Black Tech Philly
Black Tech Philly is a 501(C)(3) Educational Non-Profit organization focused on providing tools and resources to Black and Brown communities across Philadelphia centered on preparing all ages for careers in technology.
“Writing code and seeing it work; it made me feel like a real coder.”
—Student at Boys Latin High School, Spring ‘2023
It’s time for the next wave of Black Tech Workers.
Our mission is to meet Philadelphia's Black and Brown communities where they are and provide them with the educational tools and resources to help them attain digital literacy and careers in technology.
No code-switching; just code.
Black Tech Philly offers flexible web development and computer science curriculum to students in schools across the Philadelphia area and adults.
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“We were very impressed and pleased with the cohort provided by Black Tech Philly. Students attained a basic knowledge of programming skills, and deepened interest in the subject matter.
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Current Programs
Fall 2023
Boy’s School of Latin Philadelphia
Spring 2023
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Want to learn how to bring Black Tech Philly to your school?
FAQs
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Black Tech Philly has a variety of tech cohorts that range from short term seasonal cohorts, such as during the summer break to full on semester long cohorts. Currently, we only offer fully Spring semester cohorts.
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Black Tech Philly will provide the technical curriculum, a trained-instructor, learning documents and materials, such as lecture slides, in-class and take home assignments and test assessments.
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Our cohorts are lead by passionate local tech professionals who have met state and federal requirements to teach minors.
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The cohorts are designed for learners of all ages, more specifically middle school to high school students (grades 5-12). We offer a variety of introductory to advance cohorts but all are designed to be accessible; no prior coding knowledge or experience is required.
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We require a standard computer lab equipped with mac, linux, or windows operating systems. Computers. We also request at least one dedicated educator to be in the class during our sessions to assist with facilitating the class.
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We believe our cohorts provide a virtuous cycle of professional development to our cities technical workforce and youth. We employ local tech specialist to not only lead our courses and prepare our youth for the technical careers of today and tomorrow but also inspire our youth and give them a up-close and personal look into what working in tech looks like.
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