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Udacity: High School seniors take Udacity classes to benefit The School Fund
What were you doing the summer before your senior year? Studying computer science and fundraising? That's what two upcoming seniors, Russell Kaplan and Jemma Issroff, of the Dalton School in New York City are doing. Kaplan and Issroff, leaders for Team NYC, are not only participating in Udacity's Secondary School Challenge to win a trip to Silicon Valley and ride in a self-driving car, but also to fundraise for The School Fund. The School Fund provides a unique platform that connects students in the developing world with funders. Their mission is, "to help build a world where any student, no matter where they are born, has the opportunity to attend school; and any school, no matter where it is built, has the opportunity to offer students a full range of engaging learning experiences."Kaplan writes, "We joined because the democratization of education is something that we care a lot about, and that's why we chose to support The School Fund.According to The School Fund's website, stu…