Benefits of RS School

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“Pay the favor forward” principle
According to this principle, students study at school for free, but we request that they return as mentors to pass on their knowledge to the next generation of students

Our community
Active community. 15K people in our Discord server. Friendly atmosphere, people on hand to assist at all times
80+ regular volunteers.
Multiple opportunities for communication. Shared learning is more interesting and more effective.
Mentors from different companies and countries, mainly programmers. 400+ volunteers participated in mentoring our students in last two years.

Benefits of RS School
Online classes. Ability to view lectures on YouTube and do tasks at any time.
Employment Opportunities (refferals)
Possibility to take various mock interviews in preparation for actual interviews.
Students can repeatedly attend courses.
No age limit.

Home page
https://rs.school/

Documentation
https://docs.rs.school/#/en/

YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC578nebW2Mn-mNgjEArGZug

Discord invitation
https://discord.gg/cUuvEwUS4g

Telescope
Optional for students / mentor comunication.
https://t.me/therollingchat_en

Registration for course

GitHub account
Register https://github.com/

RS School App
Register in school app:
https://app.rs.school/registry/student?course=js-fe-en
once register you can use app:
app.rs.school

Repo for school
Visit app: app.rs.school
Navigate to dashboard
Click Send invite
After a few seconds you shoud have link to your repo.

CodeWars
Register in codding challenges platform
https://www.codewars.com/

Course Content
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c1mN27MqQz7T8DcD_tMwkOSbizu3VFHXGf0eXwW7WGw/edit#gid=0

Course Schedule
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c1mN27MqQz7T8DcD_tMwkOSbizu3VFHXGf0eXwW7WGw/edit#gid=0
1. Keep deadlines
2. One extra day added in rs.app, does not mean you have one extra day.
3. There is a possibility to extend deadline in special circumstances – agree with the mentor

Special roles in school
Student
RS Activist
Mentor
Coordinator

Mentoring is
1. Guideline for student
2. Answering questions
3. Professional tips for student

Mentoring is not
1. Tutorial
2. One on one codding sessions
3. Pear programming student + mentor
4. Any work guarantee

See related intro recordings
Intro 2020: https://youtu.be/Es7iMC3qzMI?t=982
Intro two 2020: https://youtu.be/tJdGt6vNuiM?t=167

Home Work
Watch related intro videos (optional)
Create github account
Register in School App
Read School documentation
Join Discord and wait for announcements