https://www.kinderbots.org/our-team daily 0.75 2018-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543298440705-FRJ4TKKJ87231K34IIL2/11892145_10153420417686858_4916735607459376664_n.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543298440705-FRJ4TKKJ87231K34IIL2/11892145_10153420417686858_4916735607459376664_n.jpg Our Team https://www.kinderbots.org/blog daily 0.75 2018-11-02 https://www.kinderbots.org/home daily 1.0 2020-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543899373633-2Q8W8WO7B6JQK0BQ5A8P/IMG_3941.jpeg Home - Our Programs We offer Ozobot classes for kids in the age range 7-14, and Dash and Dot classes for ages 6-8. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/t/5e268b3aa29f9d6b4e6bb7c7/1543736422366/ Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1579585017954-Q93YL7SGO6KZFI56NXO4/image-asset.jpeg Home https://www.kinderbots.org/resources daily 0.75 2019-12-10 https://www.kinderbots.org/resources/2019/12/10/ai-for-oceans monthly 0.5 2019-12-13 https://www.kinderbots.org/mission-index-impact daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543212881021-ORS0V63JFNXCF6PKY6PQ/image-asset.jpeg Mission - How it all started. It all started at PS 183 when Cristina's son started kindergarten in 2015. As a computer scientist she volunteered to conduct a coding enrichment elective to complement the Technology program. The program was so popular that she decided to expand it and offer it at the local NYPL, the 67th Library where she started the program with Shazia the next year. They also offered a family day workshop at the 96th Library and a 4 week program at the 53rd Library in 2017. Soon they realized that the majority of the coding programs for children were offered online for older kids only. In that year, she was referred by a parent of a former student to start a new afterschool program at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. In the Fall of 2018, they were invited to bring the program to the House of Bread Ministries in Mount Vernon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543212111405-TBQLJCISY68GLRCEU5C4/image-asset.jpeg Mission https://www.kinderbots.org/volunteer-index-impact daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543212804596-DR59903BIBDG7265SRI8/image-asset.jpeg Volunteer https://www.kinderbots.org/donate-index-impact daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1509386798700-GZN997HA8TMR0M009X0F/Untitled-3.jpg Donate https://www.kinderbots.org/programs daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.kinderbots.org/mission daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1509982426921-H8N1MHM8P0PC9NE5WPP3/image-asset.jpeg Mission "Sed dictum ante a leo cursus mattis. Integer euismod, lorem sed molestie gravida, justo mauris dignissim orci, sed convallis elit ipsum at justo. Donec feugiat justo vitae mollis pretium. Suspendisse ultrices, tellus vitae varius convallis, ipsum justo commodo dui, a feugiat mauris turpis ut turpis." — Donovan Mafnas, Impact Volunteer https://www.kinderbots.org/our-programs daily 0.75 2017-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1507822063979-U1YX8PJ2ZSJAT18D20I1/Untitled-3.jpg Our Programs https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-1 daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.kinderbots.org/mission-1 daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1509982426921-H8N1MHM8P0PC9NE5WPP3/image-asset.jpeg Mission "Sed dictum ante a leo cursus mattis. Integer euismod, lorem sed molestie gravida, justo mauris dignissim orci, sed convallis elit ipsum at justo. Donec feugiat justo vitae mollis pretium. Suspendisse ultrices, tellus vitae varius convallis, ipsum justo commodo dui, a feugiat mauris turpis ut turpis." — Donovan Mafnas, Impact Volunteer https://www.kinderbots.org/what-we-do-1 daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1509981664066-URCHCKEDU0YDAYBKHSES/_50A4133.jpg What We Do - Our Mission We want to enable youngsters as early as pre-K to get involved in coding activities. We offer Ozobot classes for ages 5-7 and Dash & Dot classes for ages 6-8. Learn More https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-2 daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.kinderbots.org/volunteer daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-3 daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.kinderbots.org/introduction-2 daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-4 daily 0.75 2017-11-17 https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-28 daily 0.75 2019-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1570860945141-MXI9BM76153SW6BIB06G/IMG_3939.jpeg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1570860923923-O3OX1NTY6B8WXWBRXSZZ/IMG_3940.jpeg Programs https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-5 daily 0.75 2017-11-17 https://www.kinderbots.org/our-programs-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543207313557-ZRNIW6OYQFA8UZ96WABS/IMG_3927.jpg Our Programs - In session Sketch of a student https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1541223777389-D7TO4VWINW3S5GT46HSW/Screen+Shot+2018-11-02+at+1.31.08+AM.png Our Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1541223709103-0N1AAFRDGVNPJPGCHNCN/image-asset.png Our Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1543205929701-E95CSTSO116ERWIQ4V4Z/IMG_20181031_152158.jpg Our Programs - Ongoing Student at the station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1507822063979-U1YX8PJ2ZSJAT18D20I1/Untitled-3.jpg Our Programs https://www.kinderbots.org/our-impact daily 0.75 2018-11-02 https://www.kinderbots.org/programs-template daily 0.75 2018-11-02 https://www.kinderbots.org/partners daily 0.75 2018-11-02 https://www.kinderbots.org/contact daily 0.75 2018-12-03 https://www.kinderbots.org/partners-template daily 0.75 2018-11-02 https://www.kinderbots.org/our-team-1 daily 0.75 2019-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1544497697411-4ZYNTBC4995K0W6XX0BC/image-asset.jpeg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1570858611583-4VUYQRVZHY4MARHWVNNI/83F2F627-F8F2-433B-946A-B88BD0CFE696%2B-%2BZe%2BYa.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1544078486354-3TDX54PZLK6RQM471YV6/jana.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1544497892744-YJYM6I1U8RLAE53GPRG8/image-asset.jpeg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd523527980b3038561a3d8/1544079046614-HTCVTIEIR6PDSASMU55Y/cristina.jpg Our Team - Cristina Mota FOUNDER, CEO From a young age, Cristina always loved all STEM subjects and dreamed of becoming a scientist. While in college, she became fascinated with computer science, especially natural language processing and earned a BS and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon and a DEA in Fundamental Informatics and Applications from the Université de Paris 7 Denis Diderot. She was a visiting scholar at the Proteus Group at NYU, and a research associate at Linguateca followed by a postdoc at INESC-Id Lisboa doing research in paraphrasing systems. Her new dream is to teach coding, the basics of natural language processing and of artificial intelligence (her areas of expertise) to all small children in the greater NYC area and beyond with the help of friendly robots Dash & Dot and Ozobot. When she is not playing with one of her many robots, she loves to cook for her family and friends, swim, go to the movies with her husband, and play board and card games with her son and friends. She loves ice cream and going to the beach. Her only fancy dream is to own a boat (possibly operated by a friendly robot)! https://www.kinderbots.org/curriculum daily 0.75 2018-11-03 https://www.kinderbots.org/curriculum-1 daily 0.75 2018-11-03 https://www.kinderbots.org/impact-impact daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.kinderbots.org/press-impact daily 0.75 2025-05-09