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Causes: Computer Science, Technology
Mission: To empower people worldwide through digital making, enable them to understand and shape the increasingly digital world, solve problems that matter to them for the jobs of the future.
Programs: Conducting free teacher trainings in the u. S. , working with non-profits to make its educational resources relevant to the educational curriculum in the u. S. And undertaken an extensive program of outreach and engagement. Through in-person workshops and online training, rpfna helps educators incorporate digital making into their classroom, library, makerspace, after-school enrichment center, museum, or other educational setting. Rpfna makes computing and digital making more accessible through educational programs and outreach. For instance, rpfna supports code club, a global network of over 10,000 free after school clubs for 9-13 year olds with chapters in the us. Through code club, rpfna provides easy to follow coding projects, which help children learn web technologies such as html and css, or programming languages such as scratch and python. Rpfna also directly connects venues, such as schools, to volunteers and provides training, support, curriculum and educational resources. Rpfna helps the public learn about computing through resources and training. Rpfna also provides guided educational activities for children at public events such as maker faires and stem festivals.