This document summarizes the accomplishments of an organization in 2012. It opened its doors to provide skills training to help people succeed, taught over 115 classes attended by a community that grew to over 3,000 members. Experts from local companies volunteered their time and insights to teach classes for free or at low cost, helping the organization educate hundreds on topics like coding, law, and finance. The organization is thankful for the support of its community and looks forward to another successful year ahead.

1. WE GOT SCHOOLED…
2012 Year in Review

2. on April 18, 2012 we
opened our doors….
and invited you over for
a game of foursquare

3. our mission: to give you the skills you need to
win, from people who’ve done it before

4. it felt kinda old school

5. but it was totally new school

6. we had a little (well a lot) of help from our friends
Christopher O’Donnell Mike Troiano Aaron White

7. and before we knew it, our classroom was full

8. we scored $10,000 from HubSpot to build an
army of stellar developers in Boston

9. so Aaron White stepped up to teach 35
students to code…on his own…for free

10. and RailsBridge Boston taught a sharp
group of women Ruby...for free

11. we thought, “Hey, why not make all
classes free for college students?”

12. we never cease to be amazed by

13. all the talented experts

14. who are willing to share their insight

15. with our incredible community of learners

16. from thriving Boston companies

17. (video: http://bit.ly/15I92Gp)
Seth Godin even stopped by for a visit

18. WilmerHale brought down the house with their Legal
Land Mines Series, educating hundreds of learners

19. a light bulb went off when SVB showed us a
financial model we could actually use

20. and these guys had our back from day one

21. most importantly, we learned so much from you

22. Our community is over 3,000 strong
We’ve taught over 115 classes
We’ve logged 169,380 minutes of class time

23. are you ready for
another ridiculously
great year?