Lighthouse Labs
| Type of business | Immersive Bootcamp |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| No. of locations |  Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary |
| Industry | Education |
| URL | www |
Lighthouse Labs is a teaching facility for web and mobile software development in multiple cities across Canada. The establishment organizes an annual free learn-to-code event, The HTML500, in partnership with TELUS.[1] More recently, the bootcamp became the first organization to offer a remote-hybrid web development program in Whitehorse through a partnership with the Government of Yukon.[2]
Locations
Vancouver
Opened in 2013, Lighthouse Labs' first immersive bootcamp facility is based out of Launch Academy, an incubator in the heart of the city's Gastown neighborhood.[3] Students learn front and back-end development through the bootcamp's Web and iOS programs.[4] The iOS program, launched in July 2014, is arguably Canada's first immersive iOS immersive program.[5]
Toronto
As part of a national partnership with HIGHLINE, a seed stage investment platform, Lighthouse Labs announced the launch of its Toronto operations during the The HTML500 in February 2015.[6] Located in HIGHLINE's office in downtown Toronto, the facility offers enrollment in any of the bootcamp's full-time or part-time programs. It joins existing Toronto-based bootcamps such as Bitmaker Labs, BrainStation and HackerYou as one of several developer bootcamps that offer in-person learning opportunities to individuals in the Greater Toronto Area.[7]
Calgary
In April 2015, Lighthouse Labs launched a 'pop-up' program in Calgary through its national partnership with HIGHLINE, a co-venture platform that helps early stage digital startups. Lighthouse Labs in Calgary currently offers students the opportunity to enroll in a 6-week part-time program focused primarily on learning the fundamentals of web development.[8][9]
Whitehorse
In partnership with the Government of Yukon, Lighthouse Labs launched the territory's first web development bootcamp via a remote-hybrid program.[10] Students remotely attend lectures from the bootcamp's Vancouver location and have access to on-site assistance through Mentors in the facility [2][11]
Scholarships
Simon Fraser University
The 'Lighthouse Labs Prize' is an annual scholarship open to students of Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology. Worth over $7000, the scholarship awards one student a spot in the bootcamp's web-development program in Vancouver and is currently in its second year of institution.[12]
See also
- Coursera
- Codecademy
- Khan Academy
- The Data Incubator
- General Assembly
- Lynda.com
- App Academy
- Bloc (code school)
References
- ^ "The HTML500 Bootcamp Teaches Free Coding To Promote Digital Literacy". http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/. 25 Jan 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ a b "Coding boot camp trains future Yukon web developers". http://www.gov.yk.ca/. 27 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Joseph Czikk (3 September 2013). "New Vancouver-Based Coding Academy to launch this fall". http://www.betakit.com/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "A new coding bootcamp is filling the talent gap in Vancouver". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ "Vancouver's Lighthouse Labs Launches Canada's First iOS Bootcamp Course". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ "Toronto's Newest Tech Bootcamp Will Change Your Career Forever". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ "Learn to Code in 2015: A List of Toronto's In-Person Learning Opportunities". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ "National Partnership with HIGHLINE". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Lighthouse Labs Calgary". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Yukoners brave intense eight-week 'coding camp'". http://www.cbc.ca/. 25 Feb 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "'Hybrid' coding boot camp aims to bring tech sector to rural Canada". www.biv.com. 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Apply Today to Earn a Spot in Lighthouse Labs Web Development Bootcamp". 2015-06-10.