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Rob Curran
UK Community Representative for CoderDojo
Champion (definitely) for Wilmslow CoderDojo
Mentor (allegedly)
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
CoderDojo is a global volunteer-led
community of free programming clubs
for young people between 7 and 17.
Founded in July 2011 by James
Whelton & Bill Liao, the first Dojo took
place in Cork, Ireland on the 23rd of
July. James and Bill were self taught
programmers and wanted to create a
space where young people could
learn code in a social environment.
Within CoderDojo there is a focus on
developing creativity, a sense of
community, peer learning skills,
mentoring and self led learning with
an emphasis on openness and
showing how coding can be a force for
positive change.
What is CoderDojo?
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
For a short video of the New York Dojo watch here
What exactly is a “Dojo”?
A Dojo is a local, independent volunteer-led free programming club for young people which encompasses the ethos of CoderDojo making it part of the global community. Dojos are built on community spirit, and encourage children to collaborate and learn from each other.
‘’For me CoderDojo is the place where young people can learn to be creative’’
Werner Vogles, CTO Amazon
So what excatly is a Dojo?
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
Demand has been incredible & the movement has spread rapidly around the world. Today there are currently
more than 600 Dojos spread across 45 countries, and more are being set up every week
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
Our focus is on facilitating, scaling &
increasing collaboration within CoderDojo.
We are scaling the movement to make coding
clubs even more accessible for young people
all over the world. Targeting to reach
approximately the following goals within the
next 3 years:
• 100,000 children coding regularly
• 1,500 Dojos
• Dojos spread across 60 Countries
CSR
Gives business the opportunity to have a positive
impact on their community. Aligns positively with
CSR strategies focused on Education, Youth,
Employment, Digital Skills.
Equal Opportunity
Dojos are inclusive environments where young
people are given an equal opportunity to learn and
develop skills.
Industry
Globally there is a monumental shortage of
programmers with the EU predicting a shortfall
of 1 million technical workers by 2015.
CoderDojo addresses this by exposing young
people to ICT at a young age.
Why is CoderDojo important?
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
Community
We encourage & facilitate our community to share
their learning experiences, resources and knowledge
and give attendees, mentors and parents a sense of
community for life.
Awareness
We work to bring CoderDojo to people all over the
world in order to scale the movement, giving the
opportunity to learn code to as many young people
as possible. Resources
We are developing resources to make starting and
running a Dojo easier, to further increase
collaboration between Dojos and to provide more
opportunities to attendees.
Why is CoderDojo important?
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
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Groups we Target
Target Attendees
Girls aged 7 – 10
Girls aged 10 – 12
Girls aged 13 – 17
Boys aged 7 – 10
Boys aged 10 – 12
Boys aged 13 – 17
Broader
CoderDojo Community
Parents
Champions
Mentors
Partners
Alliances
Funders
Sponsors
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
The Kids “Ninjas” ChampionsMentors Parents
• Attend sessions
• Learn skills
• Coding
• Presenting
• Interpersonal
• Become part of an
international coding
community
• Demo to kids
• Create content
• Are there to help
find answers to
questions.
• Set up & run a
Dojo
• Often mentor
• Coordinate
everybody
• Liaison for
Foundation,
Venue etc.
• Facilitate their
children’s
learning
• Get to learn
alongside their
children
• Demystify the
curriculum
• Targeted
awareness (e.g.
on-line safety)
The Dojo Roles
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
real-life problems mentoringproject based learning peer learning
• I want to code
something that works
for me
• I want to build
something that I think
is cool
• I want to write my own
Flappy Bird game
• I think I’ve got an idea
…
• What do you want to do?
• What do you need to
carry on at home?
• What help do you need
from your peers &
mentors?
• What role suits you
best?
• Flipped learning??
• Show one, do
one, .. off you go!
• Bring your
challenges in
• Hmmm, I’m not
sure
• Let’s solve that
together
• It’s ok to say “I
don’t know”
• Ask 3 then ask
me
• Developing youth
mentors
• What do you
want to do?
It’s not school
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
Presentation
Skills
Problem
Solving
Team Work
Communication Skills
Social
Skills
Logical &
Innovative
Thinking
Creativity
Self-led
Learning
Collaboration
What skills do Dojos enable?
Harry (13) Maciej (16)
Chloe and Chris, a
brother & sister
team, created an
android app and
website to help
students with
learning difficulties
understand all the
maths theorems
required for state
exams.
Chloe (15)
Chris (16)
Harry joined
CoderDojo as a shy
kid. At his Dojo he
learned game
development which
helped build his
confidence. His 1st
game ’PizzaBot”
knocked Angry Birds
off its number 1 spot
in Irish App Store!
Maciej won the
CoderDojo Coolest
Project Award by
creating & open
sourcing his own
programming
language: “Oda”.
He won a new
laptop replacing his
old beaten up one.
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
Change enabled by teachnologyDelivered by CoderDojo Ninjas
Change enabled CoderDojo ninjas
Project Title: Alphabet Arc
Built by @Ginglexia (Sam, 9 & Tom, 12)
Assists young people with dyslexia to learn
the alphabet
Project Title: ReCharge my eCar
Built by 11 year old Niamh
Assists environmentally friendly adults
looking for available charging station for
eCar
Project Title: The Kids Studio
Built by 10 year old Lauren
Gives young people practical advice on
dealing with stress
Project Title: Anti Bullying Quiz
Built by 12 year old Kathleen
A quiz designed to teach children what to
do if they are dealing with bullies
Project Title: Crainn Game
Built by 13 year old Alan
A game built to inform young people of the
importance of trees to the environment
Project Title: Fix my Pothole
Built by 15 year old John
Helps communities to notify their councils
about the locations of potholes in the area
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo
Any more ideas?…
THANK YOU!
@WilmslowDojo #coderdojo