United States

Future Mechanical Engineer

"Our family has moved around a lot. So I was excited to find the Boys & Girls Club at my school. There’s a special program called Double A STEM Academy where I learned to code using Scratch with my friends. I’ve even coded my own video game!

"In STEM, we use a system called Blocky. It makes coding easier because you drag and drop blocks to create a program. Soon, I want to learn to type my own code using JavaScript. When I’m not at Boys & Girls Club, I participate in my school’s robotics club and play the violin.

"When I grow up, I want to change the world by making new technologies. My mom always helps me out and encourages me to continue learning how to code. She’s even taken a class to learn Python. She’s the one who inspired me to be a Mechanical Engineer."

The Boys & Girls Club of America has been serving economically-disadvantaged kids since 1860. We work with them in the Austin area through programs like Double A STEM Academy, which teaches members 21st century workforce skills like collecting and analyzing data, conducting investigations and computational thinking.

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