Education

Code and Cupcakes seeking partners for their scholarship program

Christopher Whitaker

Code and CupcakesCode and Cupcakes is a beginning coding workshop for mothers and daughters.

In their workshops, start learning the basics of web development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. They provide laptops for each mother/daughter pair to work with, wireless internet connection, guided instruction, a team of teaching assistants and, of course, cupcakes (including vegan and gluten-free, plus beverages).

The workshops are run by Jen Myers who founded Code and Cupcakes in late 2014. Myers also teaches teaches and advises the Chicago Girl Developer It chapter.

One of the goals of Code and Cupcakes is to ensure that everyone to be able to participate in the workshops. Currently, Code and Cupcakes charges $35 for each mother/daughter pair, but they offer a number of scholarships that include a mother/daughter pair ticket plus two single-day city transit passes. Code and Cupcakes is currently looking for partners to help spread the word about the scholarships.

If your organization is interested in spreading the word, feel free to reach out to the group by emailing [email protected].  If you’re interested in getting involved, Code and Cupcakes are always looking for volunteers as well!

Next at the OpenGov Chicago Meetup: Local School Councils

Christopher Whitaker

opengovchicagoAt the next OpenGov Chicago Meetup, we’re continuing our new series that focuses on learning about and helping grassroots groups that interact with official government functions.

Next up is Local School Councils of the Chicago Public Schools. There are hundreds of LSCs covering the entire city, and they are populated by regular Chicago residents who care about their neighborhoods (including our very own Josh Kalov). We will hear from people who run these councils, find out what kind of data and technology they use, and figure out we can help.

The next meetup will take place at the Chicago Community Trust on March 5th at 6:00pm.

 

 

Smart Chicago, Expunge.io, and Ecosystem

Smart Chicago

This is one in a series of posts that help us at Smart Chicago to develop a cohesive product strategy that helps us deliver on the promise of access, skills, and data. As we’ve grown, more and more cities have an interest in how Smart Chicago works and how the model can be used near them. These detailed posts, showing all of the steps we take, are a way to keep us in check locally while be of service nationally. Here’s more information on our model.

Expunge.io is a youth-led project.

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