Real-World Applications: Learn to build your own apps, websites, and software solutions.
Expert Instructors: Get hands-on guidance from industry professionals with years of experience.
Flexible Learning: Choose from weekend, evening, or online classes to fit your busy schedule.
Community Support: Join our vibrant community of aspiring coders and find your tribe.
Smith Foundation is dedicated to providing underrepresented urban youth with an innovative and engaging STEAM education, to developing their problem-solving, critical thinking, and leadership skills, and to inspiring them to create positive change in their communities and beyond.
Explore 12-week programs for youth and young adults in AI, coding, mathematics, design, animation, and robotics. Build hands-on portfolio projects and plan your next step with 1-on-1 career coaching.
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Explore artificial intelligence, test creative ideas, and build a portfolio of practical projects in our 12-week AI Youth Academy.
Connect mathematics with everyday decisions, build problem-solving confidence, and create a hands-on portfolio in our 12-week Mathlete Bootcamp.
Turn your imagination into interactive stories, animations, and games while building a creative coding portfolio in this 12-week Scratch program.
Learn Python fundamentals, solve practical problems, and build a portfolio of working programs in this 12-week introduction to coding.
Turn ideas into three-dimensional models and build a digital design portfolio in this 12-week introduction to TinkerCAD.
Create interactive web experiences, strengthen your programming skills, and build a web portfolio in this 12-week introduction to JavaScript.
Explore drawing, storyboarding, and digital animation while developing your creative voice and portfolio in this 12-week Animation program.
Connect code with drone behavior, practice responsible operation, and document your technical projects in this 12-week Drone and Robotics program.
Spearheads company vision, setting strategic direction and driving growth while embodying the company's values.
Oversees daily operations, ensuring smooth functionality and efficiency across all departments.
Shapes and implements educational strategies, programs, and standards to foster learning and development.
Manages human resources, focusing on talent acquisition, employee relations, and organizational culture.
Curates the gaming portfolio, selecting titles that align with trends and player preferences.
Guides the organization's mission, strategies, and policies with a forward-thinking approach.
Curates the gaming portfolio, selecting titles that align with trends and player preferences.
Leads creative projects and workshops
Designs and executes programs that align with the organization's goals and meet community needs.
Manages and mitigates crises, ensuring rapid response and resolution to protect the organization's integrity.
Recruits, trains, and manages volunteers.
Crafts and implements social media strategies to enhance brand presence and engagement.
Manages sound quality and production, ensuring audio excellence in projects and events.
Identifies, applies for, and manages grants, securing funding to support organizational initiatives.
Crafts engaging and user-friendly website designs that enhance user experience, ensuring websites are visually appealing, functional, and aligned with the brand's identity.
Develops compelling visual content for various media, combining art and technology to communicate ideas through images, layouts, and designs that captivate the audience.
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