About Us!
Hackathon4Kids was founded in 2018 by two high-school students wanting to help students in their community by teaching programming. Now not only has that initial team has grown in size, but Hackathon4Kids has also grown by leaps and bounds, both in terms of outreach and offerings. This is a labor of love, built and run by students who are driven to create a powerful impact in their local community and beyond.
Our Instructors
Chris
Co-President, Instructor
Chris is a junior at Mission San Jose High School. He is interested in a variety of STEM related topics such as mathematics, reading, science, and especially astronomy. He enjoys witnessing the wonders of the natural world and outer space. Chris is also one who is always willing to help out others or the community. During his free time, he likes to hang out with his friends or exercise.
Eric
Co-President, Instructor
Eric is a junior at Irvington High School. He is interested in scripting, modeling, and graphic design. In his free time, Eric enjoys hiking, gaming, photography, and pondering life's big questions. Eric finds solace and inspiration in the great outdoors. Hiking through nature's scenic trails allows him to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, connecting him with the serenity and beauty of the natural world.
Johnny
Vice President, Instructor
Johnny is a sophomore at Valley Christian High School that likes programming, robotics, and football. He has 2 years of programming experience and 3 years of robotics experience. Johnny is currently the programming mentor for 2 middle school robotics teams and seeks to pass on his programming knowledge.
Kartik
Director of Marketing & Outreach
Kartik is a Junior at Cupertino High School. He is interested in Coding, Math and Soccer. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and spending time with his family. He also enjoys playing video games with his friends. Being with friends is something he always prefers which helps balance his high school academic life.
Michael
Advisor
Michael is a second-year at UCLA majoring in computer science and minoring in philosophy. His research interests include functional programming, programming language design, and compilers. He also love software engineering and has 2+ years of experience in full-stack software development and DevOps.
Ben
Former Leadership
Ben is a first-year at UCLA studying computer science and linguistics. He enjoys developing web apps and games, and has been learning programming for 4+ years. He's experienced in Javascript, Python, C#, and Java. In his free time he like playing badminton and experimenting with things on his computer like digital art, music production, photo manipulation, Android development, along with many other things.
Rohan
Advisor
Rohan is a second-year at UC Berkeley. His passions include computer science, physics, machine learning, and sustainability. He enjoys engaging in research and staying involved in his community either through service or education. He has taught a variety of topics from pure math to robot automation. As a teacher, his primary goal is to play a role in helping someone discover their own spark or passion.
Sri
Co-Founder
Sri is a third-year at UC Berkeley studying computer science.He enjoys math, computer science, cricket and basketball.He has taken multiple computer science courses at local community colleges and is highly proficient in Java, HTML, CSS and Python.Sri takes pleasure in giving back to his community and his parent’s home country.
Ojus
Co-Founder
Ojus is a third-year at UC Berkeley studying computer science. He is a STEM-oriented student who has passions in computer science, math, and finance. Ojus loves to give back to his community and help underprivileged kids around the world.