The Master Builders Club
Afterschool K-12 STEM Club at Portland, Oregon
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Our mission: Organizing youth effort, passion, time, and dreams to develop great future skillset in MECSE (math, entrepreneurship, computer science, and engineering)
- To build teamwork, communication, critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision making, and leadship skills through learning by doing and learning by teaching;
- To provide the means for youths from different background to understand key concepts in the fields of MECSE for the great technology challenges of tomorrow;
- To encourage participation and camaraderie between youths in MECSE disciplines, by presenting them in thought-provoking activities, problem-solving, events, lectures, competitions, and more;
- To encourage every youth to apply their MECSE-related skills to creating meaningful projects and solving real-world problems to benefit local communities from different cultures and groups;
- To raise money for and grant awards to youths in MECSE-related training and further education opportunities;
- To build connections with industry professionals and entrepreneurs and inspire youths to work alongside them.
Programs:
- Cybersecurity:
- CyberCamp (Grade 6-12): Register for Summer CyberCamps 2025
- CyberPatriot Competition (Grade 6-12): Join our TitanTurtles teams to participate in CyberPatriot 18 (2025-2026)
- Chess:
- Lichess Tournament (anyone): Fridays 7-9pm
- Chess Class (Grade K-12): Register at Rose City Chess for Classes and Camps
- Chess Training (Grade K-12): Register at Puddletown Chess (some are free)
- Math:
- Thursdays: 6-8pm, zoom
- Math Kangaroo (Grade 4-12):
- Mathcon (Grade 4-12):
- Other Computer Science:
- ACSL Programming (Grade 4-12): Free Register form
- USACO Programming (Grade 4-12): For fee Register form
- Fun Bridge: