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The Walk-On Foundation

Englewood, NJ
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Walkonfndn.com

    • Mission

    The Walk-On Foundation is an initiative that engages and advances underprivileged youth through providing technological resources and skillsets for the purpose of providing a jump-start in the exposure to STEM for further education and career interests.

    About Us

    • The Walk-On Foundation (TWOF) collaborates with Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, and High Schools to offer coding classes as an extracurricular and/or an elective that teaches valuable skillsets such as:
      • Critical Thinking
      • Creativity
      • Sequencing
      • Logic and Reasoning
      • Pattern Recognition
      • Problem Solving
      • Empathy
      • Accountability
    • The resources we utilize to educate students on coding is through a partnership with CodeSpark Academy, an entity that has had their program and research backed by MIT and Princeton
    • CodeSpark is an entity developed with the intent of making computer sciences accessible to kids everywhere.
      • They utilize a word-free interface to make learning code accessible to pre-readers and non-English speakers.
      • CodeSpark aims to close the gender gap by utilizing game mechanics that increases engagement in girls by up to 20% and inspiring girl characters in aspirational professions.
    • TWOF aims to utilize the best resources and partnerships to make sure that tools and resources are accessible.
    • There is no cost to the schools we partner with, costs if any are managed by TWOF.
    • TWOF partners with the schools to provide scholarships to one boy and one girl who highlighted excellence/improvement in STEM at graduation.
    • TWOF offers backpacks and school supplies to students at the start of the academic year.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Education
    • Race & Ethnicity
    • Science & Technology
    • Volunteering

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