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Overview
I founded AdvancEd, a nonprofit, and served as Founder & President from 2023 to 2026. I led a team of 6 to teach Scratch, Python, Java, and web development to 50+ middle schoolers from underserved communities and conflict zones.
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No. 05 · Founded nonprofit · 2023 – 2026
AdvancEd
Nonprofit · Founder & President
A nonprofit I founded to teach coding to 50+ middle schoolers from underserved communities and conflict zones, led by a team of 6.
Founder & President · 2023 – 2026
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- Leadership
- Teaching
- Fundraising
- Event organizing
- Community impact
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Mission
AdvancEd is a registered nonprofit run by high school students. Its mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of innovators by giving middle school students a strong foundation in STEM and business, through classes taught by high school mentors that build creativity, critical thinking and leadership.
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What we teach
- Introduction to Computer Programming + AI: computer science fundamentals taught through Scratch, plus an intro to AI and machine learning (grades 4 to 6, no prerequisites).
- Website Development: build a website from scratch with HTML and CSS that highlights an issue you care about (grades 6 to 9).
- Marketing and Business Foundations: consumer psychology, market research, branding, advertising, and business and accounting basics (grades 7 to 9).
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Teaching & outcomes
25 students deployed their own websites.
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International reach
During summer 2024, three team members traveled to Kashmir with fundraised materials and ran a 5-day literacy camp of crafts, coding and fun. We left behind a library, a science lab and 15 new laptops. AdvancEd has taught students from 13 countries and partnered with 5 organizations.
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Fundraising
Raised $10K+ to provide 20+ laptops and books for students.
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Virtual hackathon
Ran a 100+ participant virtual hackathon, securing $2,000 in sponsorships for underprivileged students in Trenton.
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