Education Innovation

When today's major tech icons were young, programming, computing technology, applied mathematics were all just buzzwords. All that technology was waiting for the people that will bring it to life. It happened to be the internet billionaires. 

With the support of an education system that was ahead of its time, and by surrounding themselves with the right people, prodigies became legends.

The entry barrier in the field of computing is high. It takes years of studying and research just to be able to start in this sector. So how can we make it work? How do we move in a direction where education isn’t slowing us down, but pushing us forward, like it did for Mark, Bill and Elon? 

We believe that we need to inject the field of education with a dose of innovation.

One would state, and rightly so, that not everyone can become an internet billionaire even if they are talented. But if you look at the top 10 most valuable companies in the world, 7 of them are Internet of Things companies. And all of them require an ever increasing amount of machine learning engineers and data scientists. 

The path of coding might be challenging, but it’s also full of opportunities.

Others would still ask why programming and computing? Alternatively, one could become a doctor or a lawyer to earn the big bucks. So why go through the hustle? Well, for the simple reason that the field of computer programming is multi-disciplinary - It involves not only a few coding languages, but also the math behind the formulas. Programming also trains an analytical mind which can discern the logic behind a problem. Finally, it nurtures the creative know-how to be able to devise a solution given the constraints. 

Today coding has permeated almost every technical field on the planet. Physics, Chemistry, Finance, Economics, Psychology, Sociology. In addition to the tech sphere, all of the natural sciences or liberal arts have some facet in which coding is utilized. 

Back to our core question: How do we reinvent the education system to help us make our future better? Well, thankfully efforts are already underway for such an endeavor. There is a new growing percentage of schools which offer online courses, allowing students to learn at their own pace, and we have also seen an increase in learning methods such as bootcamps, an organized period in which participants engage in a rigorous and focused schedule of training in order to learn or improve skills. 

But we don’t have to look far to find such opportunities. At Harbour.Space, our students are looking for ways to reinvent the wheel - they are working on projects to reform the education system. 

We talked to both Ajay Warrier (Bananas Academy) and Timothée Oliveau (Oxygen) to get their perspective on the topic.

We’ve established a solid foundation, but we can’t stop here. The curve of innovation is continuous. We keep innovating and progressing because, at the end of the day, even if just one kid can be inspired to learn, that is another potential dreamer who has just obtained the tools to change the world.

At Harbour.Space we work on preparing today’s generation for the challenges of tomorrow. 

We offer a two week summer camp that focuses on inspiring and shaping the leaders of the future. It was a project born from a need for innovation in our current educational system. 

Our Tech Scouts Summer Camp offers hands-on accelerated learning experience in design, entrepreneurship and tech. It aims to bring those topics to the attention of the generation that will lead in a few years and make them fall in love with solving problems.