WE TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT IT'SLIKE, WHAT OUR PATHS LOOK LIKETO LOOK TO THOSE CAREERS ANDWHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE.
WE ASKED TEACHERS WHO TEACH MATHAND SCIENCE AND HISTORY.IT'S A SUBJECT.HERE WE ARE ASKING TEACHERS TO
TEACH A TECHNICAL TOPIC THAT'SVERY CAREER FOCUSED ORIENTED ANDWITHOUT THAT CONTEXT OF THINGSWE TAKE FOR GRANTED THEY WILL
NEVER BE SUCCESSFUL.>> GIVE US IDEA OF HOW THEFIRST COHORT WORKS.A NUMBER OF COMPANIES FINISH
LINE, HIGH ALPHA PART -- GREATPARTICIPATION AND WHAT WAS THEEXPERIENCE LIKE FOR TEACHERS.>> OFF THE CHARTS.
WE COULD NOT HAVE PREDICTED THEEXPERIENCE AND WE MEASURED ONABSENT TEACHERS IN TERMS OF HISOR HER COMPETENCE GO UP AND WE
SAW MARKET INCREASE IN THAT.DO YOU COME AWAY WITH LESSONSYOU CAN TAKE BACK TO THECLASSROOM AND MORE THAN ANYTHING
I THINK THERE WAS A GENERALAPPRECIATION FROM BOTH SIDES TOHAVE ACCESS TO THE LEVEL OFINDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE TO SIT
DOWN WITH SCOTT DORSEY OR THELEADERSHIP AT FINISH LINE ANDHEAR FIRSTHAND, THAT ISUNPARALLELED ACCESS THAT A
TEACHER WOULD HAVE.SO DEFINITELY PRETTY GOOD OUT OFTHE FIRST YEAR.GOOD OUT OF THE GATE.
>> YOU ALSO DO STUDENT FOCUSEDPROGRAMS ON THIS WAS THE SECONDYEAR FOR CATAPULTS.TALK ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S OUR PROGRAM WHERE WELIKE TO SAY WE THROW STUDENTSINTO THE DEEP END OF THE TECHSECTOR AND IT'S A SIX WEEK
IMMERSION DURING THE SUMMER ANDIT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TODEVELOP DESIGN THINKING SKILLSIN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND
REALLY BECOME FAMILIAR WITHEVERYTHING IN THE BACKYARD.>> AND QUICKLY IN TERMS OF THEIMPACT THAT HAS HAD ON STUDENTS.
>> WE ARE IN OUR SECOND YEAR,BUT IF YOU LOOK BACK TO THEFIRST COHORT WE HAD 18 STUDENTSGO THROUGH OF THE 13TH THAT
GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, 11ARE CONTINUING IN POST SECONDARYIN A COMPUTER-RELATED FIELD SOIDEALLY WE SEE THAT AND START TO
HELP FILL THAT PIPELINE OFTALENT.>> ONLY 20 SECONDS, BUT YOUHAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH TEEN
WORKS AGAIN A STUDENT FOCUSEDPARTNERSHIP.>> AT THE HIGH LEVEL YOU CANNEVER START TOO SOON TO HELP
STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEOPPORTUNITIES IN TECH.WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE 400STUDENTS THIS YEAR THAT HAVE A
ONE DAY IMMERSION.