by danielle | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
As Computer Science Education Week winds down and more than 480 million people have participated in the Hour of Code, we still know this topic is much too important to embrace for just seven days. We know that coding and other computer science literacy, particularly...
by danielle | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Solving the diversity problem in the tech world is a complicated problem. Many tech companies have committed to improving their hiring practices but there’s still much progress to be made. In fact, most companies have yet to move the needle by any meaningful...
by danielle | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thanks to funding from Oracle, MESA recently concluded 6 JAVA summer programming camps for middle and high school students throughout California. Over 250 MESA students participated in the summer camps where they received hands-on experience about the various ways...
by danielle | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” – Helen Keller Teamwork and collaboration are critical in all facets of life. In MESA, a connection between segments strengthens the continuum for students. Building a strong link between...
by danielle | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Mendota Junior High School team is national champions of the MESA Engineering Design Competition! 8th graders Yousef Ali, Isabela Hamasaki, Sergio Mejia and Samed Obaid made the best robotic prosthetic arm in the nation. They claimed those top bragging rights (and...
