Congratulations are in order for P-TECH scholar, Dolapo “Didi” Akinola, the second recipient of the Scholarship Grant from Skillpointe Foundation and Schneider Electric! 

A 2023 high school graduate, Akinola began taking college courses in her sophomore year and is steadily maintaining a 3.2 GPA while pursuing an Associate in Computer Information Systems (CST) at City Tech while simultaneously completing a high school Physics class.  During the summer of 2022, Akinola was a Student Ambassador for the P-TECH Summer Bridge Program where she worked closely with Mr. Campbell, a Geometry teacher.  According to Akinola, she enjoyed tutoring the incoming freshman, “being able to see a student who hates math start to change his/her mind boosted my ego!” Akinola plans to pursue her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at a private college in NYC. In traditional Nigerian culture, “Ashe” 

 Read a snippet of her response below: 

 “…during my junior year I applied and was offered a 3-week Boot Camp internship at “America on Tech,” a nonprofit organization located in Manhattan.  In those three weeks, I learned website designing on Replit; it was so satisfying seeing what a few lines of “ code” could translate into – I was coding!  After completing the Boot Camp, I applied and completed their yearlong “Tech Flex” Leaders Program.  The program was an amazing experience in which I learned Javascript, HTML, and CSS.  Because of this knowledge, to date, I have built several websites and won many competitions that propelled me to certify my career in technology.  The latter made me realize that I actually do have a passion for technology, specifically software development.  I could someday work for a company as big or bigger than TikTok!” 

Dolapo “Didi” Akinola,

Congratulations are in order for Janielle Livingston, the first P-TECH recipient to receive a $2500 Scholarship Grant from Skillpointe Foundation and Schneider Electric.

Janielle received notification on Monday, October 31, 2022 (while at home ill) that she is 1 of 20 students awarded a scholarship grant. Applicants submitted a 500-word essay related to their fields of interest, i.e. building automation, security, IT, electrical, HVAC, construction maintenance, and/or a building-related field.

Janielle wrote about her passion to improve the lives of those “less fortunate.”

Read a snippet of her response below:

“…being financially able to help restore communities was what sparked my desire to pursue an early college degree in Computer Information Systems at Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) …. During my first college “tech” course, Introduction to Computer System (CST), I realized my zest to create things through programming or/and buildings would improve the lives of others and provide possibilities for those who are less fortunate. The CST class confirmed what I know; I want to be a coder. To date, I have learned and used Python and JavaScript's fundamentals (i.e., programming shapes, placing them in various places, creating avatars) and quickly being able to find errors in my code (this is very important.)”

Congratulations, Janielle Livingston!

Honorees recognized for addressing educational disparity, unemployment and need for affordable housing....... "P-TECH (New York City) – Classroom learning and workplace experience come together at P-TECH, a public-private partnership co-developed by IBM that provides underserved students with an education to meet the challenges of the 21st century workforce."

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- It may look like a traditional high school, but from the moment students like ShuDon Brown enter the P-TECH classrooms in Brooklyn, the expectations are different.

"I got my high school diploma and two-year associate's degrees by the time I was 16," said Brown. "I am just thankful for the program."

P-TECH Students describe the "Internet of Things"