ETHDenver 2019’s Apprentio Workshop to Provide Education for Youth & Attendees New to Blockchain
Denver’s Apprentio is on a mission, a mission to further mass adoption of blockchain technology through educational inclusion. After partnering with Denver teens last year to create Cryptokicks, this year Apprentio is offering workshops, demonstrations, and a chance to connect with industry mentors for youth and anyone new to the blockchain space.
Said Apprentio co-founder Nick Rodrigues, “Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Blockchain has the potential to decentralize access to opportunity, provide an economic on-ramp for the underserved billions not benefiting from the digital economy, and deliver sustainable and equitable economic engines for all of our global citizens. To achieve these high aspirations, the blockchain community needs to attract problem solvers from all socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and ways of life. Apprentio believes the younger generation will lead this charge and we want to get them involved.”
The Apprentio workshop will be held February 16th and 17th during the ETHDenver BUIDLATHON. It will be a hands-on introduction to blockchain for all age groups, but content will be focused for youth between the ages of 13–17. There will be discussions on the history of money, the history of the internet, programming, token economics and incentive mechanisms, web3 games, product management, and more. Participants will learn about smart contracts from the creators of CryptoZombies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from CryptoKitties, and DApps from the creators of OpenSea. Snacks, lunch, dinner, and beverages will be provided for all involved in the Apprentio workshop.
Apprentio received 15 donated laptops from OpenWorld Learning for participants to use, and several fun activities are planned including a scavenger hunt and Easter eggs provided by Bounties Network where workshop participants will get to discover useful information interactively and be rewarded in cryptocurrency. After utilizing all of the educational tools and resources provided by mentor teams, Apprentio attendees will then have the chance to #buidl their own blockchain projects. Mentors will help teams outline their ideas for presentations to share on Sunday, when attendees will submit them for judging. View the full Apprentio workshop itinerary here.
Some of the community partners involved in the Apprentio workshop include Women4Blockchain, Bounties Network, CryptoKitties, Maker DAO, Native, OpenSea, Loom Networks, and Ideas by Nature. Mentors will be available from Odyssy, Blockgeeks, Alice, B4SD, Blockchain for Humanity, Blockchain Education Network (BEN), CryptoChicks, Giveth, She256, UNICEF Ventures, and others.
Apprentio’s goal of educational inclusion in blockchain is a year-round intention. To support this initiative, the ETHDenver 2019 Charity Stars auction will directly benefit the non-profit. All ETHDenver attendees will be able to bid on and purchase auction items, and proceeds will be split 50/50 with the artists who have created auction pieces and Apprentio. The Apprentio team is hoping to raise enough funds to provide an 18-month runway for a program focused on teaching Denver youth about web3 product management, cryptoeconomics, and entrepreneurship in a gamified fashion. Students will be full-time employees of Apprentio over the summer and even have the chance to #buidl out their project ideas from ETHDenver.
If you’re a minor and want to be a part of Apprentio’s 2019 workshop at ETHDenver, start by submitting this form signed by a guardian and then fill out an ETHDenver application. Parents and teachers are welcome to attend as well! If you are 18 or older, you just need to fill out the ETHDenver application. Workshop spots are first-come, first-serve and Apprentio will accept applications beyond the ETHDenver regular application deadline of January 31st.
If you have other questions, would like to volunteer your time with Apprentio, or if you are interested in sponsoring the workshop, please email at nick@apprent.io. Learn more about Apprentio on their website.
