About Cohorts
W3Develops Cohorts are an exciting way to work on projects that provide the opportunity to:
- Work on interesting and challenging projects
- Learn new technologies
- Work with a team of like-minded WebDevs
- Improve soft skills including communication, collaboration, and Agile project management
- Create impact while leveling-up your skills
In short, W3Develops Cohorts create a setting to help you both acquire and practice the skills you will need on the job.
Maximizing the Cohort experience requires that it be tailored to start at an individuals current level of experience, but end up at a higher level. The overall goal of the Cohorts is to give everyone the opportunity to step up to a higher level of knowledge and experience.
To achieve this participants are divided into one of three tiers based on their knowledge and experience at the start of the Cohort.
| Tier | Starting Point | Example Cohort Projects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tier-1 teams are at the html to early javascript phase of their learning journey | 1. Clone a landing page! 2. Don’t clone, create a landing page for your own idea! 3. Advanced Tier-1s — Clone the basic functionality of Momentum |
| 2 | Tier-2 members are around the intermediate projects area | 1. Clone Trello or build a Chrome Extension 2. Build something completely new! 3. Find a nonprofit and build something for them. |
| 3 | Tier-3 members are between the Advanced projects and backend. For Tier-3, there is more room for flexibility with choosing projects, as people here often have already finished a Cohort Build-to-Learn project before and they can confidently lead a team to success. |
1. Build a full-stack application, aim to create value and/or impact 2. Build a bot 3. Find a nonprofit and build something for them. |
For more details and examples check out W3Develops Cohorts Team Projects Lineup
