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
Lenses of Inquiry
Places and Activities
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 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“Many student groups participate in ‘Voluntourism’. This trip did not attempt that, but rather funneled the collective energy of each member into meaningful, mutually beneficial cultural interactions. Thank you so much for this unforgettable and transformational experience.”
— Altana , Student, Friends Seminary South Africa 2016“The Envoys staff were very open about sharing their first-hand experiences, which was a game-changer in terms of learning about post-apartheid South Africa. Also, having everything planned to the T made me feel very safe. I knew that I was in good hands.”
— Gio H. , Student, Friends Seminary South Africa 2016
