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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 also runs activities such as a bookmark-making booth, a math puzzle-drawing table, model rocket kits, teaching math through fantasy football, weekend reading classes, and an in-class program on Wednesdays that uses sports as a bridge between students and math.
• Ages: 11–15 years old
• Price: On SVY's 10th anniversary, to thank everyone for their support over the years, they are launching a special Fall 2025 promotion: A student's first online course signup for the semester will be free, and all other courses will be reduced to $10 per class (original price $15).
Silicon Valley Youth Classes is part of Silicon Valley Youth, a student-run nonprofit educational and community service organization under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its mission is to develop the intellectual, moral, civic, and creative capabilities of youth so they can serve and lead society. Silicon Valley Youth is an official certifying organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award, and all profits from classes are donated to Ravenswood City School District. Since 2015, Silicon Valley Youth has raised over $270,000 and helped two underprivileged school districts, including raising over $50,000 to donate a kiln, sponsor multiple writing contests, and donate school supplies. The organization also runs the SVY Grant program to support student-led projects with an educational focus, and its inaugural grant went to high school junior Benjamin Liu for a public art mural project that works with special needs students. The leadership team includes Co-presidents Anping Zhu, Justin Gu, and Annli Zhu; Executive Vice President of Operations Cayden Gu; EVP of Academics Anping Zhu; and EVP of Marketing Aiden Ye.
Silicon Valley Youth has been involved in community events and donations, including attending the 40th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and setting up a bookmark-making booth, volunteering at the Ravenswood school district math fair, donating $5000 to the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) to support its Civic Leadership Program, and donating nearly $2000 worth of model rocket kits to an 8th grade science class at LeyVa Middle School. SVY has created school-year enrichment programs for students in East Palo Alto, including donations toward arts programs, support for writing contests, anti-bullying campaigns, iPads for distance learning during the pandemic, and scholarships, and its contributions to East Palo Alto date back to 2016. SVY donates all profits from classes to Ravenswood City School District and sees the Ravenswood school district and APALI as crucial partners in growing awareness for educational equity in the Bay Area. A local middle school teacher, Mrs. Harriette Huang, described a math game night that SVY encouraged, partnered on, and sponsored, noting that the gym was packed for two hours, families asked about the next event, and students were still talking about the math they learned weeks later. Co-president Justin Gu has stated that the main goal at Silicon Valley Youth is to help students develop their love for learning, to show them that learning is fun and accessible and not just limited to the classroom, and that a main area of need was showing students why math is relevant in the world around them. He has also said that the concepts were often hard to grasp because of how abstract they were, that sports had sparked his own interest in math when he was growing up, and that he saw that as a way he could reach and encourage students.
Last updated April 4, 2026.
• Ages: 11–15 years old
• Price: On SVY's 10th anniversary, to thank everyone for their support over the years, they are launching a special Fall 2025 promotion: A student's first online course signup for the semester will be free, and all other courses will be reduced to $10 per class (original price $15).
Silicon Valley Youth Classes is part of Silicon Valley Youth, a student-run nonprofit educational and community service organization under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its mission is to develop the intellectual, moral, civic, and creative capabilities of youth so they can serve and lead society. Silicon Valley Youth is an official certifying organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award, and all profits from classes are donated to Ravenswood City School District. Since 2015, Silicon Valley Youth has raised over $270,000 and helped two underprivileged school districts, including raising over $50,000 to donate a kiln, sponsor multiple writing contests, and donate school supplies. The organization also runs the SVY Grant program to support student-led projects with an educational focus, and its inaugural grant went to high school junior Benjamin Liu for a public art mural project that works with special needs students. The leadership team includes Co-presidents Anping Zhu, Justin Gu, and Annli Zhu; Executive Vice President of Operations Cayden Gu; EVP of Academics Anping Zhu; and EVP of Marketing Aiden Ye.
Silicon Valley Youth has been involved in community events and donations, including attending the 40th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and setting up a bookmark-making booth, volunteering at the Ravenswood school district math fair, donating $5000 to the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) to support its Civic Leadership Program, and donating nearly $2000 worth of model rocket kits to an 8th grade science class at LeyVa Middle School. SVY has created school-year enrichment programs for students in East Palo Alto, including donations toward arts programs, support for writing contests, anti-bullying campaigns, iPads for distance learning during the pandemic, and scholarships, and its contributions to East Palo Alto date back to 2016. SVY donates all profits from classes to Ravenswood City School District and sees the Ravenswood school district and APALI as crucial partners in growing awareness for educational equity in the Bay Area. A local middle school teacher, Mrs. Harriette Huang, described a math game night that SVY encouraged, partnered on, and sponsored, noting that the gym was packed for two hours, families asked about the next event, and students were still talking about the math they learned weeks later. Co-president Justin Gu has stated that the main goal at Silicon Valley Youth is to help students develop their love for learning, to show them that learning is fun and accessible and not just limited to the classroom, and that a main area of need was showing students why math is relevant in the world around them. He has also said that the concepts were often hard to grasp because of how abstract they were, that sports had sparked his own interest in math when he was growing up, and that he saw that as a way he could reach and encourage students.
Last updated April 4, 2026.
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