Announcing a New Kind of Boot Camp: Front-End Foxes School
Tags: webdev, beginners, javascript, react
Published: 2021-02-08 16:44:36

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title: Announcing a New Kind of Boot Camp: Front-End Foxes School
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description: Front-End Foxes is proud to open a new kind of boot camp: by women developers for women developers! Learn more about it here and get ready to learn with us!
tags: webdev, beginners, javascript, react
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Front-End Foxes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt charity registered in Massachusetts, USA. We are people who identify as women and who want to learn front-end technologies to make websites and mobile apps.

> Update! Due to heavy demand, we have closed our applications for the Spring cohort. Please stay tuned when we open our Summer cohort in a few months!

> Visit [Front-End Foxes online](https://frontendfoxes.org)

Founded by Jen Looper in February 2018, we create and host educational events to teach front-end technologies to women in a cool and fun way. Our activities include free self-driven code labs completed in a workshop format in groups with mentoring by volunteers, either online or in-person. The goal of the program is to familiarize women with front-end technologies in a supportive and inclusive environment. 

![Workshop Screenshot](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/kdt3jd3ouw7pjiztpurn.png)

In 2020 we pivoted to an entirely online format, and hosted several Zoom workshops and streamed events via our chapters. In 2021 we propose to retain this model for the Community wing of the organization while creating a completely new, Educational wing. **With this structure we intend to launch a new online boot camp to teach development skills to women in a new and unique way.** We are one of the very few non-corporate, free-of-charge community-generated bootcamps for women in the world.

> Get ready for the first [Front-End Foxes School](https://frontendfoxes.school) cohort launching in Spring of 2021!

## Our Team

| Staff   |   Description |
|----------|------:|
| ![Jen](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/htmkopn3u37f4ab2up2x.png) | **Jen Looper (President and Founder)** is a Google Developer Expert and a Cloud Developer Advocate Lead at Microsoft with over 20 years' experience as a web and mobile developer. She is a multilingual multiculturalist with a passion for teaching. |
| ![Diana](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/fkiah4igdpdbs8h8pfel.png) | **Diana Rodríguez (Education Coordinator)** is a web developer, infrastructure and automation specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the tech ecosystem. Strong in community presence, she leads GDG Durham and PyLadies RDU. |
| ![Jaeriah](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/svijhk81yfgb7iow44ry.png) | **Jaeriah Tay (Student Satisfaction Coordinator)** is a multilingual front-end developer/designer who builds and designs product and integrations at Chec/Commerce.js. Coming from a design and entrepreneurial background, Jaeriah applies her passion by building software and working on developer resources. |

## What is Front-End Foxes School?

We propose to host, throughout the year, four cohorts of 11 weeks each. Each cohort will be designed for 60 students, with one paid, trained instructor per region teaching via our online platform twice a week, aided by volunteer mentor coaches.

We will teach the basics of web development starting with JavaScript, HTML and CSS and finally teaching React.js as a framework of choice. Our project-based curriculum allows new developers to create and maintain a web portfolio site and a GitHub presence for professional use. Paid instructors will be responsible for teaching the curriculum while volunteers will be sourced from our community of experienced developers. 

![Bogota](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/dh763vzh3yxudramnyuo.jpg)
> Learning and Teaching together in Bogotá, Colombia

Each cohort of 60 will be comprised of three regional groups of 20. Due to time zone constraints, we propose that each seasonal cohort include a group from Asia, one from Europe/Africa, and one from the Americas. Thus, over a year, we propose to teach 12 groups for a total of 240 students trained per year. 

We would like to potentially engage with sponsoring companies to offer apprenticeships to students who graduate from our cohorts, to help continue their training and progress with their entrance into technical fields. In addition, we welcome cohort students to our Slack channel to discover mid-career and senior women developers for networking and mentoring opportunities.

## Our Goals

🦊 We propose to teach cohorts of women front-end web development skills, skills often not taught in college. We will use a project-based curriculum designed to help students build their professional portfolios.

🦊 Provide opportunities for companies to help improve the pipeline of well-trained new developers for the front-end ecosystem.

🦊 Use a state-of-the-art learning platform to provide an excellent learning experience

🦊 Make online learning accessible to remote corners of the world through a performant and lean experience for all users via our whitelabeled platform and worldwide mentoring team

> Front-End Foxes School is a part-time program, taught twice a week in the evenings - perfect for working women, students and moms. We will ALWAYS be free of charge for students with no strings attached.

## Join us!

Apply to be an instructor, mentor or student! Fill out [this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3eAUFbIKDOt7YWh8dNWYkfBZ_4X7Fr_WVeNUtWEOpijPkrQ/viewform?usp=send_form)

**Teach!** We are currently looking for instructors eager to teach! This is a **paid position** and we want to hear from you!

**Sponsor!** We need sponsors for our efforts! If you'd like to be a part of this new and innovative effort, please reach out to Jen Looper - jen@frontendfoxes.org for a complete prospectus.

**Coach!** We are looking for volunteer mentors to help coach students. Come bring your skills as a developer and help the next generation of women developers enter the work force. 

**Learn!** If you are interested in learning more about the cohorts, please apply using the link above! 

Thank you to the community for your continued support as we plot the next course for Front-End Foxes, Inc.!

> Find us online at [Front-End Foxes School](https://frontendfoxes.school)