Get Involved With Our School Chapters
We are working closely with schools in the Halton region to create a strong entrepreneurial community. TU20 Chapters strive to achieve:
Create a technology eco-system within schools and get students involved in Silicon Halton and the local tech community.
Help students learn about various technology related skills
Get students to create projects that let them learn how to take ideas, and produce solutions/products
Help students understand how to land a job in the tech industry
Topics We’ll Learn About & Discuss In Chapter Meetings
Topics we’ll cover to help you understand what TU20 is, how our kickoff C3 Workshop can help you learn and contribute to the tech community in Halton, how you can participate in the TU20 Cup, and how you can Learn How 2 Get Hired for a summer job include:
User Experience
- How To Use The See-do Technique To Design Your App
- Design your logo
- Prototyping Your Idea
- How to build a Company and Community – Value proposition and understanding the customer
Business/Marketing
- How To Refine Your Idea With The Lean Startup Mentality
- Introduction To Consumer Psychology
- How To Pitch Your Idea To Investors
- How To Find Trends With Big Data and Apply Machine Learning
Technology
- Build a website with wordpress
- The Structure Of A Successful Tech Company (And It’s Code)
- Everything Goes Wrong! – How To Use Source Control, Backups, Recover To Get Back On Track
- Understand who’s on your website! Google analytics and Split Testing
Selling/Networking
- How To Rock Your Sales Presentation
- Reach Your Customer With Email Blasts
- Learn What Your Customers Really Want
- Building A Personal Brand
School Chapter List
We have school chapters currently in Oakville and Burlington
Garth Webb
Student Chapter Leaders – Sam, Diyar, Ryan
Iroquois Ridge
Student Chapter Leaders – Nicole, Josh, Brandon, Jordan
White Oaks
Student Chapter Leaders – Farris, Timur, Jacky, Tiger
Dr. Frank J. Hayden
Student Chapter Leaders – Rachel, Noor
T.A Blakelock
School Chapter Leaders – Viktor, Dorian
Abbey Park
School Chapter Leaders – Alex, Taylor, Dave
Aldershot School
School Chapter Leader – Isaac
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
School Chapter Leaders – Helena, Ben
Interested in Starting a School Chapter?
If you’d like to learn more about starting a chapter, contact the TU20 Chapters Program Lead – Vikram Lal by filling out the form here.
Connect With Us
We are a supportive and helpful tech/business community of youth under the age of 20. We are a division of Silicon Halton
– the grassroots technology community of people who make a living, make meaning, and make things happen in Halton.
Use the form below to submit your contact information and get in touch with us. Alternatively, you can send us an email at techundertwenty[at]gmail[dot]com