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  • Mattoon High School
  • Mattoon, IL
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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Computer Programming - They want to learn! Currently we use 4 chrome books and online compilers after school. I donate my time after school and work with kids who want to learn programming. (Especially girls!) My students are ones that want to improve their skills and are willing to work. They come from all different backgrounds from prosperity to poverty, yet they are united by a common goal to learn It is inspiring how focused they can be even with the large variety of problems they face.

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Computer Programming - They want to learn! Currently we use 4 chrome books and online compilers after school. I donate my time after school and work with kids who want to learn programming. (Especially girls!) My students are ones that want to improve their skills and are willing to work. They come from all different backgrounds from prosperity to poverty, yet they are united by a common goal to learn It is inspiring how focused they can be even with the large variety of problems they face.

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