About CodeJoy
“How do we include more kids than ever in coding and robotics?”
This was the question Kelsey Derringer and Matt Chilbert asked when they formed CodeJoy in 2019. They imagined a program where learners feel welcome, experience success, and interact with real robots from anywhere in the world.
Company Timeline
Q3/Q4 2023
Lease and build out of new CodeJoy studio and office space!
SY 2023/24
School year long initiatives:
- ABC CREATE L.E.A.D.S. program year 1
- Connecticut Lieutenant Governor’s Computing Challenge participation
Q2 2023
Amanda Jeane Strode joins the team as Director of Learning
Q2 2023
- Summer initiatives:
- Infosys Foundation USA
- Iowa STEM Scale Up
- Infosys Foundation USA
- Debut of a trial format CodeJoy Make-A-Thons
- Adds Python/MicroPython to teachable languages
Q4 2022
Received Social Impact Investment Award from RK Mellon
SY 2022/23
School year long initiatives:
- ABC CREATE L.E.A.D.S. program year 1
- Connecticut Lieutenant Governor’s Computing Challenge participation
Q2 2022
Summer initiatives:
- Infosys Foundation USA
- Iowa STEM Scale Up!
Q1 2022
- Student Session Season 1 completed
- Susan Willems joins the team as Director of Operations
Q2 2021
Start delivering school professional development delivery at scale
Q2 2021
Summer initiatives:
- Iowa STEM Scale Up!
- Berkeley Girls in Engineering program (200+ participants)
Q1 2021
First full deployment of CodeJoy live at scale
Q4 2020
- Music Director Bryce Rabideau joins the CodeJoy team
- UNICEF Kids Hack the Crisis global event
Q3 2020
- Mike Cotterman joins the team
- First successful tests of CodeJoy Live
Q2 2020
- CodeJoy prototypes live, interactive sessions using Netsblox
- First large initiatives:
- Berkeley Girls in Engineering (200+ participants)
- Online classes for Make: Magazine
Q3 2019
Kelsey and Matt found CodeJoy in Matt’s garage in Pittsburgh, PA.
