1-on-1 Kids Coding Mentors
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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The school year is chugging along and Breakout Mentors has already paired dozens of kids with new coding mentors. For some students this is their very first time programming and others we have worked with for years. Our goal is to personalize the …
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Parenting today involves navigating a dizzying array of options. There are more kids products than ever before, more activity options than time in the day. The worst part: as soon as one decision is made, you'll soon have to make it again. …
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Hard to believe another school year is coming to a close! The Breakout Mentors students have made a ton of progress learning how to code and creating exciting projects. Every year we do a showcase event, similar to a science fair, that is a lot of …
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The goal of education is to prepare children for life. However education doesn't just happen in the classroom, parents can start at an early age! Teaching your children important life skills while they are young can have drastic impacts on their …
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It's with a heavy heart that I share with the Breakout Mentors community the passing of Mischa Nee. Mischa was a junior at Stanford and involved in a hiking accident while studying abroad. Mischa was part of Breakout Mentors the last two years, …
