GG4L provided an incredible virtual internship opportunity to LAUSD's Career Technical Education students who are aspiring to enter the tech industry. In the Certified School Passport Administrator internship, three rising seniors from Grant High School participated in enterprise software support work-based learning activities and completed courses on Coursera. Students learned about IT administration and operations through shadowing professionals and in turn learned professional communication and current industry practices.

The CSPA Coursera content sparked genuine curiosity and interest among my students. They explored real-world data management and related topics with enthusiasm, some even conducting their own research about tangential concepts that align with their career goals. GG4L's ongoing support and communication made it a smooth and enriching experience for all of us, and I hope to have many more students in CPS go through their CSPA certification course.

All of my students are of demographics underrepresented in computer science and have nothing like this to include on a resume. Last year, one of the students in the CSPA internship started the school year guaranteeing me he would not go to college. By the end of the year, he was enrolled in a full schedule of college math for this fall because he decided he wanted a career in cybersecurity. If we really want to change the face of computer science, stepping stones like the CSPA internship are critical.