. Set them on the path to successful tech professional, by going from no code to REAL code in 8 weeks.

About the Director

Dr. Paul McNeil is a former black and rural kid who has experienced the life-changing opportunities the tech industry gives its professionals. He also knows that the earlier you are exposed to foundational skills, the sooner you can take advantage of these opportunities. Unfortunately, black, brown, and rural communities often do not have access to experts to create, implement, or support coding programs for their students.

To solve this access problem, Dr. McNeil created the App Developer Juniors Program, a series of virtual courses and camps! Through this program, he helps non-technical parents and educators introduce black, brown, and rural students to the technical and soft skills they need for a successful tech career.

Dr. McNeil is a formally educated computer systems engineer, having earned a PhD in Computer and Information Systems Engineering from Tennessee State University and an MS in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University. He has worked as a computer science tutor or camp instructor from his undergraduate days at Oakwood University through graduate school.

Dr. McNeil's supporting team has over 30 years of combined K-12 practical classroom experience. Together they have worked to create a virtual learning experience that empowers black, brown, and rural students to create their own coding projects and tech careers long after they finish the program.