ESP Biography



KEVIN MENSAH, mit junior studying economics




Major: 14-2

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2026

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

hi, i'm kevin! i like programming and music and sports. i also might become a teacher one day, who knows.



Past Classes

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C16079: how to make a web game with just html, css, and js in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
have you ever wanted to make a website but didn't know where/how to start? maybe you know a bit about web development but all the frameworks and libraries have overwhelmed you and stopped you from making things? do you want to make a wordle-type word game that may or may not be fun to play? if you answered yes to any of those questions, this class would be perfect for you! i'll walk you through making a simple web game only using a basic text editor and the pure building blocks of the web: html, css, and js. my hope is that making things on the web will be less intimidating for you and you'll come away with a (maybe) fun game you can play (even without wifi) and make better!


A16099: how producers make hiphop and rnb beats by sampling in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
come and learn how your favorite artists and producers use samples to make music. we'll look at sampling existing songs to using free sample libraries and make some beats ranging from old school boombap rap to modern sounding rnb


P16100: (watching) tennis is really fun! in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
this class will give you everything you need to know to get started as a tennis fan! why should you become a tennis fan? because (watching) tennis is really fun of course! i'll teach the basics like the rules of tennis and how the tours and tournaments work. but we'll mostly spend time with the fun things about the tennis like all the characters and drama and fashion and all kinds of stories!