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If you're in the US or Canada check out FIRST Robotics Mentor Network: https://info.firstinspires.org/mentor-network https://info.firstinspires.org/mentor-netwo
by heffer 4y ago
If you're in the US or Canada check out FIRST Robotics Mentor Network: https://info.firstinspires.org/mentor-network https://info.firstinspires.org/mentor-network
You would be helping out teams of high school students build and program their robots for competitions. This generally happens around January-April but most teams also work on their skills in the off-season.
I do this in an in-person capacity but virtual mentorship opportunities are available as well.
Topics that are helpful for the team to learn in the coding space would be Java and code management best practices (mostly Git). If you have a bit of mechanical knowledge that can help as well.
I just came back from a competition happening on the weekend and it's a very rewarding experience.
Note that you'd need a Youth Protection screening (in Canada it's basically a Vulnerable Sector Screening with the police) because you'd be working with kids.
- kiliantics 4y agothis is another great one for teaching tech skills, specifically at high schools in lower income areas: https://codenation.org/ https://codenation.org/