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20th June 2018

Join the CoderDojo Open Community Call on June 27th!

Our next Open Community Call will be on Wednesday 27 June at 1:00pm GMT+1 (Dublin, Lisbon, London Timezone). The call will be facilitated by members of the CoderDojo Foundation. We want all those involved with CoderDojo around the world to join, listen in, share their insights and ask questions! The agenda for the call is: Ross and …

6th June 2018

Apply for a Travel Bursary to DojoCon 2018!

DojoCon is the annual global CoderDojo conference specifically tailored for adult volunteers involved in Dojos worldwide. This flagship community event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with other generous, experienced and like minded people who play an instrumental part in the CoderDojo movement. This years community conference is set in the beautiful city of Kilkenny, …

29th May 2018

What makes your Dojo special?

To reward and recognise all the amazing Dojos running regularly in over 92 countries globally, we are running a fun competition! As many Dojos take a break during July/ August we want to help you celebrate all your Dojo has achieved with an end of term pack. What’s in the end of term pack? 30 …

16th May 2018

Coolest Projects Sofia 2018

As CoderDojo and the Coolest Projects movement grows in popularity, there have also been several exciting regional events over the past number of weeks, including Coolest Projects UK, Coolest Projects Belgium and last weekend, Coolest Projects Sofia! An unforgettable regional event I was very lucky to have the opportunity to attend Coolest Projects Sofia, which …

2nd May 2018

Coolest Projects Belgium 2018

On a beautiful sunny day on the 22nd of April I travelled to Belgium to visit Coolest Projects Belgium 2018. It was an amazing event with 91 kids building 64 projects. Nearly 100 volunteers ran a very fun and professional event which attracted as many as 3,000 visitors across 3 hours in the Technopolis Mechelen. …

10th April 2018

How Bocar is on a mission to grow CoderDojo in Senegal

At the CoderDojo Foundation, we are always happy to share inspiring stories of passionate community members around the world who are volunteering their time to bring coding opportunities to more young people worldwide.   Introducing Bocar Over the past months, we have been fortunate enough to work with one such champion, Bocar Ndiaye, who has …

1st March 2018

Early-Bird Tickets to DojoCon 2018 released!

DojoCon is the annual global conference for CoderDojo Community members. It is an opportunity for all those who volunteer their time to support, organise and Mentor at Dojos to meet, share their experiences, develop connections and learn from each other. This years hosts, CoderDojo Kilkenny are excited to open the registration for DojoCon 2018, starting …

28th February 2018

Coolest Projects: Matei’s Lost World and the learning opportunity it created!

In the run-up to Coolest Projects International 2018 on 26 May, we will be sharing some inspiring stories of  participants in last year’s event to tell you about their unique journey: from initially conceiving their project idea, to developing it into a reality and presenting it on the day. Matei and ‘The Lost World’ Matei, …

25th February 2018

Win a Pi Zero and more by sharing #MyCoolestProject

Ahead of Coolest Projects International (Dublin), and regional events in Belgium and the UK, we want to see what fun and useful ideas young people are working on at their local Dojo, and reward them for doing so! Great, how do I get involved? We want to learn more about how you created your project, …

22nd January 2018

Opening up Coolest Projects to the Raspberry Pi Community!

We have an exciting announcement about Coolest Projects! This year we are opening up all centrally run Coolest Projects events to a wider audience of creators and makers in the Raspberry Pi Community, including members of Code Club, Pioneers, and Raspberry Jams.   Why? Coolest Projects was created to give young people the chance to …

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