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When she arrived, Leslie immediately took to Make School’s practical approach to learning. “I thought the free form of the learning environment was helpful―we would build products instead of memorizing methods and spitting them out for exams like we did in college. We were encouraged to use all our resources, like an actual programmer.” Leslie added, “I enjoyed that I was able to work on actual products instead of building things that I'd never use again. It was exciting to build things that solved actual problems.”

During her time at the Make School, Leslie had the unique opportunity to work on a project in conjunction with The White House. “Susan Nesbitt [Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Make School] had a contact in the Obama administration, and they were looking for people to help with their [ConnectAll Initiative](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/09/fact-sheet-president-obama-announces-connectall-initiative), which was a proposal to provide Internet access to all Americans,” Leslie noted. “I was drawn to the project because I have enjoyed volunteering ever since high school. I applied and was one of four people chosen.”
During her time at Make School, Leslie had the unique opportunity to work on a project in conjunction with The White House. “Susan Nesbitt [Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Make School] had a contact in the Obama administration, and they were looking for people to help with their [ConnectAll Initiative](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/09/fact-sheet-president-obama-announces-connectall-initiative), which was a proposal to provide Internet access to all Americans,” Leslie noted. “I was drawn to the project because I have enjoyed volunteering ever since high school. I applied and was one of four people chosen.”

“Our team of Make School students did research to figure out how to best support this initiative, and the staff mentored us to help get us into the right mindset. Ultimately, my team and I decided to build a platform to help those who have never used the Internet or who were new to technology. We built a web app called Go Digital with Us to provide a catalog of tutorial content.”

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