Code Haven

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Our Mission:

At Code Haven, we are driven by a commitment to inclusively expand access to computer science for middle school students, irrespective of their prior interests. Our overarching goal is to inspire and encourage students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds to explore and pursue education and careers in STEM fields.

Our Activities:

Code Haven, a Yale undergraduate student organization, dedicates itself to providing weekly computing lessons at New Haven middle schools. Through a dynamic approach that combines online lessons, unplugged activities, and engaging class-wide demonstrations, we strive to make computer science accessible to all students. Our mission remains steadfast in breaking barriers and fostering a love for coding, irrespective of prior interest or knowledge.

Student Leaders:

Meet our dedicated student leaders:

  • Gauri Purohit: Co-Coordinator/Co-President
  • Marcella Villagomez: Co-Coordinator/Co-President

Together, we are Code Haven, working towards a future where every middle school student has the opportunity to explore and excel in the world of computer science.

More Groups and Programs

Our Mission:

Code Haven’s mission is to inclusively increase access to computer science among middle school students, regardless of previous interest. Code Haven hopes to encourage and inspire students of different socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue education and careers in STEM.



Our Activities:

COde Haven
Direct Service
​​Code Haven is a Yale undergraduate student organization that teaches weekly computing lessons at New Haven middle schools, engaging students with online lessons, unplugged activities, and class-wide demonstrations. Code Haven’s mission is to inclusively increase access to computer science among middle school students, regardless of previous interest or knowledge.

Project Fair
Direct Service
Project Fair allows Code Haven students to share the projects they worked on throughout the semester. Since the pandemic, Project Fair has been conducted individually in each classroom, however, we hope to host the event how it had been pre-COVID with all Code Haven classrooms meeting at one school. With prizes and food, students will play each other's games and reflect on how far they've come in just one year of coding.

Teach Tech
Advocacy, or Activism
This event aims to teach non-technical teachers how to incorporate computer science curricula and concepts into their classrooms. It's a free, in-person conference dedicated to bringing local middle school teachers, administrators, and other educators together to work towards increasing access to CS education in middle schools. The date of the event is still to be determined.



Student Leaders:

Aya Kasim - Co-Coordinator/Co-President Caleb Nieh - Co-Coordinator/Co-President

About the Author

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