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As long suspected, summer camps are now officially calling things off. Thousands of kids go to sports and academic camps at Stanford University alone - now parents are quickly pivoting to other activities. Breakout Mentors will create for your son …
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It is hard for advanced middle and high school coding students to know what to do next. Most of the kids camps are targeted for beginners. Self-directing to find the right online resource or project is very difficult. Too often these students just …
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With a heavy heart I want to share the news of our former mentor Courtney Brousseau's death. He graduated from UC Berkeley one year ago and was tragically shot a week ago in San Francisco - an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time. …
As California enters its 4th week sheltering in place due to the coronavirus, there are glimmers of hope on the horizon. The Bay Area has fared surprising well compared to other regions. Once the lockdown is lifted, how quickly will life go back …
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I hope everyone is settling in to their new routine. It can't be easy for parents to be thrust into homeschooling without notice. Even harder when you're trying to work from home at the same time! We'll get through this, but are you surviving or …
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The term "social distancing" is certainly new to me, but we'd better all start getting used to it. The coronavirus has reached the United States and the short-term future is uncertain. What is known is that schools are starting to close and most …
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What a busy beginning to 2020, it is shaping up to be an incredible decade! The Breakout Mentors team started working with many new students, each with their own personalized learning experience. We don't simply do the same thing with every kid. …
Every year there is a wildly successful introduction to coding in schools across the world - Hour of Code! It just finished, did you son or daughter enjoy it? Think of it as a tiny spark. If you nurture that interest, it may grow bigger. If you …
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