Holberton School

2016-01-22 – Day 0

Congratulations!• Top 2.5% of applicants• Welcome to Level 4, The Hatchery!

Accounts created - Level 0 1,338

Admission - Level 1, multiple small tests

657

Admission - Level 2, project 122

Admission - Level 3, interview

80

Hatchery - Level 4 33

Day 0• Welcome and introduction• How does it work• Rules and onboarding• Feedback on pre-day 0• Man GIT

• And install a pull-up bar, Dora?

Meet the team behind Holberton School

What should Education solve?• From the 18th century to today

• Access to knowledge to too much information• Slow paced World to High paced World• One technology to Many technologies• One job to Many jobs

• Learn how to learn• Learn problem solving vs learn how to use a tool• Experience is less important than before, what is much

more important is how fast you can learn new things, create and embrace disruption

What is Holberton School? (1/2)• Community-driven school• Community = Employees + Mentors + Students• This is YOUR school

• With great power comes great responsibility• Curriculum• Space• Rules• Marketing• …

Meet the team behind Holberton School

What is Holberton School? (2/2)• A different way of learning• Intense and exciting• Full-stack• Soft-skills

• Starting today: Tweet at least once a day• The meetup group

• Lots of mentors• Startup-like environment• Always evolving to make it better

• Expect bugs :)

The Holberton Wall