Serving the Cities of Castro Valley and San Leandro, in California
Since 1994, CompuChild has been dedicated to preparing children for the academic challenges of tomorrow through technology education today. To accomplish our mission, we:
Our classes are offered throughout the year. After-School Centers and Elementary Schools, are welcome to contact us to learn more about our program.
This is a hands-on course in electrical engineering where students will build doorbells, motion detectors, fans with lights, etc. to learn the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of energy, electricity, switches, battery, resistors, conductors, and various types of circuits such as series and parallel. Students are also exposed to Clean Technology concepts such as windmills, solar, hydel, and battery technologies, using electrical circuits.
In this persuasive debate course, children will improve their public speaking and communication abilities. They will boost critical thinking by examining topics and forming arguments, while also learning to listen to others respectfully. The course covers efficient research methods and encourages teamwork, as students collaborate and assist one another in debates, refining their skills to become effective communicators in day-to-day interactions.
There has been a significant lack of financial awareness in traditional school systems and this class intends to fill that gap. This fun, interactive and game-based course will introduce children with the fundamental understanding of currency, budgeting, taxes, investing, credit cards, inflation, and other topics to give them a broad overview and awareness of personal finance.
In this class, children will build exciting models that move and make sound. They are also able to program these robots to make them perform various movements and tasks. The classes are project-based, hands-on, interactive, and fun, encouraging creativity and critical thinking. This approach allows students to develop mechanical engineering and coding skills to kindle their interest in STEM education.
Students will use 3D printing pens to design interesting toys such as a boomerang, beautiful artwork, furniture prototypes, and fun artifacts such as the sundial. This class focuses on explaining the details of additive manufacturing, its advantages, and disadvantages. Students will also learn various aspect of design principles including structural strength and optimization in use of materials.
Children will learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), understanding their applications and how they differ from search engines. They’ll explore prompt engineering, discover methods for training ML models with images, and learn to create audio from text and animated videos from audio using AI. This course encourages creativity while providing a foundational understanding of AI/ML.
As a resident of Castro Valley, I am deeply connected to this community and passionate about bringing meaningful learning opportunities to children here and in surrounding communities. I bring over 12 years of experience in business and technology leadership, supported by a strong educational background that includes a Bachelor of Arts and dual master’s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. As a dedicated advocate for STEAM education, I draw on my experience competing in Forensics (Speech and Debate) at the state level, which strengthened my appreciation for critical thinking and confident communication. Through my programs, I strive to create engaging, hands-on learning experiences that help every child develop practical, future-ready skills and the confidence to become capable, thoughtful leaders.
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