Clubhouse History

Here is a summary of our history...

1993  The 1^st Computer Clubhouse opens at The Computer Museum (now part of the Museum of Science, Boston) in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab.

1994  A Girls’ Day (gender equity) program is established.

1996  Based on growing community interest, the Reebok Foundation provides funding for a 2^nd Computer Clubhouse at the Blue Hill Avenue Boys & Girls Club in Boston.

1997  Computer Clubhouses are established internationally in Europe and South America.

The Clubhouse-to College/Clubhouse-to-Career (C2C) Program is launched.

The Computer Clubhouse wins the Peter F. Drucker Award for Non-Profit Innovation.

1998  The Computer Clubhouse “Village” is launched, linking Clubhouse Members around the globe in an online community.

2000  Intel becomes title sponsor of the program with a commitment to bring the number of Clubhouses around the world to 100.

The “Flagship” Computer Clubhouse moves to the Museum of Science, Boston.

Adobe Systems, Autodesk, Macromedia, Hewlett-Packard, LEGO Systems, and Haworth Furniture, Inc. sign on as Network sponsors.

2001  By the end of 2001, 49 Computer Clubhouses are located in 9 countries around the world.

2002  Youth leaders from Clubhouses across the globe gather in Boston for the 1^st Teen Summit, which becomes a biennial event.

The National Science Foundation provides funding to the Clubhouse Network to start Hear Our Voices girls programs at 20 Clubhouses.

2003  Corel signs on as a global sponsor of the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network.

2004  The Intel Foundation begins funding C2C Scholarships for youth.

2005  By the end of 2005, 100 Computer Clubhouses are now located in 21 countries across the globe.

A celebration of the 100^th Computer Clubhouse is held in Washington, D.C.

2008  Adobe Systems partners with the Clubhouse Network to offer the Adobe Youth Voices program of media-making and self-expression to 25 Computer Clubhouses.

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network celebrates 15 years of building pathways to success for over 25,000 youth per year through skill-building, self-expression, and creativity.