About Us

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Code To Grow Foundation's (CTG) mission is to provide year-long coding and mentorship opportunities to students ages 8-14 in underserved communities and school districts in order to advance coding education through equitable access. We are an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) - our EIN: 88-2660895.

• Every summer we offer children between the ages of 8-14 the opportunity to attend two weeks of coding camp at PlanetBravo, a camp with many locations around the LA area, at our expense. If need be, we can also pay for camp lunches and rides to and from camp using HopSkipDrive. Furthermore, children who are accepted to the program and attend coding camp are also offered an opportunity to be mentored throughout the school year and enroll in our self-guided coding curriculum that teaches them the basics of coding Python. We provide them with the curriculum and mentoring to help them as they work through the online course throughout the school year. 
• Our goals are to spark an interest in coding by attending summer coding camp, and then build on that interest turning it into a passion as kids lean into our self-guided coding curriculum and learn to code on their own. We provide mentorship throughout the curriculum, but the real goal of the program is to teach kids how to think like a coder and learn to solve problems and overcome obstacles on their own. Current students are invited to re-apply every summer to attend camp as part of the next summer's cohort and once students graduate they can apply to come back as mentors and counselors themselves, so they can teach others.
• We're now accepting applications for our 2025 cohort - click here to apply
• If you'd like to volunteer to help teach the curriculum and learn more about what that entails, click here.

Jack Segil has been hooked on coding ever since his parents enrolled him in his first coding camp at PlanetBravo when he was in 4th grade. As a ninth grader, Jack perceived that his coding world was dominated by white males from affluent communities. Coding had become Jack’s passion so why shouldn’t everyone have an equal opportunity to make it their passion too? Jack believes that no potential should be compromised because of inaccessible resources and aspires to make coding education free and inclusive. With the help of family and friends, Jack Segil established the Code to Grow Foundation and asked PlanetBravo to partner with them in providing opportunities to students in underserved communities and school districts for engagement, education, fun, and a future in computer science.