NEW YORK, June 2, 2026—More than 1,100 students from 70 schools across the country participated in coding and creativity programs, Swift Clubs, as part of the second annual competition hosted by Teach For America (TFA), a leading educational non-profit organization, with support from Apple’s Everyone Can Code and Everyone Can Create initiatives. Through the Swift Clubs program, students gained digital learning skills and culminated in a virtual showcase on May 20, where students presented their portfolios of live app prototypes and creative projects in a national competition.

“Together, we are working to ensure that students have more opportunities to see themselves as creators, leaders, and problem solvers,” said Aneesh Sohoni, Chief Executive Officer at Teach For America. “Our partnership with Apple helps us center our students' experiences while preparing them for a rapidly evolving economy.”

The showcase highlighted students who opted into Swift Clubs with trained teachers that deliver curriculum pathways:

1. Coding powered by Apple’s Everyone Can Code resources, where students learn Swift programming language, design an app prototype to solve a unique problem in their communities; and/or
2. Creative design powered by Apple’s Everyone Can Create resources, where students explore storytelling, music, video, and graphic design using creative programming applications.

Each year, students pick their favorite projects from their design portfolios to submit for the showcase. Clubs then select finalists to compete in the final app showcase, where an overall winner is declared by a panel of select judges.

This year’s winning projects included:

1. Craps Swift UI: an app, designed by high school students at Ewing Marion Kauffman School in Kansas City, inspired by the game of craps. Students aimed to address student boredom in a controlled environment, eliminating financial risks and harm associated with gameplay.
2. FOOTData: an app, designed by students at Yes Prep Academy in Houston, meant for soccer enthusiasts. The app provides personalized sports information with timely updates on each user’s favorite players and teams.
3. Rocky Mountain Photography: a creative portfolio project submitted by an 8th-grade student at Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch in Denver. The student used iPad-based tools to capture original images that reflect a unique perspective of their middle school experience in a public school setting.

Finalists included teams from Swift Clubs at the following schools:

• Ewing Marion Kauffman School (Kansas City)
• Yes Prep West (Houston)
• Academy for Global Citizenship (Chicago)
• Merrill Middle School (Denver)
• Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch (Denver)
• Compass Community Schools-Frayser (Memphis)
• Pueblo Del Sol (Phoenix)

The Swift Clubs program was developed in conjunction with Apple’s Everyone Can Code and Everyone Can Create resources to support participating students at each club with custom training materials. At the core of Swift Clubs is educator leadership, with teachers supported through training and shared learning communities that help translate Apple’s coding and creativity resources into sustained, classroom‑based impact for students.

The partnership welcomed 35 new schools and 30 returning schools during the 2025–26 academic year, providing 700 Apple iPads, curriculum resources, professional development for teachers, and technical support.

The program supports coding and app development programs in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin.

About Teach For America

Teach For America works in partnership with communities across the country to reach One Day when every child has access to an excellent education. Founded in 1990, Teach For America finds, develops, and supports a growing network of leaders who expand opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that impact a young person’s education. Today, Teach For America is a force of over 70,000 alumni, corps members, and Ignite fellows working in pursuit of profound change so that one day every child has the opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility. Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Threads.

Contact:
Mercedes Blue
706-566-1452
mercedes.blue@teachforamerica.org