Silicon Valley Youth Classes
Silicon Valley Youth, 780 Arastradero Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94306
About
Silicon Valley Youth Classes offers academic and enrichment classes that include Economics, Debate, Current Events, US History, AMC 8, Java, Website Design, and Public Speaking. The program’s activities also include teaching math through fantasy football, hosting weekend reading classes, and an in-class program on Wednesdays that uses sports as a bridge between students and math. Additional hands-on projects and events have included a bookmark-making booth with tassels, stickers, and Asian-inspired designs, a math puzzle-drawing table, a public art mural project that works with special needs students, and model rocket kits to build and launch model rockets.
• Ages: 11–15 years old
• Price: On SVY's 10th anniversary, to thank everyone for their support over the years, a student's first online course signup for the Fall 2025 semester will be free, and all other courses will be reduced to $10 per class (original price $15).
Silicon Valley Youth is a student-run nonprofit educational and community service organization whose mission is to develop the intellectual, moral, civic, and creative capabilities of youth so they can serve and lead society. Since 2015, Silicon Valley Youth has had over 2,800 students in more than 280 classes across 55+ cities in 3 countries, has raised over $270,000, and has helped 2 underprivileged school districts. All profits from classes go toward supporting education and creating equal opportunities for all students, and Silicon Valley Youth donates all profits from classes to the Ravenswood City School District, where it has raised over $50,000 used to donate a kiln, sponsor multiple writing contests, and donate school supplies. Silicon Valley Youth is a 501(c)(3) student-run nonprofit educational and community service organization and is an official certifying organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award.
The leadership team has included co-presidents Anping Zhu, Annli Zhu, and Justin Gu; Executive Vice President of Academics Anping Zhu; Executive Vice President of Marketing Aiden Ye; and Executive Vice President of Operations Cayden Gu. Partners and supporters have included math teacher and local activist Mrs. Harriette Huang from Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School in the Ravenswood City School District, founder and executive director Michael Chang of the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI), and California State Assemblyman Evan Low. At community events, leaders and students such as Edward Feng, Isabella Shen, Anrui Hong, and Ankang Hong have run activities like the bookmark-making booth.
Silicon Valley Youth’s contributions to East Palo Alto date back to 2016 and have included school-year enrichment programs, donations toward arts programs in school, support for writing contests, anti-bullying campaigns, iPads for distance learning during the pandemic, and scholarships. Silicon Valley Youth donates all class profits to the Ravenswood City School District and is enthusiastic about continuing to partner with the Ravenswood district and APALI in future efforts. The organization has also created the SVY Grant program to support student-led projects with an educational focus, and the inaugural SVY Grant was presented to high school junior Benjamin Liu for a public art mural project that works with special needs students.
Community involvement has included attending the 40th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and running a bookmark-making booth for kids, volunteering at the Ravenswood school district math fair by manning a math puzzle-drawing table, donating $5,000 to APALI’s Civic Leadership Program, and donating nearly $2,000 worth of model rocket kits to LeyVa Middle School teacher Brian Conrad’s 8th grade science class. SVY leaders and students are currently volunteering in East Palo Alto to help students there.
According to SVY Co-president Justin Gu, the main goal at Silicon Valley Youth is to help students develop their love for learning and to show them that learning is fun and accessible and not just limited to the classroom. He has stated that a main area of need for the students was showing why math is relevant in the world around them, that the concepts were often hard to grasp because of how abstract they were, and that sports had sparked his own interest in math when he was growing up, which he saw as a way to reach and encourage students. Local middle school teacher and activist Mrs. Harriette Huang shared that teachers and the school were shocked by how much students and parents enjoyed a game night, that the gym was packed for the whole two hours, that many asked when the next event would be, and that even weeks later students were still referring back to the game night and the math they learned, noting that the event would not have happened without Silicon Valley Youth’s encouragement, partnership, and sponsorship.
Last updated July 3, 2026.
• Ages: 11–15 years old
• Price: On SVY's 10th anniversary, to thank everyone for their support over the years, a student's first online course signup for the Fall 2025 semester will be free, and all other courses will be reduced to $10 per class (original price $15).
Silicon Valley Youth is a student-run nonprofit educational and community service organization whose mission is to develop the intellectual, moral, civic, and creative capabilities of youth so they can serve and lead society. Since 2015, Silicon Valley Youth has had over 2,800 students in more than 280 classes across 55+ cities in 3 countries, has raised over $270,000, and has helped 2 underprivileged school districts. All profits from classes go toward supporting education and creating equal opportunities for all students, and Silicon Valley Youth donates all profits from classes to the Ravenswood City School District, where it has raised over $50,000 used to donate a kiln, sponsor multiple writing contests, and donate school supplies. Silicon Valley Youth is a 501(c)(3) student-run nonprofit educational and community service organization and is an official certifying organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award.
The leadership team has included co-presidents Anping Zhu, Annli Zhu, and Justin Gu; Executive Vice President of Academics Anping Zhu; Executive Vice President of Marketing Aiden Ye; and Executive Vice President of Operations Cayden Gu. Partners and supporters have included math teacher and local activist Mrs. Harriette Huang from Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School in the Ravenswood City School District, founder and executive director Michael Chang of the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI), and California State Assemblyman Evan Low. At community events, leaders and students such as Edward Feng, Isabella Shen, Anrui Hong, and Ankang Hong have run activities like the bookmark-making booth.
Silicon Valley Youth’s contributions to East Palo Alto date back to 2016 and have included school-year enrichment programs, donations toward arts programs in school, support for writing contests, anti-bullying campaigns, iPads for distance learning during the pandemic, and scholarships. Silicon Valley Youth donates all class profits to the Ravenswood City School District and is enthusiastic about continuing to partner with the Ravenswood district and APALI in future efforts. The organization has also created the SVY Grant program to support student-led projects with an educational focus, and the inaugural SVY Grant was presented to high school junior Benjamin Liu for a public art mural project that works with special needs students.
Community involvement has included attending the 40th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and running a bookmark-making booth for kids, volunteering at the Ravenswood school district math fair by manning a math puzzle-drawing table, donating $5,000 to APALI’s Civic Leadership Program, and donating nearly $2,000 worth of model rocket kits to LeyVa Middle School teacher Brian Conrad’s 8th grade science class. SVY leaders and students are currently volunteering in East Palo Alto to help students there.
According to SVY Co-president Justin Gu, the main goal at Silicon Valley Youth is to help students develop their love for learning and to show them that learning is fun and accessible and not just limited to the classroom. He has stated that a main area of need for the students was showing why math is relevant in the world around them, that the concepts were often hard to grasp because of how abstract they were, and that sports had sparked his own interest in math when he was growing up, which he saw as a way to reach and encourage students. Local middle school teacher and activist Mrs. Harriette Huang shared that teachers and the school were shocked by how much students and parents enjoyed a game night, that the gym was packed for the whole two hours, that many asked when the next event would be, and that even weeks later students were still referring back to the game night and the math they learned, noting that the event would not have happened without Silicon Valley Youth’s encouragement, partnership, and sponsorship.
Last updated July 3, 2026.
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