Right, everyone wants to study IT. Just recently a friend of mine who's a teacher in Canada shared the results of a survey of high school kids on what they wish their school curriculum would emphasize more. It struck me that it's pretty much the same three things that me and my peers listed, back when we were in 9th grade in the early 90s in Germany: IT related things were one (including computer programming, as well as using programs), the other thing was finance (from doing your taxes, running a business, to investing in the stock market), and finally sex education (not only about reproduction but pleasure and gender topics). Seems like these three areas are still what young people miss most in their schooling, all over the world. The sex part may run into socio-cultural obstacles, especially in pubic schools, but I really don't understand why the first two are so neglected, even in "developed" countries.
So it's even more awesome to see you wanting to change that. And for sure, you can't do it without funding. But $5,500 doesn't sound so much, unless it comes out of your own pocket. But then again, I'm certain there are some potential sponsors for that, even off the blockchain. I keep my fingers crossed for you to find them, and start turning your town into a hub of young IT / financial experts!