WHAT IS URBAN CODERS GUILD

Urban Coders Guild is a pre-college STEM/STEAM program provider that exists to provide computer science education, access, and opportunities for youth from historically underserved, underrepresented, and otherwise under-resourced communities in order to build a more diverse tech ecosystem that fuels the creation of intergenerational wealth in Black and brown communities.

Urban Coders Guild provides free, out-of-school time (OST) programs for Tulsa area middle and high school students focusing on high-quality, project-based computer science education.

In keeping with the guild model, our goal is to develop the next generation of tech talent from youth apprentices into industry professionals who, in turn, are responsible for training future generations of tech talent. This ecosystem-building effort is a 21st-century incarnation of the spirit of those Black pioneers who built Tulsa's historic Greenwood community into "Black Wall Street".

FAQS

  • Urban Coders Guild summer and afterschool programs provides students with hands-on experience learning the fundamentals of software development/engineering as well as the problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaborative skills that will equip them with the skills to be success in whatever they choose to do in life.

    This all happens in an environment that builds students’ confidence as STEAM learners, comfort level in a STEM centered setting, and a sense of community with other students through shared experiences

  • STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) can be scary and unfamiliar track for students and families alike/ But the careers of the future will increasingly rely on students’ strong skills in these areas.

    Parents and families can support students’ natural curiosities around STEAM in general, and computer science (coding) specifically. Parents and families can also encourage students to explore our programs as well as our one-day events throughout the year.

    Interested students and parents can sign up of Urban Coders Guild programs online at www.urbancodersguild.org/apply.

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  • All Urban Coders Guild programs and events are free to students and families.

    We help remove any financial barriers by providing meals to our students. We also provide limited transportation support through our partners at MODUS.