EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
PI KIDS INC.Measure of fairness and opportunity in education.
School system perpetuates the social divide based on race and wealth.
Impact
- Affects overall student experience
- Lack of resources needed to acquire the basic academic skills
Quick Info
Registration
Please follow our upcoming events for registration. All event information and details are available on our website. We look forward to seeing you there!
News & Events
1.“Cal High Junior’s Nonprofit Teaches Coding To Underprivileged Youth”, Patch.com – CA, Michael Wittner, Nov 10th, 2022.
2.“Cal High Student Seeks to Encourage Equity in STEM”, DanvilleSanRamon.com – CA, LivermoreVine.com – CA, Jeanita Lyman, Nov 22nd, 2022.
3.“San Ramon Teen Launches Pi Kids to Improve STEM Education in Underserved Communities”, Bay City News – CA, LocalNewsMatters.org CA, indiacurrents.com CA, Keith Burbank, December 14, 2022.
4.“Raspberry Pi Taught to Valley Stream Kids”, LIHerald -NY, Brendan Carpenter, Jan 12th, 2023.
5.“San Ramon Teen Donates Projector To Oakland Boys & Girls Club”, Patch.com – CA, Michael Wittner, March 30th, 2023.
6.“A Summer of Stem Activities”, Valley Stream Library, NY, Aug 1st, 2022.
Programs -PI KIDS
Program Description
This class introduces the concepts of the Raspberry Pi to beginners. We will first start with setting up the Raspberry Pi to monitors and teaching the kids what exactly you can do with the Raspberry Pi and the endless inventions you can create. Then we will get into projects and see which of the two projects the kids vote for, depending on which project the kids vote for we will gather the materials required and start building the project. We will then show the kids the different parts of the Raspberry Pi and what those parts do. We will further go into details on how to use the Raspberry Pi. At the end of each class, we will provide a mini google form that the students can fill out describing what they learned from that day.
Opportunities
Team - We are Hiring!!
Our Approach
We know schools can help improve students educations and overall quality of life, but the question is can we help improve the schools themselves? Well first off, we can raise awareness to this national crisis and increase teacher pay lower class sizes and get these schools additional resources like more counselors and extra help. On top of that getting more females into other fields of careers like engineering and totally changing the perspective people have on who can do what and what they can’t.
Though we cannot make a big change in a day, we can try to resolve a tiny part of the problem. From the facts and research, we see The Education Opportunity Gap is getting lager every year! We need to think of bringing the Gap.
As a first step, we can spread the awareness of unequal opportunity. Human minds will start thinking for an improvement – this mind changer is key to any revolution. Awareness itself will reduce the gap day by day!
Information and right guidance is the Key to success! My plan is to create and provide a platform to the under privileged society for free – providing school guidance, college counselling, guidance to the right career path will open doors for many students!
Build the education, career and college advising community together :
- In my project plan I have a technical solution in my mind. Creating a platform to onboard successful college students, interns, school counsellors, college counsellors, career professionals who are willing to provide their valuable time as volunteer hours and provide insights to the under privileged school districts will be the first skeleton.
- Students thrive for an opportunity!!
- The platform will create an opportunity to onboard the students from underprivileged districts and get a free service like a uber rider. Right guidance, counselling and information sessions by our successful counselors will bring a hope and motivation to the students who needs the most.
In a recent study teachers in Atlanta had to help students cheat on standardized test to improve their overall funding, a few teachers were imprisoned because of that for more than 20 years which is in fact more years than a second-degree murder. This just goes to show that despite the fact that teachers are battling for their schools so they can get more pay we still don’t see the issue in it. To government officials a teacher trying to improve their schools education is equivalent to second degree murder.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission as The Educational Equity Project
- To spread awareness of unequal system
- Raising questions to millions of minds
- Lead to a cohesive structure of working towards a common goal
Virtual TouR- Opportunity Gap
Location
3327 Middlebrook Way
San Ramon, CA 94582
Phone & Email
516 787 0533
sayamde2006@gmail.com
Words to Live By
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”
Upcoming Events
Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library
JUNE 10, 17, 23 & JULY 1st
Registration: Click now
HAYWARD LIBRARY
Session 1: June 15th, 4 – 5 PM
Session 2: June 22th, 4 – 5 PM
Session 3: June 29th, 4 – 5 PM
Session 4: July 6th, 4 – 5 PM
Register online by visiting
tinyurl.com/PiMiddleSchoolers (case sensitive)
OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Session 1: June 29th @1 PM
Session 2: July 6th@1 PM
HENRY WALDINGER MEMORIAL LIBRARY-Valley STREAM,NY
Session 1: July 13th @2 PM
Session 2: July 15th@2 PM
Edenvale Branch Library-SAN JOSE,CA
Session 1: July 7th @3 PM
Session 2: July 14th@3 PM
Joyce Ellington Library,CA
Session 1: August 3rd @3 PM
Session 2: August 4th@3 PM
Session 3: August 5th@3 PM
Breakfast with PI Kids, San Ramon , CA
Educational Park Library Event,CA
Bascom Library, CA -October Event
West Valley Branch Library, SAN JOSE-CA
HENRY WALDINGER MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Valley Stream, NY
PI KIDS Workshop -Kolkata,INDIA
Thursday, July 6th, 2023
Testimonials
What Librarians, Students and Parents are Saying
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“I liked about this class, because the
teachers come to terms, which is my
favorite subject. And what about the
Raspberry Pi? I learned that it was a
whole computer that was just a tiny like board.”
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE CLASS
The Raspberry Pi is a very interesting class. This class was very fun because we downloaded and played a lot of games on the Raspberry Pi like Minecraft. Not only did we get to play games, but we also coded on the Raspberry Pi. This is very interesting and cool because the games were fun and the coding was very interesting. This is an awesome class and the instructors are super friendly and resourceful. That’s the reason I joined this team to be awesome and learn to code while having fun!!
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE CLASS
The Raspberry Pi is an enjoyable, fun class; you should attend it! In the classes, you get to play games and code apps! Another time in the class, we downloaded Pac-Man on the Raspberry Pi! There were many more fun things we did. You should attend this class right now, this is the most fun computer programming class I have ever been to!
“ This is Valley Stream Library, my name is Mamie! It’s very rewarding to have these Pi kids come and teach our students Raspberry Pi! There is a lots of enthusiasm and it’s so rewarding to see how this team wants to give back! Thank you for introducing our students to Raspberry Pi! We had 14 children attended the first session and 12 children attended the second session. It was a success and children enjoyed it. I will contact the youth coordinator at the Nassau Library System and let her know about your program and hopefully, you will be able to repeat these classes at other local libraries. Thank you again for your enthusiasm , patience, time and effort.”
AUDIO TESTIMONIAL BIBLIOTECA LATINOAMERICANA LIBRARY
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of students in poverty don’t graduate high school
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Established
Get In Touch
Location: 3327 Middlebrook Way, San Ramon, CA 94582
Telephone: (516) 787-0533
Email: sayamde2006@gmail.com