$25K in initiatives towards Launch School's Covid-19 Response

Many members of our Launch School community may be affected by the current crisis. We'd like to try and help them. Due to the unprecedented global disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of our community members throughout the world have been adversely impacted. It may be easy to say that Launch School, being an online school, feels very little impact. But Launch School is nothing without its community. As more students feel the growing negative effects of Covid-19, the collective Launch School community also starts to feel the negative impacts of this pandemic. In this email, we'd like to summarize some initiatives we're putting in place to help support our community during this time, and also talk about why Launch School's approach to learning is built for times like these. You can scroll down for the summary, or [read our article on Medium]( for a more detailed article. $25,000 for the Launch School Community We're putting in place $25,000 in initiatives to assist our community in this urgent time.These initiatives cover 3 areas: - Hardship scholarships - Tuition-reimbursement work opportunities - No-interest loans The amount may not seem like a lot for large companies, but Launch School is a small business and it’s a significant amount to us. We'd like to ask that you only apply for these if you really need it. If you’re unsure, ask us for assistance and explain your situation — we want to hear from you. We’d like for you to apply if you recently lost income due to Covid-19. Specifically, we’d like to hear from you if the lost income has impacted your ability to study at Launch School or your ability to pay the subscription fee. You must have been subscribed at least 3 months at Launch School to qualify. [Please fill out this form to apply]( Webinar: How to Navigate a Recession for Software Engineers It also looks like Covid-19 will be the catalyst that launches our global economy into the next recession. Chris will be hosting a webinar on March 24th at 1pm Pacific on “How to Navigate a Recession for Software Engineers”. Drawing on his experience of two previous recessions, Chris will talk about the challenges, risks, and opportunities that occur during these times, and how the experience of those earlier recessions has formed his thinking on employment, learning, career-planning, and their influence on Launch School. [Register for the free webinar]( If you’re a current Launch School student, you’re in the right place. Launch School has always been about learning things well and not glossing over details. It’s our opinion that in the long run, fanatical and precise attention to fundamentals are what unlock every advanced topic or framework down the line. [Our results bear out this hypothesis](. But now it looks like the economy will take a turn for the worse. In a downturn, the option of learning quickly to land an entry level job will no longer be a viable path. Entry level jobs will disappear and cramming a few months will no longer be sufficient. Career transition into software engineering will now require that one master core fundamentals — that’s Launch School’s core competency. In good times, our pitch is to aim for higher salaries (a message that sometimes fell on deaf ears in a good economy). But in down times, it’s the only path forward. Covid-19 has turned some of our worst-case projections into reality. Not only has it destroyed lives, it has also wrecked economies. But we’ll get through it. Launch School was built specifically for this scenario. We only send out these Newsletters a few times a year. For more frequent community updates, make sure in Announcements and Frequent Updates is checked in your [Nofication settings](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Link]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 Launch School, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you expressed interest in Launch School. Our mailing address is: Launch School 6501 E. Greenway Pkwy #103-604Scottsdale, AZ 85254 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.