Ada Developers Academy

SEE SCHEDULE O

EDUCATION: OUR HIGHLY IMMERSIVE AND COST-FREE PROGRAM COMBINES CLASSROOM TRAINING AND AN EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIP TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS BOTH HOW TO WRITE CODE (PRACTICAL TOOLS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS) AND HOW TO BE A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (LEADERSHIP, INCLUSIVITY, AND CAREER). OUR CORE VALUES ARE BUILDING AND CONTRIBUTING TO A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, CREATING AND ADVOCATING FOR INCLUSIVITY; AND TEACHING AND PRACTICING LIFELONG LEARNING, ALL WITHIN THE TECH INDUSTRY. WE EMPOWER STUDENTS IN THEIR LEARNING, MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND SUPPORTING THE WHOLE PERSON ALONGSIDE THEIR EDUCATION. WE TEACH FULL-STACK WEB DEVELOPMENT, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE WHAT SPECIALTY OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT THEY WANT TO PURSUE IN THEIR POST-ADA CAREERS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.WE TEACH INDUSTRY STANDARD CODING LANGUAGES PYTHON, SQL, FLASK, HTML AND CSS, JAVASCRIPT, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS IN OUR CURRICULUM. DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAM, STUDENTS ATTEND FULL-TIME CLASSES AT OUR SEATTLE CAMPUS OR VIRTUALLY THROUGH OUR DIGITAL CAMPUS. ALL COURSES ARE TAUGHT LIVE BY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED ADA INSTRUCTORS. INSTRUCTORS ARE SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF CURRICULUM STAFF, STUDENT SUCCESS COACHES, AND CAMPUS PROGRAM DIRECTORS. IN 2021, OVER 180 STUDENTS ATTENDED CLASSROOM TRAINING. THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE IS NOT THE TYPICAL LECTURE FORMAT. WE CATER TO VARIOUS LEARNING STYLES AND KEEP THE CLASSROOM DYNAMIC AND COLLABORATIVE, NOT COMPETITIVE. STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING, AND THEIR COHORT GROUP OF CLASSMATES AND ADA STAFF ARE THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM.

STUDENT SERVICES STIPEND HONORARIA: ADA ADDRESSES AND PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES ENTERING THE TECH INDUSTRY THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. OVER 75% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LOW-INCOME AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT FROM ADA. DURING THE LAST 5 MONTHS OF OUR 11 MONTH PROGRAM, STUDENTS ATTEND AN EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIP THAT ADA HAS ARRANGED FOR THEM WITH OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS. DURING THEIR INTERNSHIP, STUDENTS RECEIVE A MONTHLY STIPEND FOR LIVING EXPENSES TO ENABLE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OUR FULL-TIME PROGRAM.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: OUR EDUCATIONAL INTERNSHIP IS A FULL-TIME COMMITMENT FOR FIVE MONTHS IN WHICH EACH STUDENT IS PLACED WITH AN ADA COMPANY SPONSOR, EITHER IN-PERSON AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICE OR VIA A REMOTE INTERNSHIP. COMPLETION OF THE INTERNSHIP IS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION FROM THE ADA PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE INTERNSHIP IS TO LEARN AND ACQUIRE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME A JUNIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER. EACH INTERN WILL HAVE SUPPORT FROM AT LEAST ONE ASSIGNED MENTOR ON THEIR INTERNSHIP TEAM, AND MEET SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. THE ADA INTERNSHIP AND CAREER SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE INTERNSHIP, INCLUDING CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS, CONTINUING EDUCATION COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS SESSIONS ONCE PER WEEK, ONGOING INTERVIEW PREPARATION AND JOB-SEEKER CAREER COACHING, AND JOB SEARCH SUPPORT POST-GRADUATION. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO ADAPT AND THRIVE IN ANY JOB POSITION IN THEIR CAREER.

MOST BOOT CAMPS LAST 3-4 MONTHS WITHOUT AN INTERNSHIP. OUR 11 MONTH PROGRAM PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SETTING UP OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS. ADA'S GOAL IS FOR EACH STUDENT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WANT STUDENTS TO BRING THEIR WHOLE SELVES TO CLASS AND INTERNSHIP EVERY DAY. WE TRY TO ALLEVIATE OUR STUDENTS' BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES WHILE LEARNING BY MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM WITH WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTS SUCH AS CHILD-CARE, LOANER LAPTOPS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, 1:1 TUTORING, STUDENT SUCCESS COACHES, LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INCLUSION AND SELF-ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND INDUSTRY MENTORS. WE ALSO HOLD GROUP EVENTS, FACILITATE OUTREACH EVENTS AND INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, AND PROVIDE BOTH IN-CLASS AND REMOTE CLASSROOM LEARNING. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND INTERNSHIP, WE SUPPORT OUR ALUMS THROUGH VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, SUCH AS SOCIAL JUSTICE WORKSHOPS TO BUILD COMMUNITY, CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TO SHIFT COMPANY CULTURES TO BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE, AND WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL PLANNING. WE FOSTER A SAFE SPACE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMS BY ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO CONNECT AND BUILD THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND INDUSTRY MENTORS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY AMONGST LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS. ADA ISN'T JUST ABOUT CODE. ECONOMIC JUSTICE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PROGRAM TO HELP THE COMMUNITIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE TO REACH A HIGHER POTENTIAL. INDIVIDUALS REPORTEDLY HAVE MORE AUTONOMY TO START OR BUILD THEIR CAREERS AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS. ADA HOSTS WORKSHOPS, CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS AROUND RACIAL JUSTICE AND BEYOND.