Through Amazon Future Engineer’s funding, 2,000
high schools, including schools from every state in the US, such as
Nenana High School in Nenana, Alaska, and also in the District of
Columbia, now have full-year Introductory and AP Computer Science
courses
Amazon’s funding supports teachers as they work
to inspire, prepare and propel more than 100,000 students from
different backgrounds to try coding – many for the first time
Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part,
childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10
million children and young adults each year from underserved and
underrepresented communities to try computer science
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it reached a new
milestone—through its Amazon Future Engineer program, it is funding
computer science courses in more than 2,000 high schools supporting
students from underserved and underrepresented communities across
the country. Benefitting more than 100,000 high school students,
from Nenana, Alaska to Washington, D.C., Amazon is funding
full-year Intro and AP computer science courses, primarily for
public Title I schools that have never offered AP computer science
courses before. Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part,
childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10
million children and young adults each year from underserved and
underrepresented communities to try computer science.
“We applaud the teachers who took the initiative to bring these
courses to their deserving students, and we are humbled to be a
part of the important work they do in their classrooms across the
country every single day,” said Jeff Wilke, CEO Worldwide Consumer,
Amazon. “This is an important milestone for our Amazon Future
Engineer program and its quest to make sure more students,
especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities,
have the access to and the opportunity to dive deep into an
exciting computer science education.”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will
be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only
400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for
those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession
within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field,
but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with
a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from
underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue
college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer
science in high school.
Amazon Future Engineer provides access to computer science
courses in more than 2,000 schools through its curriculum providers
– Edhesive and Code.org. Since the beginning of the 2019/2020
school year, the vast majority of the high schools accepted in the
Amazon Future Engineer program are public schools that have
received or are eligible for Title I funding.
“Having Amazon Future Engineer fund courses for our students in
rural Oregon means we are able to give our students exposure to
technology rich skills that directly impact their future career
choice,” said Kyle Sipe, Instructional Coach and Robotics Mentor,
Umatilla High School. “Because of this program, we can alter the
knowledge base of our students and assist them to select a career
that better suits our local job market's needs. Amazon Future
Engineer has given our kids the amazing opportunity to get relevant
and applicable technology content.”
“We have future scientists, engineers, and inventors in our
classrooms throughout the District, and I am proud that we have
resources like Amazon’s Future Engineer program to provide them
with the learning opportunities they need to achieve their goals,”
said District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D.
Ferebee. “We are excited to welcome the Amazon team to Dunbar High
School to see our students in action, and their passion and
excitement for computer science is what drives us to continue to
expand our STEM programming through National Academy Foundation
(NAF) Academies, courses, extracurricular activities, and
more.”
“As demand for computer science skills impacts a wide range of
industries from manufacturing to customer service, the demand for a
diverse labor force equipped with technical capabilities also
rises,” said Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI). “It’s why we applaud
all efforts from the public and private sector to increase access
to a robust computer science education and to nurture the growth of
our nation’s economy. I am looking forward to seeing all that the
next generation of students in Michigan’s 11th district will
achieve, as the Amazon Future Engineer program launches at high
schools there and across the country.”
The Amazon Future Engineer high schools will receive funding
from Amazon to offer Intro & AP computer science courses.
Amazon’s funding also provides preparatory lessons, tutorials,
professional development for teachers, fully sequenced and paced
digital curriculum for students, and live online support every day
of the week for both teachers and students. All educators and
students participating in this program have access to a no-cost
membership with AWS Educate, Amazon’s global initiative to provide
students comprehensive resources for building skills in cloud
technology. Students will receive content to learn about cloud
computing and access to the AWS cloud for their coding
projects.
Launched in November 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part
childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and
prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and
underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field
of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to
inspire millions of kids to explore computer science; provides over
100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or
AP Computer Science courses; awards 100 students with four-year
$10,000 scholarships, as well as offers guaranteed and paid Amazon
internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part
of Amazon’s $50 million investment in computer science/STEM
education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more
than $10 million to organizations that promote computer
science/STEM education across the country.
About Amazon
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than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
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About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping more children and young adults,
especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities,
have the resources and skills they need to build their best future.
Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact
programs that leverage Amazon’s unique assets and culture.
Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and
excite 10 million children and young adults from underserved and
underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in
computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs,
including addressing family homelessness through donations and
housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, as well as
global relief efforts for people in need following natural
disasters.
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