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News & updates
What's happening at The League, plus press coverage going back to 2011.
Summer 2026: Build With AI at League Labs
This summer we're running two free projects for students who want to build real things with AI — an AI Project Clinic for web applications and AI-Driven Robotics in the Robot Garage. Space is limited.
Wanted: Intern Robot Builders & 3D Designers
The LEAGUE is developing new robotics classes for younger students, but we currently have more robot parts than we have robot classes. We need some young...
AI Research is Now League Labs
We’ve been recruiting students for a summer AI Research program, and the initial response has been excellent. However, The LEAGUE Labs program has many more...
Summer Science Internships
The Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair and the LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers are working together to offer a special version of The LEAGUE’s...
Summer 2025 Research Projects
For older students, level 5 and above, our summer presearch projects will focus on various applications of neural networks. We will start with an...
VEX IQ Parts to Donate
We’ve got a large cache of VEX IQ parts, but no VEX IQ program, so I’d like to donate it to someone who can use it.
New League Class Proposals
We’ve been polling students, staff and parents about what new classes we should introduce for fall, and we’re whittling it down to a short list.
Parents Advisory Board
To better ensure that The LEAGUE is best serving our students, we are starting a parent’s advisory board. The core purpose of the board will be to get...
Roombas Running Again
Although we have not run our iAROC robot competition for a few years, we still have all of the robots, and there are few things sadder than an robot that...
FTC Robot Back In Service
The LEAGUE had competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge a few years ago, but as with many traditions, it ended with COVID. However, we’ve now got the robots...
Starting a League FIRST Robotics Team
For several years before the pandemic, the LEAGUE had a FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics (FTC) Team, but we have not run it in recent years. FTC is the second...
New Curriculum
For 2024, the Moisés Itzkowich Foundation has provided funding for a range of very important, but less glamorous needs of running a school: managing...
San Diego Self Storage donated $1000 to The LEAGUE
On February 14th, we received a donation of the $1000 from San Diego Self Storage. The company’s facility manager, Chris Wood, handed the check to our...
Students develop low-cost ventilator
When the first cases of COVID-19 began to appear in early 2020, hospitals were overloaded and emergency rooms did not have enough life-saving ventilators....
A Message from our Executive Director
Whew! 2020 is done – congratulations and Happy New Year!
San Diego nonprofit is giving kids access to tech education
Executive Director of The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers, Sarah Tuakli along with student, Isis talked about the program and how they are helping kids.
A Message from The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers
The traumatic events of recent weeks have challenged us all, often in unexpected ways. As an organization, we acknowledge that racism exists in today’s...
How Our Coding School Transitioned to Fully Distance Learning in 24 hours
Understandably, the sudden urgency and severity of the COVID-19 outbreak has been a total shock for us all. Prior to the crisis, The LEAGUE had 11...
Girls Electrical Engineering Workshop
https://www.delmartimes.net/lifestyle/events/story/2019-07-19/league-of-amazing-programmers-offers-electrical-engineering-course
LEAGUE Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship
Long-time student Delara Aryan has been awarded the prestigious Stamps Scholarship. Before heading to the University of Southern California in the fall, she...
LEAGUE Students Pass Oracle Exam
LEAGUE Students Present Upper-Level Projects
In May, upper-level students working on special projects had a chance to present their work at The LEAGUE’s annual Parents’ Night. The projects ranged in...
Wilson Middle School – Thank You ResMed Foundation!
12 Wilson Middle School students attended an intensive Introduction to Java Programming workshop the first week of their 2018 Spring Break. Graduates of the...
League of Amazing Programmers Day 12/4/17 officially announced on Channel 7 News!
Channel 7 news announces that San Diego City Council is declaring December 4, 2017 officially “The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers Day”. The LEAGUE is...
League of Amazing Programmers Day 12/4/17 awarded by San Diego City Council
The LEAGUE was officially recognized by the City Council of San Diego for its achievements in teaching java programming to kids and for winning the D4SD...
The LEAGUE Of Amazing Programmers Wins Top Honors At Design For San Diego 2017
High School-Aged Students’ Solution for Solving a Complex City Problem Outmatches Those of Professional and College-Level Designers to Claim Civic Design...
Spring Break Workshops on Channel 10 News!
Local reporter Jared Aarons visited The LEAGUE at the Malcolm X Library during the March 2017 workshop week. Concurrently, camps were also held at the...
League Students Place 1st in First Tech Challenge Robotics Competition
FTC Winning Alliance Team Members holding trophy (L to R): JT Young, Dylan Powell, Jake Malter, Jack Pollin, Carlee Weber, Kanvar Soin, Brandon Powell
League Featured in Councilmember Bry February 2017 Newsletter
February 2017
Former League Student Visits Classroom
January 2017
Carmel Valley youths win second place at robot competition
Del Mar Times Newspaper, July 12, 2012
Carmel Valley engineer runs unique nonprofit school that teaches computer programming to youths
Del Mar Times Newspaper, November 14, 2011
6th annual International Autonomous Robot Competition features local kids
Del Mar Times July, 2013
The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers: Mentoring the Next Generation of Programming
By: Sherry Booth Freeman, Ph.D.
Local Students Create Mobile Crime App
Del Mar Times, November 2016
The LEAGUE Attends Navy Gold Coast Event at San Diego Convention Center
Lead Teacher Keith Groves along with students Yashwin Madakamutil, Alec Howell and Evan Wright represented The LEAGUE. The students are pictured talking to...
E3 High Students – 2016-2017 Inaugural Graduating Class
This year we embarked upon a unique partnership with E3 Civic High School to offer Java programming classes as an elective class. It has been a great...
League Student Deyvid Diego: Casa de Amistad students receive college scholarships
Del Mar Times, June 2016
Rancho Santa Fe School robotics team earns awards at iARoC competition, including a first place win
Rancho Santa Fe Review, July 2015
Local school teams taking part in 8th annual robot competition at Balboa Park
Del Mar Times Newspaper, June 2015
Self-driving robot competition at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
La Jolla Patch, 2015
Carmel Valley club members win awards for programming at CodeDay
Del Mar Times, March 2015
The LEAGUE: giving kids the power to code June Clarke heads an after-school program that teaches programming
The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2015
Why Join The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers, as told by Stephen Cerruti, Senior Software Developer at Asset Science
Assets Science, November 2014