Your DevMountain Experience

Passive vs. Active Education

Important things you should expect

You should expect to struggle
You should expect to feel dumber than others
You should expect to feel overwhelmed

We have 13 weeks to turn you into a web developer.

Dealing with adversity

Give up
Get depressed
Blame others
Work hard, stay positive

Students who work the hardest and stay positive often surpass their "more experienced" peers.

Your DevMountain Experience

Daily Schedule

9am: Toy Problem

9:30am: Review

10am: Lecture/Guided Practice

11:30am: Mini Project

12:30pm: Lunch

1:30pm: Project

Your DevMountain Experience

Weekly Items

Mentor reviews
Friday breakfast
Optional activities (fun)
Cohort activities (fun)

Events

Other

Interim Week

Your DevMountain Experience

What are you not paying for?

24/7 access to teachers, mentors

Job

A static skillset

A personalized, 1:1 experience

Your DevMountain Experience

What are you paying for?

Expert teachers

Excellent mentors

Modern, project-based, refined curriculum

24/7 hack space

Network + alumni

The Devmountain Hack Space

Kings Peak

Baldy

Timpanogos

Nebo

Do's

Respect peers, students, mentors
Go "all in"
Have fun
Build relationships
Every single repo, mini project, toy problem

Don'ts

Play music out loud (headphones)
Miss class (email in case of emergency)
Interview for jobs prior to end of class
In-class relationships
Make fun, harass, fight w/ others
Drugs/alcohol
Download copyrighted material

LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Cahlan Sharp [interim]

LEAD MENTOR

Dustin Myers

STUDENT SUCCESS

Krissy Weekly