Not Just Another Coding Bootcamp

Backend web mentor, Tolu Fakiyesi with his students

Why we started the School of code Bootcamp

After organising several events on campus, a few things became clear to us at GDG OAU.

1. Due to the diverse interest and large disparity in the level of proficiency of our members, we couldn’t cater for the needs of everyone at the larger events.
2. We needed a way to fill the void that existed in-between events.

One of our Android Mentors, Femi Adegoke, with his students.

About SoC

School of Code (SoC) is a software development mentoring Bootcamp organised by Google Developers Group OAU (GDG OAU) in collaboration with IEEE OAU Student Branch and Intel OAU.

More experienced members of the community take 2–3 mentees for 2 weeks and introduce them to Google technologies covering topics in Mobile & Web Development, Data Science, Machine Learning, etc.

The bootcamp cycle lasts for about a month and is divided into 3 stages

• Stage One: Students are assigned to mentors and undergo 2 weeks of intensive training, 4 hours daily. General classes also hold during this stage to introduce the students to technologies like Git/GitHub, and Heroku.
• Stage Two: Students are divided into teams. Each team comes up with a project and spends the next week implementing the idea. This stage helps to measure the progress of students and also teach vitals skills necessary to be a team player. This stage is rounded up by a Demo/Exhibition Day.
• Stage Three: The mentors work with the teams to implement changes suggested during the demo and and thereafter, the project is deployed live!

Our Goals for SoC

• To jumpstart students in the right direction. We ensure that students have a solid understanding of the fundamentals. We cover the basics and set them right path.
• To link up beginners with more experienced members of the community who can guide them on their journey. We foster a relationship between mentors and mentees that goes beyond the classroom and continues even after the bootcamp.

Our Vision for SoC

Our vision is to have a self sustaining community where everyone has a place. As a member, you have a mentor you can be accountable to and mentees you are responsible for.

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THANK YOU!