Program The Hidden Genius Project
Intensive Immersion Program
Free 15-month mentorship and technical-training program in Oakland for Black male high schoolers, combining two 7-week summer sessions with year-round coding, entrepreneurship, and leadership training. No prior coding experience required.
A clearer starting point
What this opportunity is really like
Here’s the short version before you leave Pathfind to investigate the official details.
What you would do
A free fifteen-month program in Oakland combining two seven-week summer sessions with year-round coding, entrepreneurship, and leadership training, alongside mentorship.
Why it might be worth your time
It runs fifteen months rather than a single summer, costs nothing, and the record says no prior coding experience is needed to start.
Is it a good fit?
For Black male high schoolers in grades 9–11, based in Oakland.
Planning a summer around this? See the summer programs for 9th graders it appears in, alongside the other verified options.