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    Hacker School

    from Hamburg

    The Hacker School is a non-profit organization that inspires children and young people to program. With interactive courses and support from IT professionals, it promotes digital skills and equal opportunities. Its goal: to inspire one million young people for the digital world by 2030.

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    Hacker School: Digital Education for the Future

    The Hacker School is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated since its founding to the goal of inspiring children and young people to program and providing them with the necessary digital skills for the 21st century.

    Key Products and Services

    • Programming Courses: The Hacker School offers various course formats, including the standard format @yourschool, which is conducted online, as well as @yourschool PLUS, which specifically targets socio-economically disadvantaged youth in underprivileged neighborhoods. Other formats include weekend and afternoon courses, as well as special courses for girls, the GIRLS Hacker School[2][3][5].

    • Support from IT Experts: The courses are conducted by volunteer IT professionals from the private sector who share their programming knowledge and enthusiasm for IT in a practical manner with the participants[2][3][5].

    • Nationwide Reach: The Hacker School collaborates with companies, schools, networks, and politics to offer its courses nationwide and thus support a societal task[4][5].

    Main Mission and Values

    The mission of the Hacker School is that every young person should get to know programming before deciding on a profession. This is to be achieved through low-threshold and interactive courses that combine fun and learning. The organization advocates for equal opportunities in digital education and promotes the forward-looking orientation of young people in the transition from school to work[3][4][5].

    The values of the Hacker School include social responsibility, democratic values, and a strong commitment to digital education. The team and cooperation partners act responsibly for children and young people and are committed to these values[5].

    Sustainability Goals and Initiatives

    The Hacker School has several sustainability goals and initiatives:

    • ESG Initiatives: The organization emphasizes the importance of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and works to support companies in their sustainability reporting[1].

    • Social Inclusion: Through the format @yourschool PLUS and cooperation with Joblinge e.V., specifically socio-economically disadvantaged youth are supported to provide them with equal opportunities in digital education[3][4].

    • Long-term Goals: The Hacker School aims to inspire one million children to program by 2030, thus making a significant contribution to digital education in Germany[5].

    • Partnerships and Support: The organization works closely with companies like PAYBACK and Amazon Future Engineer to achieve its goals and explore innovative paths in digital education[2][4].

    Through these initiatives and partnerships, the Hacker School aims to ensure that young people can better understand and shape the digital world, and that barriers in digital education are dismantled.

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