Learn more and apply today at http://code.fablabelpaso.org!

<Code Prep> powered by Microsoft Techspark in collaboration with Fab Lab El Paso is a program for high school age and above that focuses on a mixed learning model combining MOOC, in-person professional mentorship, and group learning for coding knowledge dissemination and exchange.

For each track, students are responsible for 5-6 hours a week over a 4-month period. Classes will meet twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 8p in order to accommodate students and working professionals.

A group of experienced and qualified instructors will lead the classes. In addition, Fab Lab will coordinate industry professionals, SMEs, and local leadership in technology and entrepreneurship to be speakers and presenters. Our strategy is to seek out working professionals who have careers in relevant and competitive CS fields: Cyber Security, Data Science, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Data Analysis, DevOps, and IT. These career paths are pursuable with the MPP certification. The experience and insight into their professional lives will help guide students in our Code Prep School as they contemplate next steps in furthering their CS education. We also hope to connect industry professionals and administrators with a potential talent pool of graduates with market-ready skills in the CS industry, thus creating a positive-feedback cycle of symbiosis for participants of our program.

Students who are accepted into our program will be expected to complete a certain number of volunteer hours with CS-related events such as CS Fairs and Career Nights at schools, Hour of Code community workshops for for K-12 students. We would like to encourage participants to be active in giving back to our community through a service-based model that empowers the next generation.

Application deadline is August 26, 2019. Accepted students announced on  August 31, 2019. Click here to apply!

Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization which aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science. The organization is working to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.

Our volunteer instructor this year is Leslie Sosa.

Our program is free of charge to the young women accepted.

Classes are every Saturday from 10a to 12p (2 hours), starting on September 7, 2019 and ending November 9, 2019 (10-weeks).

Before you get started, please review the requirements checklist.

The applicant must be –

☝︎Middle School or High School age, or 11-18 years old

☝︎A resident in El Paso, Texas

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Get ready for another Maker Market (Last Thursday Edition!) by supporting local art created with love by local artists. Stop by Roderick Artspace Lofts for music, beverages, games, and art.

Grab a specialty coffee, tea, craft beer or wine at Brew Lab while you check out vendors and experience some Virtual Reality games on our HTC Vive and Oculus Rift systems at Fab Lab.

Featuring an all-star curated market of local artists and vendors.
No cover charge! All ages welcome. Dog-friendly.

Interested in being a vendor, please fill out this form https://fablabelpaso.org/fab-lab-art-market. No table fee for accepted vendor for this event.

Thank you to City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department for their operational support.

For ages 18+

This class will take you through the steps of designing and painting a 3D printed figure.

These printed figures are part of an art medium known as Art Toys or Designer Toys.
You will be guided by designer toy makers, Michelle and Gino.

The class will consist of three parts:
1. Sketching out your ideas on the provided paper template
2. Prepping your 3D figure, light sanding and priming
3. Hand Painting your design on the provided figure with Acrylic paints

While you work, you will enjoy a drink of your choice from Brew Lab. Each ticket includes one beverage of your choice: coffee, tea, beer, or wine.

All Materials provided.

For over 5 years El Paso artist Michelle Delgado has been designing, creating, and selling her art under the name Lula-Squid, and Gino Ybarra under the name The Great Pumpkin Toad. Realizing that both of their art shares a similar creepy and cute aesthetic, they decided to combine their skills to create art toys together under the name Ghost Fox Toys. You can see their resin toys, original one-offs, and customized toys on their instagram @ghostfoxtoys

Recommended for ages 7-12.

In this 2-hour workshop, we will be exploring the wonderful world of clay animation using moldable play-doh. Clay animation got its start way back in 1897 when modeling clay was invented. Artists began to sculpt characters out of clay with wire frames inside so that they can be manipulated. They would then take multiple still pictures of the character, moving the character slightly in between each picture. Together we will be creating our very own clay animation film, edit the frames together to create a film with sound track. Each participant will receive a copy of the animation film they worked on.

*Each workshop includes a complimentary organic juice box and a bag of veggie chips to fuel creative young minds!