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Sandbox Lab

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When you join the Sandbox Lab, you have the chance to learn the basics of Swift coding, explore creative applications with Apple technologies, and learn about spatial computing. No experience? No problem. This lab is for everyone!

The lab aims to create meaningful connections with technology while addressing disparities in tech, health, and finance within the Latinx and UIC communities. Students walk away with four main impacts:

  • Skills Development
  • Creative Expression
  • Community Building
  • Increased Opportunities

The Sandbox Lab is supported by Apple through the company’s Community Education Initiative.

Everyone is welcome. Sandbox Lab participants explore the “why” behind coding applications. Our curriculum has been developed to help participants boost their career prospects, learn Swift syntax and fundamentals and stretch their creative minds. Getting involved in Sandbox programming means you’ll be joining a community of next-gen doers. Ready to dive in? 

Spring 2026 Schedule

Interested? Register today!

  • Swift Basics Participants in this 9-week program commit to two synchronous weekly meetings and are ready to sit for Swift certification at the end.

  • Everyone Can Create What do Apple Pencils, podcasts and stop motion films have in common? You can learn about them in this four session program!

  • Spatial Computing Explore augmented reality (AR) & virtual reality (VR) to understand how the Apple Vision Pro (AVP) will change how we interact with computers.

Self-Led Activities: Everyone Can Code

Self-Led Activities: Everyone Can Create

Self-Led Activities: Professional Enrichment

Self-Led Activities: Apple Vision Pro

Questions? Please email sandboxlab@uic.edu.