This South Philly Educator is Raising Money for a Tech Education and Esports Space

Brandon Washington dreams of providing an after-school program for the young people of his community to gather and learn in. There would be an hour dedicated to homework, an hour for learning about STEM topics, and an hour for esports-related activities.

Why a whole hour for esports? They’ll teach kids soft skills, such as working with a team and following through on your goals, he told Technical.ly.

This dream could be within reach for the technologist and teacher as he kicks off a new fundraising campaign this week. The goal is to raise $50,000 by Nov. 11 to support his South Philly collaborative workspace, 1901.

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