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Gear Up

Overview

Turing's mission is to unlock human potential by training a diverse, inclusive student body to succeed in high-fulfillment technical careers. Our vision is a world powered by technology where the people building it represent the people using it. We're here to build a movement.

In order to advance this mission and vision, our curriculum transcends technical training. We also present students with opportunities to grow as individuals, members of a team, and members of a community.

Gear Up provides a forum for students to develop self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and gain awareness of the issues preventing tech from being an inclusive space.

  • Curriculum spans 4 modules
  • Each module includes 3 Gear Up sessions
  • Sessions are targeted at developing personal awareness in Mod 1. Mod 2 and 3 are focused on the interpersonal relationships and how to navigate personal privlege and power. Mod 4 provides students the opportunity to create sessions on issues that they personally care about. Mod 4 students brainstorm, create, and facilitate gear ups for the entire school community.
Module Sessions
Mod 1
  • Week 1: Mental Health 101
  • Week 3: Code Debugging The Gender Gap
  • Week 5: Choice Session, Mod 4 facilitated
Mod 2
  • Week 1: Empathy
  • Week 3: Rotation session, combined with Mod 3
  • Week 5: Choice Session, Mod 4 facilitated
Mod 3
  • Week 1: Microagressions
  • Week 3: Rotation session, combined with Mod 2
  • Week 5: Choice Session, Mod 4 facilitated
Mod 4
  • Week 1: Create your own gear up
  • Week 3: Createa your own gear up
  • Week 5: Facilitate gear up session

Rotation sessions: Group Think, Attention Economy, Tragedy of the Commons, Getting Better at Difficult Things