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The Santa Fe Boys & Girls Clubs are opening a brand new, state-of-the-art Tech Club inside The Santa Fe Place Mall on December 1, 2023. The Tech Club will create learning opportunities around coding and creativity for 3rd through 12th grade students, with the support of Apple’s Community Education Initiative. Community partners include Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, and STEM Santa Fe, which will work with the college and Santa Fe Community College Foundation to cultivate digital literacy, digital equity, and coding and creativity experience to Santa Fe’s diverse community.
The initiative will reach youth in a variety of locations primarily in the Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, as well as at the Boys & Girls Club based at the Santa Fe Place Mall. STEM Santa Fe will assist with the initiative.
Apple’s Community Education Initiative (CEI) brings coding, creativity, and career opportunities to communities that are traditionally underrepresented in technology. Through CEI, Apple provides Apple technology, and financial and educator support to schools, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. The work aligns with Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, which in part aims to expand opportunities for communities of color through education.
Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber said, “I’m grateful to Apple for this exciting investment in Santa Fe’s young people. With their support, our young people will get the skills they need to get high-paying, sustainable jobs in Santa Fe. The future is digital and now, with Apple’s support, Santa Fe’s young people will have a role in making it happen right here.”
For more information about Santa Fe Boys & Girls Clubs role in this program, contact Chief Executive Officer Sarah Gettler via email at sgettler@bgcsantafe.org or call 505-795-9901.
