Become an Innovator

Mission Bit provides free after-school coding courses, workshops, and summer bootcamps to high school students from underserved and underrepresented communities.

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We offer our students a field trip to a Bay Area tech company, career and college advising related to the technology field, and an opportunity to showcase their group projects to a large community of supporters during our Demo Day event at the end of the term.

Our program’s inclusive community fosters positive relationships between students, their peers, and our experienced classroom leaders. Mission Bit brings like-minded individuals together to form long-lasting meaningful connections and gives students all the tools they need to succeed in the tech industry.

Classes

Apply to our program and come have fun with us!
Application deadline: Sunday, May 22, 2022, 8:00 PM PDT

Mission Bit utilizes a focused enrollment model (more information below in our FAQ section) for our semester-based courses and prioritizes students with these criteria:
  • Residents of San Francisco
  • Children in the foster care system
  • English language learners
  • Low-income students, with a focus on historically underrepresented communities in tech, including people who identify as Black, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and female
  • Students attending a high school site with limited to no computer science offerings
  • 12th grade students

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Intro to Web Design

This project-based class combines design and technology to create and code our own modern, creative, and thoughtful websites. We’ll discover what great user experience is, exercise creative project planning, create beautiful visual designs, and bring our designs to life in a final interactive website. Beginners welcome!

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am - 2:30pm PST

Dates: June 21st - July 30th

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  • Web Design
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • UI Design
  • UX Design
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Intro to JavaScript

This course is interactive and the concepts covered will lay the foundation for using JavaScript in any environment. We’ll start off with an introduction to JavaScript, move on to learning about data visualization and creating projects based on your personal interests, and finish off the semester with a final project. Beginners welcome!

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am - 2:30pm PST

Dates: June 21st - July 30th

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  • JavaScript
  • Programming
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Intro to Python

Come and learn Python in our new class this spring! We’ll start with fundamental concepts of programming that can be applied to the study of any programming language. Together, we’ll create chat bots, learn automation, and work on our final projects at the end of the semester. Beginners welcome!

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am - 2:30pm PST

Dates: June 21st - July 30th

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  • Python
  • Programming
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Intro to Unity Game Design

This project-based class combines 3D art and technology to create your own unique games using the Unity platform. We’ll learn the Unity framework and develop a game that you and your friends can play by the end of the semester. Our goal is to empower students to become creators rather than just consumers. Beginners welcome!

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am - 2:30pm PST

Dates: June 21st - July 30th

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  • Unity
  • C#
  • 3D Game Design
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Code Your Way: Intro to Python

Mission Bit just launched its very first self-paced program in the form of a Python class. We hope to expand our reach by creating a flexible program that respects each student’s pace and that appeals to all student schedules. Students no longer have to choose between their favorite extracurricular activities and Mission Bit! This self-paced option also includes a lot of support, including embedded video tutorials from one of our instructor, flexible office hours, and a Discord channel monitored by our volunteers, tech industry professionals, to answer all your questions!

Meets: Self-Paced

Dates: June 21st - August 26th

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  • Python

Frequently Asked Questions

Computer science has the potential to empower students and have a positive impact in our communities. Higher enrollment priority will be given to applicants who have been historically underrepresented in CS, including (but not limited to) those that identify as Black, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, women, English language learners, LGBTQIA, and students with disabilities.

Higher enrollment priority will also be given to applicants who attend the following high school sites that do not offer intro to computer courses: Asawa (SOTA), The Academy, Civic Center HS, Downtown HS, Hilltop HS, Independence HS, June Jordan HS, Woodside HS, Ida B. Wells HS, SF International HS, John O’Connell HS, Mission HS, Thurgood Marshall HS, Balboa HS, Leadership HS, and Gateway HS.
Mission Bit has a selective admissions process, but we highly encourage all interested students to apply! We seek to create a strong learning community with committed young people who bring a variety of perspectives to the classroom. To be considered for admissions, students are required to submit a written application after they submit the first one and take part in a Student Admissions Phone Screening that will take place on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Please provide accurate email information for the screening and written application.
You can scroll up and click on the Student Application button to apply!
The application deadline is Sunday, May 8, 2022, 8:00 PM PDT.
Yes! Our classes are completely free to you as long as you're a high schooler located in San Francisco. If you live outside of SF you can still participate in our workshops!
Demo Day is the culminating event of the term, where students showcase their final projects to friends, family, and the Mission Bit community. This event is required for students. Friends and family are strongly encouraged to attend, so mark your calendar for Saturday, July 30, 2022!
Due to COVID-19, we will be doing remote programming until the summer.
Our Fall and Spring courses are 2.5-hour classes twice a week after school, running for 11 weeks. During the summer, we run intensive courses that are 3 days a week for 6 weeks.
All of our classes are taught at an introductory level and provide a solid foundation for beginners. Join our Web Design class if you want to learn about design and how to create beautiful websites. Take our Unity Game Design class and learn about creating engaging gameplay in video games. Take our Intro to Python class to get a foundation in a language that is used heavily in the industry today. Learn about chat bots and more! Take our JavaScript class to learn about one of the languages that powers most of the web and make cool data visualizations with it.
Most of our classes are taught by college students and software engineers who are passionate about computer science education.

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Games and websites created by Mission Bit students

Check out previous Demo Day Projects

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San Francisco Black Firefighters Association
City College of San Francisco
Facebook
Gateway High School
Hack Reactor
Jyve
Kapor Center
Leadership High School
Oakland Unified School District
Silicon Valley Bank
San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
San Francisco Unified School District
Uber
Unity
San Francisco Foundation
Golden State Warriors Foundation
Kandji
Related Affordable Foundation
The Gratitude Network