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BeccaScriptEd

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About BeccaScriptEd

Executive Director, Bay Area for ScriptEd -- scripted.org

We equip student attending under resourced high schools with the technical coding skills and professional experiences they need to access careers in tech.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #17881339

    Hi imglorp - send me an email at becca@scripted.org . We're considering growing to more regions, and would love to hear from folks who are interested in volunteering outside of NYC…

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    Comment #17879888

    Thanks for your interest! Most of our volunteer opportunities are in-person (in-person teaching, mentoring students at Hackathons, hosting field trips to your office, etc.).. but o…

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    Comment #17878113

    Oh hi! Thanks very much :) keep your eye on us too, we have some exciting things in the works in the next year.

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    Comment #17877938

    ScriptEd employee here! (We’re a nonprofit) - we’re looking for more volunteers to teach web dev in under resourced high schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and NYC. If you’re inter…

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    Comment #17815209

    Links: http://www.scripted.org/volunteer - also the curriculum is here if you'd like to peruse (or contribute!) https://github.com/ScriptEdcurriculum/curriculum18-19

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    Comment #15308730

    Hi! Yes we do - in compliance with school district policy, we require all volunteers complete a fingerprinting and background check process.

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    Comment #15299209

    Hey - sure thing! If you send us an e-mail at info@scripted.org we can make sure you're on our mailing list. In the meantime, I'd recommend checking out organizations like TEALS ( …

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    Comment #15299183

    All of the above, AND - I think our community of staff, volunteers, etc. are thinking more along the lines of Toni Morrison.. "I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you…

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    Comment #15298647

    Thanks for pointing that out - we've changed the editing rights!

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    Comment #15125336

    Hi! We don't have formally announced plans to scale - though if you send me a message at becca@scripted.org I can chat with you more. I'm fairly well connected with other orgs nati…

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    Comment #15121854

    Chiming in as a rep of the nonprofit - happy to answer questions about our work! We operate in NYC, San Francisco, and Oakland. We're also looking for a few more volunteers to teac…

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    Comment #15041390

    Links for the lazy! http://www.bit.ly/ScriptEdSFBAYvolunteer , http://www.scripted.org

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    Volunteers needed to teach web development in Oakland

    Hi HN! ScriptEd (www.scripted.org) is looking for volunteers to teach web development twice a week after school in Oakland this coming school year, to students attending under reso…

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    Comment #15041348

    Currently just NYC and the Bay Area. Please do sign up for our mailing list, and we can keep in touch.

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    Comment #15041343

    Hi! Send us an e-mail at info@scripted.org and we'll find a way.. and keep an eye out for us in the south bay..

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    Comment #14970287

    Where are you based? We also run programs on the east coast.

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    Volunteers needed to teach web development in Oakland

    Hi HN! ScriptEd (www.scripted.org) is looking for volunteers to teach web development twice a week after school in Oakland this coming school year, to students attending under reso…

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    SF devs needed to volunteer teaching code with ScriptEd

    Hi! Scripted.org is looking for San Francisco-based devs to volunteer to teach front-end web development to students in under-served schools in San Francisco. We're particularly ne…

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    NYC devs needed to volunteer teaching code with ScriptEd

    Hi! Scripted.org is looking for NYC devs to volunteer to teach front-end web development to students in under served high schools in NYC. We're particularly need folks who live / w…

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    NYC devs needed to volunteer teaching code with ScriptEd

    Hi! Scripted.org is looking for NYC devs to volunteer to teach front-end web development to students in under served high schools in NYC. We're particularly need folks who live / w…

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    Give back by teaching kids to code: info session for ScriptEd volunteers (NY)

    ScriptEd (scripted.org) is a nonprofit that recruits developers to teach web development in under resourced schools in NYC. We are expanding to new schools for the fall and are loo…

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    Volunteer Opportunity in Brooklyn Developers needed to teach 2 days/week

    Hi all -- We're looking for 2-4 MORE developers in the Brooklyn area to help us (ScriptEd.org) get started at a new school site. ScriptEd is a nonprofit that brings in tech profess…