TMCnet News
Meteor and Flatiron School Announce Scholarship Program to Teach Coding to High School-Aged GirlsSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Meteor Development Group (MDG), the creator of the first unified JavaScript application development platform for mobile and web, and Flatiron School, an accelerated learning program for web and mobile development, announced the Meteor Web Development Scholarship program. Meteor will be providing 15 full scholarships to high school-aged girls from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for Flatiron School's Intro to Web Development and Design course taking place in Spring 2016 in New York City. "Programming skills and computer science education should be available to everyone, and we want this scholarship to pave the way for 15 girls from underrepresented communities to explore the possibility of becoming software engineers," said Geoff Schmidt, co-founder and CEO at Meteor. "Meteor is an open source platform, and we strongly believe in utilizing open source as a tool to democratize access to innovation and education." According to code.org, while women earn 57 percent of Bachelor's degrees in the United States, only 12 percent are awarded computer science degrees. The recipients of the Meteor Web Design Scholarship will learn:
Applicants of the Meteor Web Development Scholarship do not need a programming experience to apply for the scholarship. Applications are due by Tuesday, January 5th, and scholarship winners will be selected by Tuesday, January 19th. Classes will begin in mid-February 2016. To learn more about the Meteor Web Development Scholarship program or apply, please visit: https://precollege.flatironschool.com/meteor-web-development-scholarship. About Meteor About Flatiron School Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150624/225585LOGO Contact: Joseph Martorano
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meteor-and-flatiron-school-announce-scholarship-program-to-teach-coding-to-high-school-aged-girls-300173582.html SOURCE Meteor Development Group |