Macadamian Mentor, Dan Menard

“It's amazing how capable the students are of solving complex problems when given a little push. Near the end of a class, I explained the concept of recursion to a student who was facing a classic dynamic programming problem, but didn't have time to help him work out a solution. The next time I saw him, he had taken my general explanation and successfully applied it to his specific problem. I was very impressed!"
Mentor, Dan Menard
Software Developer
Macadamian Software

IBM Mentor, Tod Creasey

“My biggest surprise was the amount that the kids got done. They were producing applications at a level I would expect in first or second year university students, not 15 year olds.”
Mentor, Tod Creasey
Rational Team Concert Development and Legal
IBM Ottawa Lab

Mentor, Adam Boyle

 “When I was in university, this would have been a 2nd year course … I was impressed with how fast the students grasped programming constructs, software design, user experience, debugging, and project planning all while learning the basics of Java.  Well done guys!”
 Mentor, Adam Boyle
Product Manager
Agile Communications Environment
Avaya

IBM Mentor, Tim Mok

I'm impressed at how helpful the students were with each other. They really went the extra mile to teach each other helpful tricks or how to do something not learned in class. This is the kind of attitude that is valuable in the workplace."
Mentor, Tim Mok
Rational Team Concert Jazz SCM Developer
IBM Ottawa Lab

Warda's Journal -- Post-OCRI

OCRI WAS AWESOME!!! I wish we could go through the program again because it was cool to see the technology world the way we did. I went on to do Grade 11 Computer Science and am enjoying it. The experience of OCRI was amazing and I will never forget it. :D

And neither will Ammanie... :D