At Dev Bootcamp, three agreements guide the actions of everyone in the DBC community (staff, students, and alumni). We expect every person to do their best to uphold these values every day. If at any time you are not upholding any of these agreements, you will be asked to leave the program.
In simplest form, this means being honest. One way to embody integrity is doing what you say you are going to do. We expect you to be in integrity by:
- Showing up on time
- Working through the curriculum each week
- Communicating with your accountability group on a weekly basis
- Reaching out to Phase 0 staff when you are struggling
- Pairing with others
- Asking for help
- Submitting and rating feedback
- Posting and responding to questions on the community
- Completing every part of the process outlined in each challenge
Part of being in integrity also means that if you fall out of integrity, for whatever reason, you own up to it. Most of the time all it takes is an acknowledgment of being out of integrity and everybody can move on.
We also expect every person to be kind to one another. Kindness does not mean "nice;" they are actually not the same thing. Being kind does mean being friendly, generous, and considerate, but it does also means giving constructive, truthful feedback as long as it is Actionable, Specific, and Kind (ASK). This might also include a difficult, but necessary, conversation.
We expect everyone at DBC to show kindness by
- Providing constant feedback to one another
- Listening to one another and making compromises when necessary
- Offering encouragement and support to one another
Last but not least, we expect you to be kind to yourself. You've taken a big risk and are making a big change. Be patient with yourself.
We expect you to bring your intelligence, your focus, your creativity, and your personality into each challenge every day. If you are struggling, we expect you to ask others (people in your cohort, alumni, or staff) for help. If you find that you're holding some part of you back from this experience, we ask that you focus on being authentic with your pair, your cohort, and staff. DBC flourishes when all of us feel safe being authentic with each other.
This includes exposing your ignorance and being open to uncomfortable emotional and technical challenges at DBC.
We expect everyone to complete the assigned challenges, but we want to reinforce that it's not about completing the challenge if nothing is learned. The DBC experience is fundamentally about learning. We expect you to demonstrate effort and mastery of each learning outcome by completing the challenges.
Dev Bootcamp is committed to creating and protecting an equal, inclusive, and empathetic educational community.
We treat everyone with the same high level of respect regardless of their gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, appearance, race, spiritual practice, religious affiliation, or any other personal characteristic. We reject words, actions, or images that express transphobic, homophobic, sexist, or racist ideas. We understand that sexualized content does not belong in an educational or professional setting. We aspire to find the courage to give each other actionable, specific and kind feedback if we witness behavior that harms our learning community. We resolve conflicts with listening and discussion. We listen, openly and with acceptance, to the experiences of people from all backgrounds. We work to notice and correct for our unconscious biases. We will keep learning and improving on the human skills that are at the heart of our transformative educational experience.
This policy governs the behavior of students, guides, and staff in Phase 0 and includes any work, communications, or other interactions you have with people associated with Dev Bootcamp. In addition, this policy covers students, alumni, staff, and guests in our locations spaces or any gathering related to DBC.
We expect all Dev Bootcamp-affiliated persons to follow this policy.
Dev Bootcamp is dedicated to providing a harassment-free environment and experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, national origin or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at Dev Bootcamp, including talks. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or asked to leave the program or space without a refund at the discretion of Dev Bootcamp staff.
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, national origin, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Dev Bootcamp alumni, employers, and guests are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, Dev Bootcamp Staff may take any action they deem appropriate. This might mean a warning, or it might mean expulsion from the program with no refund.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of Dev Bootcamp Staff immediately.
- Male: Emmanuel Kaunitz mailto:[email protected]
- Female: Jennifer Gilbert mailto:[email protected]
This anti-harassment policy is based on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.