22 November 2017 · by Ross O'Neill
Recently with CoderDojo co-founder James Whelton, I (Ross) had the wonderful opportunity to travel to DojoCon Japan 2017 founded by Takashi Hosoya held in Osaka. During the many inspirational speaking slots, challenging workshops and heartening lightning talks by the CoderDojo Japanese community, I luckily sat in front of what I can… Read More
21 November 2017 · by Nuala McHale
The Ada awards celebrate and recognise the efforts of the top girls and women in technology worldwide. We are delighted that all six girls nominated and through to the next round of the European Ada Awards’ Digital Girl of the Year are actively… Read More
14 November 2017 · by Ciara McHugh
Unleash your inner artist with a range of different technologies and languages. You don’t need to be a musician or a painter to make a masterpiece with code. What will you create today? Introduction to Processing (Dutch) Processing is a language designed for combining code and visual art,… Read More
14 November 2017 · by Ciara McHugh
Take learning to the next level by starting to solve problems with code! If you want something more challenging to do in Scratch than step-by-step instructions then I’ve got just the thing here. Created by CoderDojo Dun Laoghaire, these challenges can provide inspiration for advanced Ninjas who want to make a… Read More
13 November 2017 · by Nuala McHale
On the 28th of October 2017, MegaDojo Chișinău gathered 128 children and teenagers interested in technologies of the future, in the capital of the Republic of Moldova. This was the first large scale CoderDojo event in Moldova, dedicated to informal education in IT for children ages 7 – 17. The… Read More
8 November 2017 · by Nuala McHale
CoderDojo Ninja Aoibheann, has been involved in her local Dojo (and now also mentors at a second) for over 2 years. Here she explains her recent adventure to Mozfest in London where she ran a workshop. Last year I went to Mozfest and… Read More
7 November 2017 · by Nuala McHale
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 relationships and learn from each other. This years DojoCon saw Community members travelling to Warrington; from… Read More
5 November 2017 · by Nuala McHale
Throughout the third quarter we focused on contacting community members about approaches and resources they use to engage girls in their Dojo sessions. From late August through to September we released resources and advice for Dojos returning back after the summer break as part of our #BackToDojo campaign. Additionally, the… Read More
2 November 2017 · by Philip Harney
Last July we ran our first Content Hackathon, which focused on translating our learning resources and materials from English into other languages. It was a 24 hour effort, giving everyone a chance to participate for a few hours no matter where they were and involved CoderDojo Community members… Read More
2 November 2017 · by Nuala McHale
On Saturday, November 4th DojoCon Japan 2017 will welcome over 300 CoderDojo Champions, Mentors and Ninjas from all over Japan to celebrate open source programming education. Though admission is free, tickets are already sold out! DojoCon Japan 2017, the second regional DojoCon held in the country, will take place at… Read More