We’ve let our children down. We’ve prepared them for a world that no longer exists. Education is about preparing children for their future as adults. If the last two decades of coding education has taught us anything, it is that the school system …
Liftoff Coders League: Empowering Young Coding Talent Through Community and Consistency
The longer it has been since your childhood, the more you realize how different things are for today’s kids. Some better, some worse. This isn’t one of those articles talking about playing out in the street until the dinner bell rings. I want to …
Juni Learning vs. Breakout Mentors: The Best Path for Your Child’s Coding Education
There comes a point in a child’s education when they learn something their parents don’t know. For example, long division! How is a parent supposed to help when they don’t know how to do it themselves? Your child’s coding education is another …
Mastering the USACO Gold Division: A Comprehensive Guide
If you have made it to USACO Gold division, you are already an impressive competitive programmer. The climb from Gold to Platinum is another step up in difficulty, however it is a process you will already be familiar with. There are new algorithms …
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Mastering USACO Bronze: Everything You Must Know to Ace the Contest
USACO Bronze is often the first competitive programming contest a computer science student will try. This can be the glorious start to a challenging puzzle solving discipline, but it can also be extremely frustrating. The goal of this article is to …
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USACO Training: Developing Young Minds in Computer Science
USACO Training isn't just about learning to code. It's a gateway to unlocking a young mind's potential in problem solving and deep thinking. At Breakout Mentors, we've seen firsthand how students who undergo rigorous USACO training not only excel …
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Mastering USACO Silver: Your Guide to Advancing
Moving up to USACO Silver is a thrilling step in your competitive programming journey. It's where you start to see the fruits of your labor in USACO Bronze. The skills we've honed, like problem solving insights, become even more critical. But the …
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Breakout Mentors Kids Coding Projects Throughout The Years
Breakout Mentors has been helping kids learn to code since 2011, way before almost every strip mall, summer camp, or even online coding provider. We truly have the most knowledge and experience about 1-on-1 kids coding! The number of student …
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Actual Student Results from Our AI Machine Learning Students
Hongbin is a junior at UCSD and a specialist on our Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning team. He was the summer 2023 AI intern and made a huge impact on his students! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in the news given the popularity of …
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Get to Know Our New USACO Director — Mike Zhang
Mike is a junior at Stanford University and has been a 1-on-1 USACO competitive programming mentor for two years. He was recently promoted to Director of USACO Education, overseeing the whole team. Let's hear about his path in competitive programming …
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