CODEORG
1501 FOURTH AVENUE NO 900, SEATTLE, WA 98101 www.code.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CODE.ORG IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMPUTERSCIENCE, AND INCREASING PARTICIPATION BY YOUNG WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY STUDENT IN EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN COMPUTER SCIENCE. CODE.ORG INCREASES DIVERSITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE BY REACHING STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDSWHERE THEY ARE - AT THEIR SKILL-LEVEL, IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND IN WAYS THAT INSPIRE THEM TO KEEP LEARNING. OUR WORK BUILDS UPON DECADES OF EFFORT BY COUNTLESS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HELPED ESTABLISH, FUND AND SPREAD COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.

TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND INCREASING PARTICIPATION BY YOUNG WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM MARGINALIZED RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS.

EDUCATION - CODE.ORG'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AIMS TO INTEGRATE K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE INTO THE CORE OF U.S. EDUCATION. CODE.ORG AND OUR PARTNERS PREPARE K-12 EDUCATORS TO TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH CURRICULUM PAIRED WITH HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTS TEACHER AND STUDENT SUCCESS. CODE.ORG CURRICULUM BLENDS TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FORMATS, MERGING LESSON PLANS, ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENTS, WITH COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS, ENVIRONMENTS AND LEARNING PLATFORMS. CODE.ORG PROVIDES THIS CURRICULUM, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND YEAR-ROUND MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR EXISTING IN-SERVICE MATH AND/OR SCIENCE TEACHERS AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. OUR COURSES ARE FREE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE IN MORE THAN 65 LANGUAGES, AND ARE USED IN OVER 180 COUNTRIES (UNAUDITED).

ADVOCACY - CODE.ORG'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIM TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS; WE ADVOCATE FOR STATE-LEVEL ADOPTION OF A POLICY FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE. IN PARTICULAR, OUR MAIN POLICY FOCUS IS GETTING EVERY SCHOOL TO OFFER AT LEAST ONE COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE AND SUPPORTING THIS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDING FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO GROW THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO ARE PREPARED TO TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES, AND ENCOURAGING STATES TO DEVELOP OR ADOPT K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE STANDARDS. AT THE END OF 2019, ALL 50 STATES HAVE POLICIES TO SUPPORT K12 COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND 28 STATES HAVE ALLOCATED OVER $150M EXCLUSIVELY FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.

PUBLIC AWARENESS - CODE.ORG USES MARKETING, CELEBRITIES, AND EVENTS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AS FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN MODERN K-12 EDUCATION. OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO MOTIVATE MORE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL POPULATION TO LEARN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TO MOTIVATE MORE SCHOOLS TO WANT TO TEACH IT. RATHER THAN BUY TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING MEDIA, WE USE CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT, EARNED MEDIA AND VIRAL/SOCIAL APPROACHES TO DO THIS. WE ALSO CREATE INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO THE POTENTIAL OF LEARNING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BREAK STEREOTYPES ENCOURAGING MORE YOUNG WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO ENGAGE. OUR MAIN VEHICLE FOR ACHIEVING THIS IS THE HOUR OF CODE CAMPAIGN. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS, WE ORGANIZE A GLOBAL MOVEMENT REACHING TENS OF MILLIONS OF STUDENTS IN COUNTRIES WITH A ONE-HOUR TUTORIAL. THE HOUR OF CODE IS DESIGNED TO DEMYSTIFY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SHOW THAT ANYBODY CAN LEARN THE BASICS.

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