Project Lead:  Christine Lee (chrlee@gmail.com)

BOOTUP as a computer education and science demo project. I am now working with a guy named Young Cho, and he is great. He visits the Mar Vista Projects - Central High School. CHS is a continuation school and is comprised of a group of wonderful kiddos. They are so great - bright, respectful, but definitely they have seen a lot of horrors in their day. We are doing a dual computer education/donation with engineering/science/environmental demonstrations that (we hope) are engaging and perhaps piquing their interest in these fields.
Accomplishments.

• We got four of the kids to apply for Summer @ CENS and two of them accepted. We are so proud!
• Donated approximately 10 computers - some going to the kids, some to stay in the classroom
• Young and I are the main visitors, but Young is more regular than I am :)
• Coordinated over 8 speakers to come give demos
  • Topics include: wastewater treatment, music and physics, hydrogen cell car, circuits, New Orleans and social work, digital art, and more.
  • Two field trips! UCLA - Engineers' Week April 2008 and Safari at Mother's Beach in Marina del Rey April 2008.