My vision for my magnum opus at CodeDay by August 1st, 2024:

(Number #2 is what I mainly intend for it to be my magnum opus at CodeDay.)

I can’t help but admire the ethos underpinning CodeDay’s every action and program. It’s an ethos I’d like every teen around the world to indulge in. To this effect, I have primarily 2 goals:

  1. Creating an online-first community where everyone enthusiastic about CodeDay can interact on any topic of their choice, sharing ideas, building cool stuff and meeting new people.

    • Upping our social media game
    • Revamping our entire discord to make it community and people-centric, rather than the current staff/event-centric approach
    • Improving our website and messaging for different stakeholders (participants, RMs, sponsors)
    • Hosting fun virtual events and games to keep the community engaged

  2. CodeDay currently has 2 active programs, CodeDay Labs and CodeDay Events. I want to start a new division/program which solves for accessibility. I’m not entirely sure what the program could be yet, but I definitely already see its need and potential.

    • Picture a CodeDay program X where participation knows no limits, where individuals from every corner of the globe can access resources, tools, support, and a community to fuel their imaginative journey.

    • I envision a program where we induce excitement, creativity and a genuine passion for learning and building in the participants, and also have a feedback loop in the form of prizes, a community gallery for submitted projects, and more.

    • Like with the community, I’d make this program entirely virtual/online-first to ensure 0 bottlenecks. For instance, Faizah from Bryn Mawr wouldn't be too keen to go to NYC for her nearest CodeDay. On the other hand, we could upsell her by having a program with a low/no barrier to entry, get her into our community, and eventually attend a CodeDay (or even better, organize one!)

    • This program would also help grow CodeDay’s reach and community at a large scale, thus fueling participation in our other programs like Labs and our in-person CodeDays.