Hackducation 2022 is an online Hackathon that encourages high-school
students from Vancouver to try and develop prototypes that will help the Education system. Within the
span of 2 days, teams will work together to develop digital ideas aimed towards helping confront
educational challenges that societies encounter today. There will be workshops, keynote presentations,
interactive activities, and mentors to assist your creation along every step of the way.
Workshops
Rising To The Top - How Jamie Beaton Founded A Global $460M
Edtech Company at Age 17!
Description:
Have you ever wondered what it
takes to be a successful high school entrepreneur in EdTech?
Jamie Beaton founded Crimson Education at 17, and today it’s valued at $460M USD. He is a
Forbes' 30 Under 30 and a former Student Entrepreneur of the Year and will be sharing advice
on successful disruption, idea validation, fundraising, and acquisitions.
Biography:
Co-founder and CEO of Crimson Education
Jamie Beaton graduated from Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude in 2016 (two years ahead of
schedule) with a double-degree in Applied Mathematics-Economics and Applied Math. He was
also one of the youngest in the world to be accepted to Stanford's Graduate School of
Business at age 20.
In 2019, Jamie graduated from Stanford with an MBA and MA in Education —the youngest
ever recipient of the Arjay Miller Award (Top 10% of his class). He then began his PhD
(DPhil) in Public Policy from Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government as a Rhodes
Scholar.
Jamie founded Crimson Education in 2013 after applying to 25 of the world’s best
universities and being accepted to all of them. What began as Beaton’s desire to help his
friends achieve similar university admissions success quickly grew into a global education
technology company with some of the best student admissions success rates in the world,
making Jamie CEO of the world’s most successful university admissions consultancy - Crimson
Education.
AMA with a BigTech Recruiter
Description:
Wondering what life is like in
BigTech? Have you been curious about something but haven't found the right person or time to
ask? Wondering what the recruiting processes are like? Are you currently struggling to make
a career decision?
With Boba in hand, I will answer any questions you might have :)
Biography:
Jeff Nguyen, Founder @ BobaTalks
Jeff is the founder @ BobaTalks, a non-profit that helps university students navigate their
personal and career development through consultations. Jeff is currently a Technical
Recruiter @ Google, previously at Amazon, Microsoft, and Riot Games. He moonlights as a
photographer and wedding consultant, and has 2 dogs.
Working as an Early in Career Engineer
Description:
Marilyn will share her experiences
studying CS in college and working in the industry. Topics include the day-to-day life of an
early in career engineer, experiences as a women in tech, and the decisions she made to get
to where she is today. This will be a casual conversation and questions from the audience
are encouraged.
Biography:
Marilyn Sun: Software Engineer at Microsoft
Marilyn double majored in Computer Science and Cognitive & Brain Sciences and minored in
Dance at Tufts University. She is now a software engineer at Microsoft, working on
enterprise device management software.
Introduction to Python
Description:
Want to learn Python in one hour?
Join Sonny from Codédex for a fun workshop that's perfect for code newbies and intermediate
learners alike. We will use VS Code to build some basic Python programs and then do a fun
code challenge on Twitter at the very end.
Biography:
Sonny Li: Founder & Chief Vibes Officer at
Codédex
Sonny Li is the Founder & Chief Vibes Officer at Codédex, a brand new learn to code platform
for high schoolers and college students. He recently left Codecademy after being there for
five years. And prior to that, he was a CS lecturer at Columbia University and Lehman
College.
Winning Teams
EduEquity Systems
Andrew Huynh, William Huynh
EduEquity Systems allows schools to keep track of shortages and
surpluses in their resources, both human (ex. teachers and IT technicians) and physical (ex. computers
and textbooks). It centralizes every school’s inventory onto one platform, allowing governments and
school boards to monitor resource deficits while also allowing the schools themselves to exchange
resources with those in geographic proximity. This ultimately promotes a culture of equity.
Life Link
Alan Lu, Artur Kochetygov, Seeun Kim
Stress is one of the main educational challenges that students
face, and it leads to burnout, mental pressure, and physical deterioration. Many students use outside
sources, like games, reading, or doing hobbies to comfort themselves. We try our best to reflect that in
the situations presented in our game.
Snapshot
Anders Lee, Joseph Zheng, John Wang
More than half of harassment and bullying cases at schools go
unreported; students cited shame or embarrassment as why they didn’t tell anyone. Students with Snapshot
can take a photo of an incident (ranging from bullying, sanitation, safety, or a malfunction/damage)
anywhere within their school. The app prompts the user to rate the severity of the problem and provide
an optional description. All submissions are anonymous; administration are notified of any reports.
Executive Team
Simrit Mangat
Co-Executive Director
Emily Qin
Co-Executive Director
Lina Yang
Director of Outreach
David Su
Director of Activities
Jennifer Li
Director of Design
Alexander Zhong
Director of Marketing
YunFeng Zhang
Co-Director of Technology
Melania Yoo
Director of Finance
Sophie Jiang
Co-Director of Technology
Tian Xie
Director of Marketing
Sponsors
We are pleased to be sponsored by the following organizations for the 2022
year!