Watch

Volunteering at Code School Makes An Impact | Little Ways: Code

Creator:
Published:
March 6, 2024
April 27, 2018
This computer science volunteer at a local code school has made an impact on local high schoolers' coding dream.

This week, Grotto catches up with Brynna Conway, a volunteer with the South Bend Code School. She opens up about being hesitant to commit to volunteering at first but has since realized the positive change her time can make.

Video Transcript

Brynna Conway: My name's Brynna, and I volunteer at South Bend Code School. I volunteer with three different classes at code school, so on Mondays I work with high schoolers.

Computer science education and getting kids into computer science while they're still younger was something that had always interested me. I'd written papers on it but never done anything to really address the issue and then I heard through the grapevine.

I think that something that had kind of held me back for a while, too, is that I thought I was so busy and that this was gonna hold me back from doing all the other things, and that I wouldn't have time for it, and it would just be an extra stress.

But, it's ended up being something that's a really nice place to go in the evenings and it's fun, and it's more of a stress reliever than a stressor, I think.

It's a good way to just share your skills with students in an easier to understand way and in a way that you wouldn't normally be doing in class. It's hanging out with some younger kids, learning, like, I learned so much about memes by spending more time around high schoolers.

Creators:
Grotto
Published:
March 6, 2024
April 27, 2018
On a related note...
Why Introverted Leaders are Not a Contradiction

Why Introverted Leaders are Not a Contradiction

Jessie McCartney

Our Lady of Fátima Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Our Lady of Fátima Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Grotto

What Tony Reali's Monologue Taught Me About Grief

What Tony Reali's Monologue Taught Me About Grief

Josh Flynt

"The Son"

"The Son"

Marjorie Maddox

First-Hand Report of Humanitarian Crisis at the Border

First-Hand Report of Humanitarian Crisis at the Border

Grotto

“The Saint Who Became a Leper”

“The Saint Who Became a Leper”

Josh Noem

3 Saints to Turn to During the Pandemic

3 Saints to Turn to During the Pandemic

Ken Hallenius

A Virtual Wake for the Father and Daughter in the Rio Grande

A Virtual Wake for the Father and Daughter in the Rio Grande

Josh Noem

20 Short Videos that Will Inspire You to Be More Grateful

20 Short Videos that Will Inspire You to Be More Grateful

Grotto

What You Need to Know About ‘Wishful Recycling’

What You Need to Know About ‘Wishful Recycling’

Emily Mae Mentock

The El Paso Pilgrimage

The El Paso Pilgrimage

Grotto

Creating an Outfit Formula May Solve Your Style Rut

Creating an Outfit Formula May Solve Your Style Rut

Lillian Fallon

What Can We Do To Heal Political Strife?

What Can We Do To Heal Political Strife?

Neil Fulton

How to Reject Hustle Culture Based on Your MBTI

How to Reject Hustle Culture Based on Your MBTI

Claire Krakowiak

You’ve Heard of FOMO — But Have You Heard of JOMO?

You’ve Heard of FOMO — But Have You Heard of JOMO?

Laura DeMaria

New Year's Resolutions for a Brighter, Inclusive Future

New Year's Resolutions for a Brighter, Inclusive Future

Grotto

Why I'm Catholic: It's True

Why I'm Catholic: It's True

Grotto

3 Ways You Can Help a Crisis Pregnancy Center

3 Ways You Can Help a Crisis Pregnancy Center

Sarah Portner, LMSW

Free Download: Guide to Making Meaningful Resolutions

Free Download: Guide to Making Meaningful Resolutions

Grotto

Choosing Family over DI Football: A Story of Growth

Choosing Family over DI Football: A Story of Growth

Grotto

newsletter

We’d love to be pals.

Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll meet you in your inbox each week.