Welcome to Hack the Hood: Hustle!
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Welcome to the resource hub for Hack the Hood’s Hustle Summer 2025 program. We will be posting announcements, lecture slides, reminders, and additional resources here. This website will be updated on a weekly basis. Please note that all times are in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Lectures: Mondays (10:00 am - 1:30pm) and Thursdays (10:00 am - 12:30 pm)
Instructors: Alexia Camacho (alexia@hackthehood.org) & Jazz Dortch (jasmine@hackthehood.org) TA: Elliott Sisk (elliott@hackthehood.org)
Week 11 Announcements
- Reminders:
- Don’t forget to RSVP for our Graduation Ceremony on Friday, 8/29!
- Check your calendars for your updated Final Project Group meeting times!
- Please fill out our Post-Program Survey! Your feedback is deeply appreciated. This survey will count towards your stipend for completion of the program.
Final Project Tiger Teams
| Tiger Team Color | Day/ Time |
| Green | Mondays 12:30pm-2:30pm |
| Red | Mondays 4pm-6pm |
| Pink | Mondays 4pm-6pm |
| Blue | Tuesdays 10am-12pm |
| Purple | Wednesdays 10am-12pm |
| Orange | Wednesdays 10am-12pm |
| Yellow | Wednesdays 1pm-3pm |
| Teal | Wednesdays 4pm-6pm |
Schedule
Week 1
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 6/9: | LECTURE Launch Day | Learning Lab Slides: Cohort Logistics and Setup |
| Tues 6/10 or Wed 6/11: | TIGER TEAM Meet Your Tiger Team and Environment Setup | TT Slides, Lab 1: VSCode and Python |
| Thurs 6/12: | LECTURE Identity Development Workshop + Using Tech for Social Justice | Tech for Social Justice, Tech Topics Discussion Questions, The Stages of SDLC |
Week 2
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 6/16: | LECTURE Getting Started with Python: Variables and Data Types, Intro to Lists/ Dictionaries | Lecture Slides , Rejecting the Binary |
| Tues 6/17 or Wed 6/18: | TIGER TEAM Initial Python Practice + Intro to Pseudocode | TT Slides |
| Thurs 6/19: | NO LECTURE Juneteenth Holiday |
Week 3
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 6/23: | LECTURE Tech Industry 101, Data Structures | Lecture Slides, Tech 101 Slides |
| Tues 6/24 or Wed 6/25: | TIGER TEAMReview + Practice with List Functions | TT Slides, List Assignment Doc, (Optional) More Dictionary Practice |
| Thurs 6/26: | LECTURE Career Exposure Panel + Community Building, Mad Libs: User Input Practice | User Input/ Mad Libs Slides, Mad Libs Colab |
Week 4
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 6/30: | LECTURE Digital Cookie Crumbs, Python Operators and Conditionals | Digital Cookie Crumbs, Weeks 1-3 Review, Operators & Conditionals, Learning Lab: Conditionals |
| Tues 7/1 or Wed 7/2: | TIGER TEAM Mid-Synchronous Check-Ins, Practice with Conditionals | Mid-Sync Check In Form, TT Slides |
| Thurs 7/3: | LECTURE Identity Development Workshop + Community Building, Intro to For Loops | Lecture Slides |
Week 5
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 7/7: | LECTURE For Loops Intro | For Loops Slides, Lecture Colab: For Loops, Learning Lab: For Loops Part 1 Tasks |
| Tues 7/8 or Wed 7/9: | TIGER TEAM For Loops with Range, Strings, Lists | TT Slides, For Loops Part 2 Tasks |
| Thurs 7/10: | LECTURE Resume Building Workshop + Community Building, While Loops Intro | Resume 101 Workshop Survey, While Loops Video |
Week 6
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 7/14: | LECTURE While Loops and Functions Intro | While Loops Slides, Functions Slides, Learning Lab: Functions Practice Colab |
| Tues 7/15 or Wed 7/16: | TIGER TEAM More Practice with Functions and Return, Async Scheduling | Functions Continued |
| Thurs 7/17: | LECTURE Linkedin Profile Workshop + Community Building, Functions Review | Functions Review |
Week 7
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 7/21: | LECTURE OOP: Python Classes and Objects, Data Driven Change Advocacy | Data Driven Change, OOP Slides, OOP Vocab Questions, Youtube Video(Python Classes and Objects) |
| Tues 7/22 or Wed 7/23: | TIGER TEAM OOP Practice | TT OOP Slides, TT Colab Demo |
| Thurs 7/24: | LECTURE Identity Development Workshop + Community Building, Pseudocode and OOP Review, Resource Demo: Python Tutor Visualization | Pseudocode Activity and OOP Review, OOP Colab Demo: Book Class, Python Tutor |
Week 8
| Date | Description | Resources |
| Mon 7/28: | LECTURE Pre-Async Check Ins, OOP Continued: Working with Multiple Classes, Kahoot: Python Fundamentals Review | Working with Multiple Classes Doc, OOP and Teamwork Activity |
| Tues 7/29 or Wed 7/30: | TIGER TEAM Check Ins + Missing Activities, OOP Review, Final Project Teamwork Guidelines | TT Slides |
| Thurs 7/31: | NO LECTURE Field Trip |
Weeks 9-12
| Date | Description | Resources |
| 8/1 - 8/28 | NO LECTURE Asynchronous, Final Project | |
| Fri 8/29: | GRADUATION Congratulations! We are so proud of you! | RSVP |