Search Results

TitaniumTech Competition ​ Every spring, YTC hosts "Titanium Tech Competion” where students from each club compete for the championship. The team to repairs their computer the quickest wins. Participants represent our Charter clubs, select local and regional clubs, and a select delegation from YTC Durango. The students enjoy spirited competition, engaging collaborations, and cultural exchanges. ​ Students work hard all year honing their skills to participate. Each club chooses its best students for each team testing their ability to work together learning about quality control, conflicts, and time management. Winners are recognized while earning mini-grants for their individual clubs. TEAM DURANGO 2019 COMPETITION Titanium Tech Competition will be designed to be: ​ A part of a club’s activities A fun way to learn new skills A source of pride for medalists ​ YTC’s Titanium Tech Competition consists of: Build a computer from a pile of parts and boot it up Troubleshoot a sabotaged computer and boot it up Computer Jeopardy – explain key terms & concepts in rapid fire questions A Robotics Competition A fun, exciting event with unlimited potential!

YTC EDUCATES Using a sychronous peer learning system fueled by the changes brought about in the post-pandemic world, YTC is uniquely positioned to offer an exciting approach to STEM education and societal reform. This combined with our in-person mentoring and educational modules gives us the chance to make our students into teachers, while they continue their own path to a better future ​ Learn More About Our Three Platforms of YTC Educates Refurbishing Arduinos Coding GROWING FUTURE TECHNOLOGISTS ​ ​ More than 65% of students will work in jobs that don’t even exist today. YTC prepares them for that future by getting them excited about where technology can take them through hands-on, skills-based learning, and how their efforts can benefit others through community-based advocacy. ​ ​ INCREASING ACCESS TO STEM BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ​ YTC delivers technology-based, workforce development programs through clubs, camps, and competitions that connect to reach thousands of students every year, with a primary focus on people of color who are underrepresented in the field today. Peer-to-Peer Goes Virtual Anchor 1 and Youth Technology Corps goes Arduino During the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, YTC pivoted when we launched our virtual synchronous peer learning model. We were inspired by the 2017 launch of our Arduino Curriculum. It was mastered by our students who successfully facilitated virtual instruction for students and teachers in our partner clubs in Durango Mexico in 2018. By 2021, with advances in virtual learning technology, a handful of trained YTC student instructors taught twenty-five new students our new Arduino Curriculum. ​ Then last summer 25 YTC student-teachers are facilitating classes for over 100 students from seven states and nine organizations, with children aged seven to seventeen. ​ Also in early 2022 our Intro to Engineering with Arduinos was assessed by Harvard's PEAR Institutes STEM OUTCOMES AND QUALITY assessment tool, where we exceeded the national average in seven of ten categories Current Arduino Virtual Training Provided by YTC@Morton East International Connection The Exciting News about this spring's Intro to Engineering Program is that our Ethiopian partners at Haile-Manas Acadamey are not only learning our modules, but they will also be teaching the class to local middle school students this summer in Ethiopia. A YTC CLUB is so much bigger than a group of teens meeting after school. It is a movement, an idea thirty years in the making. A YTC CLUB is an engine of democracy for both access to technology and education. We donate locally and globally as well as Educate without Borders by creating the leaders of tomorrow with a STEM curriculum focused on Social Justice. Please visit our Support Page to help us expand our footprint and enhance our services.

​ · Congratulations to Prosper Tornyi who has been selected for the 2022 Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) program in the United States. Prosper is the founder & Executive Director of Proswrites Foundation. He hopes the program will empower him to organize digital lab for youth, women and girls to strengthen their problem-solving skills, foster community engagement skills through digital literacy, mentorship and leadership training. This program, sponsored by the U.S. government, equips emerging civil society leaders with the expertise, resources, and skills to support resilient communities around the world. It will among other things, strengthen participants’ ability to lead collaboratively and ethically, while addressing issues of public concern Press Release from US Embassy of Ghana Prosper leads YTC Connects Program YTC Connects targets Evanston, Haiti, and Mexico and joins the Proswrites Foundation in its mission to serve the people of Ghana. Prosper has strengthened our YTC Clubs, increased our membership, and built a network of partnerships while he has been here. He will oversee our late November event to re-introduce our giving program that had gone virtual during the pandemic. The Proswrites Foundation Named after the founder, Prosper Tornyi who believes that writing and more broadly education is a powerful tool to combat oppression. Proswrites Foundation is a community-centered, youth empowerment organization based in the North-Tongu District, Battor, Ghana. Using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) outlined in the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda as a basis for its initiatives, the Proswrites Foundation launches projects focused on inspiring, equipping, and supporting youths and students to become doers and change-makers in their community. Proswrites Foundation

Connects The Team at Benton House learned that a great organization nearby was having issues with computers, their old computers could no longer run the ESL software for English Classes, there were not enough computers for after-school homework help and the Port wanted to establish a community Computer Lab so that seniors could access the internet. The donation was sponsored by the employees of UPS at the Hodgkins Illinois Plant through donations made through United Way Port Ministries The Port Ministries is a nonprofit organization servicing Chicago’s “Back of the Yards” community. Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Charism, The Port hopes to provide the fundamental needs of the body, mind and spirit. We do this by providing the community with free programming and services to help better themselves and their families. The comprehensive and integrated services of The Port Ministries, although not unique, are rare in their unified scope. They not only address the basic need of food, healthcare, and education, but also attack the root problems of poverty, hunger and despair. By empowering children and families with the necessary spiritual counseling, training and support, The Port aids in providing the community the opportunity to improve their economic situation and enhance their lives.

YTC LEADS refers to the results our CLUBS deliver through our students. These CLUBS serve as the incubators for all of our programs. It is there that Leaders are created, where the Curriculum is developed, and where our donations to Connect Communities originate. YTC Leads OUR CHARTER CLUBS SUPPORTING OUR CHARTER CLUBS AND OUR NETWORK Non-Charter Clubs CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY-FUNDED INITIATIVES 2002-2017 Between 5-10 years CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY-FUNDED INITIATIVES Short Term (5-years or less) CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY-FUNDED INITIATIVES Lakeview HS Madam Curie HS Washington HS Wendell Phillips HS Dyett HS Austin HS Benton House Gads Hill Fellowship House

Introducing Equity4Evanston Equity & Empowerment for Evanston Families’ mission is to serve families of color in Evanston that have been marginalized by structural racism by providing access to parental resources while empowering their children through mentorship programs, academic supports, discovery opportunities and real world experiences. YTC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SUPPORT CONNECTS On November 26th, the students from ETHS will be donating 25 computers to families in the programs of Equity 4 Evanston. It's understood that underserved families need support and advocacy to address the inequity and trauma built into so many urban communities EDUCATES In the new year, YTC students have been charged with introducing our slate of programs to the young Evanston students in the care of Equity 4 Evanston. We will start with introducing our refurbishing based curriculum and ultimately invite Equity 4 Evanston to add our Peer to Peer "Introduction to Engineering" as part of their Summer Camp. LEADS With a shared mission of YTC students from ETHS will collaborate with students from Equity 4 Evanston to refurbish a new batch of computers that we can donate together to a deserving organization and tie us all together in a continued focus on Education, Social Justice, and Leadership.

Youth Technology Corps born in 1998 in the basement of Morton East High School created an environment where personal growth and societal reform could be bound together by engaging teens as allies in solving the problems exacerbated by the digital divide and the lack of interest in STEM education. We have defined our Three Pillars as YTC; Leads , Connects , and Educates in order to break down our approach to creating equity in a challenged system. ​ YTC Leads Visit Clubs YTC Connects YTC Connects CONNECTS YTC Educates EDUCATES YTC CLUBS LEARN MORE Virtual Robotics Free Summer Classes Exciting News from YTC Robotics! Youth Technology Corps is holding the 4th virtual robotics camp that will be held from June 26, 2023, to July 28, 2023. The camp aims to provide education in robotics to students from diverse backgrounds. Robotics involves the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The purpose of robotics is to create machines that can aid and help humans. The Summer Robotics Camp is an annual initiative organized by YTC, and last year, we expanded the camp to a national level, partnering with various organizations across the United States. We believe in providing equal educational opportunities to all students, irrespective of their financial situations. Therefore, the camp is offered free of charge to all participants. Our goal is to promote curiosity, exploration, and learning in the field of robotics. Apply > A YTC CLUB is so much bigger than a group of teens meeting after school. It is a movement, an idea thirty years in the making. A YTC CLUB is an engine of democracy for both access to technology and education. We donate locally and globally as well as Educate without Borders by creating the leaders of tomorrow with a STEM curriculum focused on Social Justice. Please visit our Support Page to help us expand our footprint and enhance our services.

BIO Eslien Tsuses Namibia '23 Eslien has professional and volunteer experience with several NGOs, focusing on involving children in Namibia's socioeconomic development using child-centered approaches. She's currently an administrative officer in the Directorate of Education, Erongo Region's professional development department. EslienAnchor BIO Hossam Basha Egypt '23 Hossam focuses on creating sustainable income-generating opportunities for youth. He works on youth empowerment, specifically within the scope of the online business and e-commerce fields. He aspires to inspire young people who do not find opportunities in the public or private sectors to create a productive society. HossamAnchor

We Are Coming Soon Sign up to be the first to know when we go live. Notify Me Thanks for submitting! SUMMER CAMP TECHNOLOGY, NATURE, TEAM BUILDING, FRIENDSHIP. ​ ​ ​ Over the many years, YTC has provided a week immersed in technology, nature, team building, and friendship. The camps have taken place in National Parks and recreation areas in North Carolina, Missouri and Southern Illinois. It's a week packed with activities and new experiences for each student. ​ ​ TECHNOLOGY: Computers, Arduinos, and more – Participants receive an introduction to Computer A+ Certification, learn to program Arduinos (C and C++) and program their own camp medallion on our 3-D Printer. SERVICE: Every camp prepares computers that are donated to a community organization in need TEAM BUILDING: YTC’s teambuilding helps participants from different communities work and play together. YTC Students have also led STEM training sessions to non-Ytc campers at shared or adjoining camp sites. ​ FUN: Summer camp offers adventure, fun, hope, and life-changing experiences for city youth. For many, these camps have been the student's first time away from the urban setting. ​ Home Clubs Titanium Tech

Opportunities for groups and Individuals alike Volunteer Opportunities "YTC is mainly a volunteer organization with no full time employees" David Finkle YTC Founder and CEO Telling our Story We are always looking for help telling our story. Are you a content writer, photographer, marketing expert, or graphic designer? Consider starting, or joining an ongoing project. Have the bandwidth to address our many web-related issues...we need your help Volunteer Coordinator Finding and then managing volunteers is a job unto itself. A bigger organization would have a dedicated person or team dedicated to this. Help us create a solution to the problem of how we attract, utilize and reward volunteers. Educators, Techies, Advocates..lend me your ears. From creating, and developing to delivering curriculum YTC is an open-source experiment. Clubs come and go over time, they can be created for a single purpose, in a single community, or to address a specific problem but in all instances, they need a support system to develop best practices. Join the movement, and tell us how you fit in. Groups Join us on a refurbishment day where we build inventory, maybe collect a donation for us and deliver it to one of our locations or maybe participate in a corporate day of service providing professional services that make us stronger.

YTC Student Videos LEADERSHIP IN ACTION See our students applying their skills and sharing their knowledge. Interviews ​ ​ Instructional Videos ​