Samuel Castellano

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I have had the extreme pleasure of working very cl...

I have had the extreme pleasure of working very closely with Mathobotix for the past year. I help support their Codologie program at 3 schools in Anaheim. May I say, this is a TOP NOTCH organization.

Kumar and his mentors are a spectacular group of people that genuinely care about giving kids opportunities in computer science, robotics, and STEAM. Their curriculum consists of full STEAM integration and provides students in the program with a holistic learning approach. I was impressed all year long with the dedication of Kumar and his staff. I watched students in September with no knowledge of Raspberry Pi/Arduino and other electronic components take these parts in May and construct amazing purposeful projects (gumball machines, digital locks, home alarm systems, etc.) with elaborate programs using Python programming language. Mathobotix uses the System Development Life Cycle, which closely mirrors the universally recognized Engineering Process. This is how they provide students with the structure that they need to be successful. They provide a very safe environment for students to learn by overcoming multiple real-life challenges, just like any engineer/software designer/web developer would. Additionally, Mathobotix helps provide students with confidence to improve their soft skills (oral/written language).

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Mathobotix - summer camps, after-school programs, etc. - for any families wishing to provide their students with unique opportunities that provide kids with life skills that go way beyond the projects that they create.