Testimonials

 

2023 2nd Annual Winter Coding Immersion 

For our 2023 Winter Coding Immersion, we reached students from coast to coast! We received many positive testimonials from both students and parents. Below are some testimonial highlights:

Parents' Testimonials

Students' Testimonials

 

2022 2nd Annual International Summer Hackathon 

For our 2022 Summer Hackathon, we reached students from coast to coast and even internationally! We received over 80 positive testimonials from both students and parents and below are some testimonial highlights:

Parents' Testimonials

Students' Testimonials

 

2021 Winter Coding Immersion Program Testimonials 

For our 2021 Winter Coding Immersion Program, we received over 60 positive testimonials from both students and parents. Below are some testimonial highlights:

Parents' Testimonials

Anjali Bajaj (Parent of Divyank Bajaj ) | New Jersey

I would like to thank the team of Inspire2Dev for teaching a challenging course in a contented way. My son enjoyed the class tremendously and was able to understand the concepts well. This is an amazing stepping stone for young STEM children. My son learned a lot from this event and he is excited to continue his journey in STEM. I would highly recommend this program for any parents helping their child find their passion for coding.  

Olga Jones (Parent of Javon Gibbs) | Pennsylvania

Second time participating and my son loves it. I love  programs like these that allows him to build on his coding skills, while having fun learning. He told me he learned more about Java in these few days, than he has in the past. 

Devika Pant (Parent of Nandini Tiwari) | California

Inspire2Dev has good instructors that modified their pace, to match the comfort level of my daughter, which helped her understand the course matter at good depth.

Mirlene Saintval (Parent of Noah Benoit-Jean) | Pennsylvania

Thank you so much for such a prestigious opportunity. Exposure to STEM at such an early age has certainly transformed my children for the better. Please keep the classes coming.

Tajammal Imran (Parent of Abbad UR Rehman) | Hafr Al Baten

My son has been taking great interest in code after completing the winter coding immersion. The teachers were humble and very helpful, the classes were very well organized. It was easier for my son to learn code form your immersion than any other websites.

Karla Trotman (Parent of Bryce Trotman) | Pennsylvania

I loved the idea of my son learning new skills while on break. My hope was that he would enjoy it. Thankfully he did and wants to do it again. 

Jian Shao (Parent of Ethan Shao) | Massachusetts

The classed were great, and my son learned the fundamentals of python from this. These classes were very interesting and helpful to beginners of coding, thank you for doing this!

Dena Ayers (Parent of Dylan Ayers) | Pennsylvania

I loved the idea of my son learning new skills while on break. My hope was that he would enjoy it. Thankfully he did and wants to do it again. 

Sri Ramya Vuppuluri (Parent of Srisai Vuppuluri) | Massachusetts

It was a great exposure for the kids and they learned a lot in the classes.

Jenny Wang (Parent of Sophia Xu) | California

My daughter really enjoyed this class. She hopes she can join next year.

Sushma Santhosh (Parent of Sushant Santhosh) | Massachusetts

The class was very helpful for my son. He enjoyed the experience and he greatly benefited from it.

Students' Testimonials

Divyank Bajaj  (Central Jersey College Prep Charter School) | New Jersey

I enjoyed the class since the teachers were interactive and were able to solve all my problems in my code. I would like to attend more of Inspire2Dev's sessions so I can have fun and learn more. I really loved the class. It was engaging, fun, and most importantly I learned a lot from this. I hope to attend more of Inspire2Dev's classes and learn more.

Abbad Ur Rehman  (Al Ajial International school) | Hafr Al Baten

It was so much easier to learn code from Inspire2Dev. I got inspired from this to start doing more code and am looking forward to more of these immersions

Noah Benoit-Jean  (Keith Valley Middle School) | Pennsylvania 

I am glad to have had the chance to create something that I can be proud of. It is wonderful to learn these languages and to have that kind of 21st century skills. Who knew that Python and Java could be fun.

Ethan Shao  (Diamond Middle School) | Massachusetts 

The classes were very interactive, and were very interesting! I learned a new language and I will join more classes from Inspire2Dev!

Nandini Tiwari  (Dougherty Valley High School) | California 

Inspire2dev has great resources for people who want to code! I'm excited to see what they do next. 

Gibron Forrest  (Strayer Middle School) | Pennsylvania  

I loved the classes it was very to see my code develop and turn into something bigger

Musa Husain  (Windemere Ranch Middle School) | California  

Excellent classes to prepare students for a tech-focused future.

Bryce Trotman  (Norwood Fontbonne Academy) | Pennsylvania  

Excellent classes to prepare students for a I actually really enjoyed it. It was a new experience for me and I would do it again. -focused future.

Srisai Vuppuluri  (Stony Brook Middle School) | Massachusetts  

It was very enjoyable and I was able to learn a lot from the immersion. It was a great experience and would like to do it again. 

Jemma Tsang  (Redwood Middle School) | California  

The class was really fun and I got to learn many new things about coding that I didn't know before.

 

2021 Nationwide Summer Hackathon Testimonials 

Our first annual nationwide Summer Hackathon in 2021 was a blast! We also received 60+ positive testimonials from both students and parents. Below are some testimonial highlights:

Parents' Testimonials

Carrie Ziolkowski (Parent of Harper Schneider) | Minnesota

Harper really enjoyed this hackathon!  Thanks for being responsive to her request for a teammate at the beginning and responding so quickly through DMs to her questions.  I am excited that she was able to collaborate so well with a partner who lives 2000 miles away who she's never met in person.  This experience was a big confidence builder for her in her coding skills.  The hackathon was extremely well organized, and I appreciate all of the parent communication emails!  Way to go, planning team!

Devika Pant (Parent of Nandini Tiwari) | California

My daughter enjoyed and learnt a lot during this hackathon, since this was her first experience. This hackathon was very professionally run and I looked over during some parts of it and was impressed by how it was run efficiently even remotely. Thanks to all the students that put this together, clearly it took a lot of work.

Gene Ironhill (Parent of Nolan Ironhill) | California

What a wonderful event--entertaining and educational; my son loved it!  He's been working on his programming skills this past year and this was a nice way to not only increase his skill set (technical and team building), but also interact with students across the country.

Linda Gutierrez (Parent of Giani Gutierrez) | Louisiana

I really loved this program for my teen to learn and explore more about coding.

Ambuja Umapathi (Parent of Moumita Balakundhi) | California

The agenda of the program was very thoughtful and kept the students occupied throughout the day. Thank you for giving this opportunity for the middle schoolers.

Gurvinder Singh (Parent of Gurneet Singh) | California

It is a great program. My son really liked it. We hope we will join next year. Thank you for this amazing opportunity.

Yogesh Bajaj (Parent of Divyank Bajaj) | New Jersey

It's a good experience that really pushed my son's limits. He learned a lot through this experience and I would definitely recommend it to anyone else. 

Jane Khau (Parent of Katie Hion) | California

My daughter loved taking part in her first hackathon! She is excited to join more. 

Manjit SIngh (Parent of Maneet Kalsi) | California

It was day well spent for my kids with great sessions and coaching by very capable mentors. The speakers were very inspiring as well.

Jian Shao (Parent of Ethan Shao) | Massachusetts

I think this hackathon is very helpful and helps students grow interest in stem!

Mayuri Mukherjee (Parent of Krish Mukherjee) | California

It was a highly engaging learning experience. Looking forward to more such opportunities for kids to learn and interact with others.

Pavithra Krishnan (Parent of Advaith Sethuraman) | California

The Hackathon was very well-organized and gave a good insight to the middle schoolers about coding. 

Students' Testimonials

Srisai Vuppuluri  (Stony Brook Middle School) | Massachusetts

I had a lot of fun and enjoyed using gather. It was well organized and I learned a lot from the speaker workshops. It was also interesting to meet other coders from across the country.

Harshita Vohra  (John M. Horner Middle School) | California

I'm glad that I was registered in this competition and wanted to let the mentors know that they did a great job organizing this Hackthon. My team members were also great to work with. 

Advaith Sethuraman  (Windemere Ranch Middle School ) | California 

The Hackathon was really fun and organized. I enjoyed listening to the speakers talk about different coding languages and collaborating with my teammates. This Hackathon has inspired me to learn more about coding so that I can use it in the future. 

Harper Schneider  (Barnwell Middle School) | Minnesota

I had so much fun at this hackathon and I  learned so much from the workshops! Thank you!

Nolan Ironhill  (Hillside Middle School) | California

Was very very fun. I got to make a cool text game with Python! Programming is very fun and you can accomplish a LOT with it!

Roma Singh  (Diablo Vista Middle School) | California

I really liked the workshops, there was so much to learn from them. I also like the platform we used, it was different and very efficient, and it never lagged. 

Giani Gutierrez  (Homeschool) | Louisiana

I had lots of fun and learned lots of new things. This was a great experience and I definitely recommend it for others.

Katie Hion  (Independence High School) | California

I'm really glad I got to join this Hackathon, where I made a great friend and created a positive website.

Arnav Bansal  (Windemere Ranch Middle School) | California

It was a very fun and exciting hackathon, especially were we has such a wide range of solutions.

Gibron Forrest (Keith Valley Middle School) | Pennsylvania 

I enjoyed this program alot and it was very fun.

Anagha Dogiparthi  (Stratford Raynor Middle School) | California

I had a great time at this event. The mentors and judges were great, and I hope to attend future events like this in the future.

Gurneet Singh  (Gale Ranch Middle School) | California

I really liked this Hackathon. I got to learn new things and learned to cooperate with fellow team members. It was fun making our project. Thank you for hosting this experience.

Moulik Gambhir (Ho-Ho-Kus School) | New Jersey 

I enjoyed this program a lot and it was very fun.

Moumita Balakundhi  (Diablo Vista Middle School) | California

I found this program extremely educational and interesting.

Maneet Kalsi  (William Mendenhall Middle School) | California

Thank You for the opportunity. I really enjoyed working with my mentors. 

Ethan Shao (Diamond Middle School) | Massachusetts

The hackathon is very interesting and tense, I loved the workshops!

Vikram Hazarika  (Diablo Vista Middle School) | California

I had a lot of fun coding a making the site. It was very engaging and my group was very good to work with my team.

Nandini Tiwari  (Dougherty Valley High School) | California 

It was a great experience to come up with new ideas and collaborate with others! I learnt new languages, and met new people.

Divyank Bajaj  (Central Jersey College Charter Prep School) | New Jersey 

It was really difficult but I still had a great time. It was my first Hackathon and I think I was really able to improve my coding skills. I can't wait to do this again. 

Rishika Tellamsetty  (Windemere Ranch Middle School) | California

Thanks a lot for this program: it was challenging and also very fun!  I appreciate the mentors swift responses and hope that I can do this again! 

Swati Singh  (Gale Ranch Middle School) | California

I thought it was a very good opportunity to build develop learning in the coding world as well as a great  opportunity to build up teamwork.

Shreya Pawar  (Thornton Jr High School) | California 

The Hackathon was lots of fun and I had a blast coding and learning from others.