Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver and Boulder have become a hotbed for innovation, tech companies and talent. We explore the important facets of technology, including security, growth, privacy and equity with top executives. We gain first-hand knowledge of the fundamentals of coding through a mini bootcamp.
Learning Objectives
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This program is flexible, and can be offered in 5 or 7 day itineraries.We arrive in Denver and spend our mornings in a coding bootcamp, learning the fundamentals of HTML and CSS. We hike the Chautauqua trail for views of the Front Range to understand the topography and how tech growth has influenced urban sprawl.
We continue the coding bootcamp, focusing on the fundamentals of JavaScript. In the afternoons, we meet with the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative and the US Olympic Committee Technologists to explore ethics, security and inonovations in tech.
We spend the remainder of our mornings breaking into groups for a mini hackathon to apply what we have learned and build our own websites. We continue visiting with tech executives to discuss current topics in tech and their career paths.
We present final websites to the group and to industry professionals. We reflect on our experiences during the program, and consider how technology will continue to impact our lives and future careers.
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“The individuals we worked with, without exception, were all professional, courteous, patient, and greatly attentive to detail. As stated above, Envoys is flexible and works hard to make sure that if you have custom aspects to a trip that you want to add, they will work hard to make it happen for you.”
— Adam H. , Faculty, Belmont Hill Japan 2016“I can honestly say that this was the best 10 days of my entire life. I feel as though I have grown as a person, and that I have made lifelong connections. This experience changed my life, so thank you very much to the entire Envoys staff!”
— Eliza C. , Student, Hingham Japan 2015“The Envoys Staff were exceptionally committed to us and to the goals of our trip. They were thoughtful, kind, caring, friendly, with great sense of humor, yet serious in their connection to the ethos of professional development that was our trip’s purpose. I was struck over and over again by how they literally RAN to be in the right place to respond to any given situation.”
— Constance , Traveling Faculty, Friends Seminary Colombia 2016
