Bring Light: From New Orleans: An Inspirational Trip to Silicon Valley

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From New Orleans: An Inspirational Trip to Silicon Valley

Algiers Charter School Association

The Algiers Technology Academy, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, opens this fall as the first school in the area to offer a technology-focused curriculum. This project will send some of the school's most deserving young students on an inspirational trip to Silicon Valley.

Number of Donations: 32 | Posted 10 months ago

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Algiers Charter School Association

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Based in: New Orleans, Louisiana

Year founded: 2005

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Project Info

On October 17th, 2007, a talented group of freshman at the Algiers Technology Academy (Tech Academy) will venture outside New Orleans on a two-day trip to Silicon Valley. The students participating in the event will be selected by Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. (Principal, Tech Academy), based on an essay contest. The contest will have students address innovative ways that technology can be used to improve their lives and better their community.

Those students whose essays are selected will be invited on a trip to Silicon Valley to tour high-profile technology companies Google, Dreamworks, and Facebook. They will also visit the Technology Museum for Innovation, enjoy an informal gathering with successful young entrepreneurs, and be given a guided tour of Stanford’s Computer Science Department by Stanford’s Society of Black Scientists and Engineers.

The goal of this project is for these students to return from the trip inspired to excel in the technology curriculum being offered by the Tech Academy, and moving forward, use technology to better themselves, as well as the New Orleans community, in the ways described in their essays.

Please donate now to help make this project a success. The project is estimated to cost $13,000. The costs include the following: airfare ($6,000), hotel ($3,500), bus rental & gas ($3,000), and meals ($1,500). We hope to raise a significant portion of the total through online donations.

Comments

	Kyle wrote: These kids have endured a lot over the last two years. Please help me make this a memorable event. Posted 10 months ago
	Prior Walter wrote: Wow. This is a really great program. I would love to hear how their trip goes! Posted 10 months ago
	Teddi wrote: I love this project - it's very exciting to bring children from New Orleans to Silicon Valley! Posted 10 months ago
	Linda wrote: Look at this great coverage in the Times Picayune on this project! Congratulations! http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-12/118690080317800.xml&coll=1 Posted 9 months ago
	Cara wrote: I hope everyone had a great trip and cannot wait to find out how it went... Posted 6 months ago
	Kyle wrote: To everyone that helped make this event possible -- THANK YOU! The kids really enjoyed the trip and at the same time learned a lot of valuable life lessons. Posted 6 months ago