Our Team
Coding Kick-Start has experience
We are a group of driven high school students who noticed a lack in the available opportunities for younger students to learn programming.
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We decided to bridge the gap and use our experience to teach computer science in multiple different areas of our expertise. From Scratch to Java to Python, we've got you covered.
Our teachers have placed internationally in science fairs and robotics competitions and have been admitted to study computer science at Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, and many more.
Our Teachers
Kabir Jolly
Stanford University
Computer Science
Kabir will be studying CS at Stanford and is passionate about the intersection of AI and social entrepreneurship to make an impact in fields such as healthcare. Kabir has been competing in science fairs for 6 years and is a Regeneron STS Scholar, TJSHS Winner, and 3x ISEF finalist, placing 3rd and 2nd in 2018 and 2019. Beyond science fair, Kabir is the President of the DICE Entrepreneurship Club and has competed at the DECA ICDC. He enjoys playing tennis and working on CS-related projects in his free time.
Jacob Carter
Lousiana State University
Computer Science
Jacob is pursuing a degree in Computer Science at LSU with plans to go into software development. For three years, Jacob has programmed for FIRST team Texas Torque, a world ranked team that won the Dripping Springs Regional and Chairman’s award this season. His Senior year, he served as programming lead to the team. Outside of Computer Science, Jacob has participated in National Honor Society, served as Vice President of Science National Honor Society, and co-founded College Park’s only environmental club. In his free time Jacob enjoys learning new programming languages and playing the Tuba.
Michael Gerhard
The University of Texas at Austin
Computer Science and Business Honors
Michael will be attending UT Austin as a member of the Computer Science and Business honors program (Texas CSB). Michael has been heavily involved in science fair, winning 1st place at the Houston Science Fair 4 years in a row, placing 2nd at the Texas State Fair, and qualifying to the International Science Fair twice, where he placed 3rd in 2018. He enjoys programming, having created multiple smartphone apps (including one for a German multinational, Lidl), and being involved in computer science UIL. Michael is passionate about the intersection of technology and business and hopes to one-day effect positive change through entrepreneurship. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, cycling, and playing tennis.
Ben Endara
The University of Texas at Austin
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ben will be majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He is excited to start college and aims to forge a career in the aerospace industry. Ben was an avid member of FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1477 Texas Torque. He joined the team as a rising sophomore and quickly climbed the ranks, becoming one of the team’s two drivers in his first season. In his junior year, he served as one of the team’s CAD Leads and as a senior Ben was promoted to Build Lead, the highest technical position within the team. Texas Torque qualified for the world championship all three years Ben participated, winning multiple Regional Events. In his free time, Ben enjoys programming and cycling.