What we do? We want future technologists to build products for the greater good, so we teach children how to practice empathy, resilience, and emotional well-being while learning about technology.
Why we do it? Years ago, Eren Fernandez watched the pressure mount as her engineering colleague’s stress, anxiety and isolation ratcheted upward. But the day he threw his work computer into a pool, loaded with all the code he had written for their new product release, she knew it was time to make a change. As a technologist herself, Eren knew the value of harnessing tech for the greater good. She also understood the pressures her colleague felt. She also sees that kids today are feeling a lot of pressure to learn technology and excel. To prevent a new generation of technologists from emotional suffering, Eren realized that future coders needed training that also focused on their emotional well-being.
So she started The Cube School of Technology where teaching resilience, self-regulation, and empathy are central to every technology class and project. It's an emotionally safe space where kids feel comfortable while exploring how tech works. They discover the fun, creative, collaborative aspects of coding and robotics while also building skills for long-term emotional wellness. To achieve this goal, a child & youth worker plays a critical role within the multidisciplinary team by helping kids practice their social and emotional skills while doing tech projects. Children learn to work together, communicate their concerns, embrace the unknown, work through complex problems, and regulate their emotions. Eren and her team know these skills will be useful throughout their lives as they use technology and well beyond.
