ABOUT US

Every African American young lady in IndeedWeCode gets to dream big, imagine the impossible, shine bright, and be creative within the world of technology.

What is Coding?

Technology is a part of our everyday lives. As users, we rely on technology to help us do things quicker, easier, and with greater accuracy. As a computer programmer or coder, a person has the ability to create software solutions. Technology will continue to evolve, and new ideas will continually be needed. Coding allows us to become more than consumers. We get a chance to use our imagination to “Dream the Invisible,” “See the Possible,” and be innovative by “Creating the Tangible.” Learning to code empowers us with superpowers that can change the world.

IndeedWeCode (IWC) is an annual two-summer camp that is built around three words that begin with the letter "I":

Illumination! Imagination and Innovation!

IndeedWeCode (IWC) is a dynamic coding program for African American middle and high school girls that teaches transformative skills to maximize the life chances of the least visible people in IT and technology-based entrepreneurship. But it is so much more!

Three components comprise the IWC model:

1) the core mission;

2) distinctive features: and

3) the “umbrella of opportunities.

The IWC Core Mission:

To render coding instruction and IT-related proficiencies and opportunities more accessible to more African American girls.

The IWC Distinctive Features:

coding experience Preview Days that facilitate self-selection
exemplary instruction from culturally competent providers
mentorship from African American IT/STEM role models
parent advocacy: sustained support and positive reinforcement at home
partnerships: community and corporate support
distinguishing the under-served from the underprivileged

The IWC Umbrella of Opportunities enables participants to become:

Ambassadors - spreading the good news about coding, IT and STEM
Leaders – exhibiting self-awareness, self-assurance, and self- pride as self-employed entrepreneurs
Peer tutors - each one, teaching one, or two, or more

Distinctive Features

– Coding experience preview days that facilitate self-selection
– Exemplary instruction from culturally competent providers
– Mentorship from African American IT/STEM role models
– Parent advocacy: sustained support and positive reinforcement at home
– Partnerships: community and corporate support
– Distinguishing the “under served” from the “under privileged”

"Umbrella" of Opportunities Enables Participants to Become:

Ambassadors
Spreading the good news
about coding, IT and STEM.

Leaders
Exhibiting self-awareness,
self-assurance, and self-pride
as self-employed entrepreneurs.

Peer Tutors
Each one, teaching one or two or ten!