Here 's how Barack Obama just surprised hundreds of kids who are learning to code . 
Former president Barack Obama is n't just spending his post-presidency free time talking to Wall Street or hosting leadership summits . 
While the goal of today 's "National Briefing" call was to detail updates on CSforAll , Obama dialed in as a guest to "crash the party" and surprise the listeners . 
"As I 've always said , this country is at its best when we lift each other up and make sure that we 're extending opportunity to everybody ," Obama said on the call . 
"I strongly believe every child has to have the opportunity to learn this critical skill ," Obama said . 
The call is in line with President Obama 's post-presidency goal of cultivating the next generation of leaders , CNBC Make It has learned . 
Here are some of Obama 's quotes that listeners shared on Twitter : . 
During his January 2016 State of the Union Address , Obama launched the CSforAll initiative as a way to provide funding to states and schools to close the digital gap . 
"In the new economy , computer science is n't an optional skill , it 's a basic skill ," Obama said in a video following his address .
[TGT] is n't just spending [TGT] post-presidency free time talking to Wall Street or hosting leadership summits . 
While the goal of today 's "National Briefing" call was to detail updates on CSforAll , [TGT] dialed in as a guest to "crash the party" and surprise the listeners . 
"As I 've always said , this country is at its best when we lift each other up and make sure that we 're extending opportunity to everybody ,[TGT] said on the call . 
"I strongly believe every child has to have the opportunity to learn this critical skill ," [TGT] said . 
The call is in line with [TGT] 's post-presidency goal of cultivating the next generation of leaders , CNBC Make It has learned . 
Here are some of [TGT] 's quotes that listeners shared on Twitter : . 
During his January 2016 State of the Union Address , [TGT] launched the CSforAll initiative as a way to provide funding to states and schools to close the digital gap . 
"In the new economy , computer science is n't an optional skill , it 's a basic skill ," [TGT] said in a video following [TGT] address .