To ensure that OGTV leads by example on the idea that Black History Month is "EveryDay" in Honor of STEM Diversity by officially supporting the not for profit Future Kings. We were happy to be a part of Future King's 2nd Annual Black History Month Gala. To support this amazing not for profit that trains young males 6th grade to 12th grade in coding, and teaching them to develop Apps that can be sold to businesses to help grow their revenues. Congratulations Future Kings, and its great to be on board. To support Future Kings, call 202-469-3423 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Future Kings was created to highlight the benefits to the underserved community of empowering its males. The belief is that if we can invest in the goal of empowering these males through entrepreneurial success, the return on investment will be exponentially higher. For that reason, we are creating a pipeline of young men that is designed to create a strong alternative to the existing system-based pipelines leading to underemployment and incarceration. Our pipeline leads to a college education and the creation of minority owned, STEM-based businesses.
Building the Pipeline
The Future Kings are working to overcome the racial and income barriers that impede these young men and their families from gaining financial self-sufficiency. Our organization is creating a repeatable, scalable process for entrepreneurial training that is self-sustaining. The organization provides the academic education and hands-on experiences to create a cadre of entrepreneurs from underserved communities. These young entrepreneurs create STEM-based businesses that operate in some of the high growth industries of the 21st century. Specifically, participants develop skills in (a) computer coding associated with computer game design, (b) cyber-security, (c) stock market investing, and (4) engineering processes that use 3-D printing.
Strategy
The Future Kings entrepreneurial instruction is based on two research based tenets. One of the tenets is “Applied Learning”. The other is “Authenticity”. “Applied Learning” is an educational pedagogy that uses project based learning as a way of helping students make connections between what they learn in school and how that knowledge is used for real purposes. “Authenticity” in K-12 education refers to how well classroom activities reflect the everyday and occupational practices of adults both in school and out of school program that functions as an internship program for boys in grades 6 to 12.
Process
The foundation of the instructional process is the creation of revenue generating businesses. The businesses serve as internships for the Future Kings participants. Each template business has five departments: (1) corporate management, (2) human resources, (3) production, (4) customer service, and (5) marketing/sales. It is these businesses that provide both the “Applied Learning” and the “Authenticity” that is foundational to the Future Kings program. The instructional program is a combination of classroom instruction, field trips, guest speakers, and exposure to high demand specialties with STEM foundations. At Future Kings, STEM-based entrepreneurship is the key to empowering our underserved male students towards that success.
History
The Future Kings organization is a 501(c)(3) approved, non-profit corporation located in Dumfries, Virginia. We were formed in December 2010. Since creation, we have served over 200 young men. Currently, we have program graduates at West Virginia University, University of Virginia, Morehouse College, and Northern Virginia Community College. FK is on a path to create a cadre of successful entrepreneurs with STEM-based businesses who give back to their communities while changing the negative societal perceptions of young men from underserved communities. To become a sponsoring supporter of Future Kings call 202-469-3423 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Future Kings is also looking for volunteers from government agencies who want to be a Brother's Keeper to these young men. Stay tuned for the HackaThon and the Science & Engineering Festival in April 2016. For more information email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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