Summer 2026 · 8 Weeks · Free for Students

Learn to Build.
Give Back.
Spark Change.

High school volunteers are teaching Arduino + Python programming to middle schoolers this summer — completely free. Your donation funds the kits, lab space, and materials that make it happen.

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12 high school volunteers teaching this summer

SUMMER 2026 FUNDRAISER
$3,240

raised of $5,000 goal

65% funded · 22 days left

47 Donors
30 Students
12 Volunteers
$10 1 LED kit
$25 sensor pack
$50 1 Arduino
$100 full kit

WHY IT MATTERS

Students Teaching Students

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Peer-to-Peer Learning

Near-age mentors are more relatable, approachable, and effective. High schoolers explain concepts in ways that click for younger students.

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Hands-On STEM

Every lesson involves physical circuits and real Python code — not simulations. Students build things that blink, beep, and move on day one.

Free All Summer

Zero cost to families. Your donations cover every Arduino, sensor, breadboard, and supply so no student is left out due to finances.

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Volunteer Leadership

Our high school instructors develop curriculum, presentation, and mentorship skills — real experience that matters for college apps and careers.

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Community Impact

Every $50 puts a full Arduino starter kit in a student's hands. Every student we reach is a future engineer, creator, or problem-solver.

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No Experience Needed

Absolute beginners welcome. We start from zero — no prior coding or electronics knowledge required. Just curiosity and a willingness to try.

8 WKS
THE PROGRAM

8 Weeks of Building

Each Saturday session is 3 hours of guided, project-based learning. Students leave every week with something they built themselves.

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Phase 1 — Foundations
Hello, Hardware!

Unbox the Arduino, set up the IDE, and blink your first LED. Understand how electricity, pins, and digital signals work.

Arduino IDEDigital I/OLED Circuit
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Phase 1 — Foundations
Python Basics

Variables, loops, and functions in Python. Write your first scripts that will later communicate with hardware.

Python 3LoopsFunctions
03
Phase 2 — Connection
Talking to Arduino

Use PySerial to send commands from Python to your board. Control LEDs and buzzers from a Python script.

PySerialSerial PortCommands
04
Phase 2 — Connection
Reading Sensors

Connect temperature, light, and distance sensors. Read their values in Python and react to the real world.

DHT22UltrasonicAnalog Read
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Phase 3 — Control
Moving Things

Drive motors and servos from Python. Build a Python-controlled mini robot arm with servo positioning.

Servo MotorsPWMDC Motors
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Phase 3 — Control
Data & Charts

Log sensor readings to CSV files and visualize them live with Matplotlib. Turn raw data into beautiful graphs.

MatplotlibCSV LoggingPandas
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Phase 4 — Launch
Web Dashboard

Build a simple Flask web app that displays live sensor data in a browser. Show your project to friends and family.

FlaskHTML/CSSLive Data
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Phase 4 — Launch
Capstone Demo Day 🎉

Build your own IoT project from scratch and present it to parents, volunteers, and the community. Celebrate your work!

Final ProjectDemo DayCertificates

Your Volunteer Instructors

All instructors are high school students who volunteered their summer to give younger kids the coding education they wish they'd had earlier.

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Arnav Chouhan
Lead Mentor & Coach
High Hchool - Edison Magnet Academy NJ
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Ishan Sahay
Lead Coach
Franklin High School NJ
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Ridhaan Raval
Lead Coach
Franklin High School NJ
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Ramnivas Singh
Initiative Advisory
MS(Data Science & Analytics)
Initiative Advisory
THE NUMBERS

Every Dollar Counts

30
Students enrolled this summer
$50
Funds one complete Arduino kit
240
Hours of instruction over 8 weeks
100%
Free — zero cost to students
"I never thought I'd be able to build something that actually works. Now I have a weather station sitting on my desk that I coded myself."
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Alex, age 13
Summer 2025 student