Organization: RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
Mission: TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WORLDWIDE THROUGH DIGITAL MAKING, ENABLING THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND SHAPE THE INCREASINGLY DIGITAL WORLD, SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT MATTER TO THEM AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE. RPFNA MAKES COMPUTING AND DIGITAL MAKING MORE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. RPFNA HELPS THE PUBLIC LEARN ABOUT COMPUTING THROUGH RESOURCES AND TRAINING. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A FREE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM. RPFNA ALSO PROVIDES GUIDED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT PUBLIC EVENTS.
Activities: IN 2019, RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION NORTH AMERICA ENGAGED WITH BOTH EDUCATORS AND YOUTH TO TEACH THEM ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND PROVIDED EXPERIENCES WHICH ENCOURAGE ANYONE, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR BACKGROUND, TO PURSUE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH) CAREERS. OUR MESSAGE IS THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR AID IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION.WE TRAINED 326 EDUCATORS BY DELIVERING PICADEMY, OUR FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP. ACCORDING TO OUR SURVEY, EACH OF THOSE EDUCATORS GO ON TO REACH AN AVERAGE OF 140 YOUNG PEOPLE USING KNOWLEDGE OR TECHNIQUES THAT THEY LEARNED DURING OUR WORKSHOP. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING NEW EDUCATORS, WE PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO ALL EDUCATORS WHO WE'VE TRAINED PREVIOUSLY, ENSURING THAT WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT. AT THE END OF 2019, WE HAD OVER 1,000 EDUCATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT. THIS COMMUNITY INCLUDES CLASSROOM TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROVIDERS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS, AND OTHER INFORMAL EDUCATORS.IN 2019 WE ALSO SUPPORTED OVER 1,000 OUT-OF-SCHOOL CODING CLUBS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH OUR CODE CLUB AND CODERDOJO PROGRAMS. THESE ARE FREE INTERVENTIONS PROVIDED TO COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND TEACH THEM TO CODE. OUR TEAM PROVIDED CONTENT, STRUCTURE, AND SUPPORT SO THAT ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER CAN RUN A CODING CLUB IN THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL, LIBRARY, OR COMMUNITY SPACE.LASTLY, WE HOSTED OUR SECOND COOLEST PROJECTS USA EVENT, A SHOWCASE EVENT WHICH AIMS TO CELEBRATE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CREATE WITH TECHNOLOGY. WE HAD OVER 100 YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND THE EVENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. OUR HOPE IS THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP WORKING ON THEIR PROJECTS AND FEEL WELCOMED IN STEM FIELDS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development