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Learn to Design and Code with Girl Power!
Did you know that the average salary for a web designer or app developer is more than $80,000
per year? Now is your chance to learn how you can become one!
How to Apply
To apply, submit your
application online at
www.isquadstudents.org.
We’re selecting 10 Denver Public School female students to learn website design and application
development. If you will be in 8th grade or high school in the 2015 - 2016 school year and you have
a curiosity for design and coding, apply today to be a part of the Imaginarium iSquad for students.
If you’re selected, you’ll get training, materials, and a laptop to participate in two design challenge
events where you take an idea for an educational website or application and build a model.
All training camps and design challenge events are mandatory to attend if you’re selected.
You must be a Denver Public
School 8th grader or high
school student in the
2015 - 2016 school year to
apply. You must be a female
for this year’s iSquad.
Send questions to
Alex_Gamble@dpsk12.org.
Application Deadline:
October 2, 2015
Applicants Selected and
Notified by:
October 9, 2015
Training Starts:
Friday, November 7, 2014
Training Starts:
4:30PM - 8:30PM
October 24, 2015
iSquad Training Camps
There will be four training camps. Each training camp will be on a Saturday and Sunday from
10AM - 3PM, tentatively scheduled for October and December 2015 as well as January and March 2016.
We’ll kick off with what it takes to design for large and small screens—from desktops to smartphones.
You’ll start to use tools and techniques to create websites and applications and get introduced to
coding. In subsequent sessions, you’ll practice creating your own website or application and prepare
for design challenge events.
In between training camps, you’ll be responsible for studying what you’ve learned.
Design Challenges
There will be two design challenge events. Each design challenge event takes place on an evening and
all day the next day. At design challenge events, students, staff and parents in Denver Public Schools
pitch their idea for an educational website or app. You will help design, create, and model their idea
using your newfound design and coding skills.
The design challenge events are tentatively scheduled for February and April 2016.
About Imaginarium
The mission of the Imaginarium is to stimulate and support innovation across Denver to transform
learning and public education systems. The Imaginarium exists to serve anyone in the Denver Public
School community who has a passion for public education and a belief that innovation is key to
closing opportunity gaps and ensuring every student graduates prepared to succeed in college
and their career.
1860 Lincoln Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
(720) 423-2580
web: imaginarium.dpsk12.org
email: imaginarium@dpsk12.org
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