Education and Outreach Orgs

These organizations are focused on sharing the knowledge of CS and tech to various communities within or beyond UCLA! If you like community service and teaching, these are the organizations for you!

ACM Teach LA

ACM Teach LA is a K-12 outreach club dedicated to providing equitable access to CS education in the LA Area! We teach classes, run events, and write code so that everybody gets to enjoy CS. And importantly, we want to help you grow: as a student, a teacher, a programmer, a leader, and as a person!

Skills you will use/learn:

Through teaching and curriculum development, you’ll practice your teaching and public speaking skills, learn more about all the different areas of computer science, and be a role model for kids all over LA!

There are also opportunities to practice software development as part of our dev team: you’ll become a pro web developer, using the basic building blocks of the web (HTML, CSS, JS) and a variety of libraries (React, Redux, Firebase, d3, etc.) to make some awesome websites!

Beginner friendly?

We love beginners, newcomers, and people from diverse backgrounds. We don’t care what major you are, if you know how to code, or if you’ve worked with kids before; we can teach you everything you’ll need to know for your first day! Our breadth gives you opportunities to learn all sorts of skills, from CS fundamentals to hands-on project experience, or soft skills like public speaking and leadership. And, we especially value diversity as it brings so much to the classroom, both in how we think about teaching and as role models for kids. Long story short, you’re pretty cool, and we probably want you!

How to reach out:

Our website has all the information you need to know about our club: https://teachla.uclaacm.com

exploretech.la

exploretech.la is a student organization that hosts an annual event aimed at encouraging & inspiring local high school students to pursue possibilities in computer science, engineering, and technology. Through a day filled with exciting workshops, engaging panels, and a variety of student and industry booths, we hope to empower students with the ability to explore the diverse fields of STEM.

Beginner friendly?

Any UCLA student can join exploretech.la. All majors are welcome, and no prior engineering experience is required!

How to reach out:

Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @exploretech.la, and sign up for our mailing list to receive information about our info session and applications. You can also come meet us at our info session on Wednesday, October 7th @ 7:30–8:30 PM PDT on Zoom!