In this talk, Zach Latta (Founder of Hack Club) talks through how his organization works to empower high school students to get into coding through grants, learning resources and mentoring.
In this talk, he details Hack Club’s evolution and its impact, including a showcase of the programs created by students. He also delves into the Boreal Express, a cross-country hackathon that was planned to take place on a train from Vancouver to Montreal, but which was turned around due to wildfires. View the talk to find out how the students confronted the impact of climate change and used coding to make a positive difference.
About Zach Latta
Zach is the Founder of Hack Club. He started Hack Club to help high schoolers start coding clubs around the globe. In the past two years, Hack Club had grown to 1% of US high schools and are starting to build our international presence.
Zach has been included in Forbes 30 Under 30 and The Daily Dot’s 20 Under 20, in addition to being a recipient of the Thiel Fellowship for my work with Hack Club.
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