Overview of the PREP Community Computer Center

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Overview of the PREP Community Computer Center

• Andrew Sears
• 5/5/01

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PREP Community Computer Center

• Joint Program of
• Bruce Wall Ministries
• Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
• Cambridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship
• www.preptraining.org
• PREP Activities
• 15 Computer Classes to 220 students each
  semester
• Walk-In Computer Center with 30 visits per day
• Youth Run Web Design Business
• After School Technology Curriculum
• Computer Club
• Mentoring provides relational time with students
• Saturday Lunch provides relational time with
  students

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Sponsorship and Growth

• In first year, received over 300,000 in
  donations from
• Microsoft
• Adobe
• Filene Foundation
• PowerUP
• Gateway Computer
• Individuals
• Now have a staff of eleven and about 50
  volunteers
• Have two computer rooms with a total of 50
  computers

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PREP/BWM Staff

• Karin Wall, BWM Executive Director
• Angel Halstead, BWM Program Director
• Andrew Sears, PREP Program Coordinator
• June Macdonald, PREP Training Coordinator
• Mako Nagasawa, Operations Manager PREP
  Enterprises
• Mary Margaret Pavan, After School Technology
  Coordinator
• Chris Tsang, Adult Training and Walk-In Center
  Coordinator
• Ben Janey, Lab Monitor/Project Manager
• François Augustin, Lab Monitor/Web Designer
• Akeem Williams, Lab Monitor/Web Designer
• Melissa Rivera, Lab Monitor/Graphics Designer
• Oren Kennedy, System Administrator
• Stephen Dewey, Lab Monitor/Web Designer

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Student Development Plan
Program Areas
Goals
Student Advancement
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Integrating Tech with Other Programs
PREP Computer Program
Other Programs And Activities
Local Community
Project 21 After School Program
After School Tech Curriculum
Tech Time at Camp
Pre-Teen
Camp Ozioma
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Office Track Classes
Basics
Intro to Computers
Intro to the Internet
Typing
1. An arrow indicates a prerequisite of either
taking the class or good subject
knowledge. 2. Students are encouraged to take
other classes on this track in future semesters.
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Multimedia Track Classes
Basics
Digital Music Studio
1. Students are encouraged to take other classes
on this track in future semesters.