CyberLAUNCHpad: Spring Break Edition
The FUSD CTE Cyber Pathway is provided by grants through the GIA Inland Empire Regional K16 Education Collaborative via UC Riverside
Building the Cyber Workforce Pipeline
Fontana Unified School District’s (FUSD) Career Technical Education (CTE) program highlights our region’s cybersecurity career preparation pipeline for middle and high school students. This year, partnerships with California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), Tomorrow’s Talent, and the LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network are providing an introduction to the cyber industry for middle schools — with on-campus student engagement workshops, exposure to the latest cyber tech gadgets/drones/robotics, an 8th grade virtual cyber camp, and Spring field trip for CSUSB’s tour of the campus, security operations center, and cyber research lab.
FUSD CTE middle school students in 2025–26 get introduced to CSUSB’s Inland Empire Cybersecurity Initiative (IECI) aimed at mentoring students on their pathway through middle/high school, participating community colleges, CSUSB’s cyber program, and on to amazing careers. CSUSB/LAUNCH & Tomorrow’s Talent’s Cyber Defense Coaches have campus visit schedules throughout the academic year for discussing career preparation roadmaps, internships, apprenticeships, scholarships, and an abundance of support and resources available along the IECI education and training pipeline.
What Students Experience
Virtual Cyber Camp
8th graders participating in this year’s workshops are invited to Spring’s virtual cyber camp March 23–26, 2026, 9AM–1PM daily. Campers are introduced to the “Foundational Skills” of cybersecurity while learning VMs, coding, and capturing CTFs in CSUSB’s CyberLab environment.
CSUSB Campus Tour
Those 8th grade campers are further invited to the CSUSB admissions & cyber tour on April 23, 2026 to engage with CSUSB’s cyber clubs and explore university-level projects and apprenticeship/scholarship opportunities.
Cyber Defense Coaches
CSUSB/LAUNCH & Tomorrow’s Talent’s Cyber Defense Coaches visit campuses throughout the academic year, discussing career preparation roadmaps, internships, apprenticeships, and scholarships.
Hands-On Tech Exposure
Students get hands-on exposure to the latest cyber tech gadgets, drones, and robotics through on-campus engagement workshops designed to spark interest in cybersecurity careers.
FY 25-26 Timeline
Program Leadership
The team behind the FUSD CTE Cyber Pathway and CyberLAUNCHpad program.
Fontana Unified School District
Fontana Unified School District
LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network
CSUSB Cyber
PNNL Cybersecurity Engineer
Tomorrow’s Talent CDC Coordinator
Made possible through the LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network, with lab infrastructure provided by CSUSB Center for Cyber and AI.