6th March 2018
Coolest Projects: Amy and her mission to save the bees!
At the CoderDojo Foundation, we are continuing to share inspiring stories from participants of the Coolest Projects showcase last year: we’ve been lucky to hear from Amy, who attended the event with her project Amy’s Buzzy Hive. Amy has kindly shared with us her experience, including how she came up with the idea for her …
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, …
23rd February 2018
Volunteer at Coolest Projects UK!
In order to run an amazing event for the kids who attend and present at Coolest Projects UK we need volunteers like you with a wide variety of skills, non-technical or technical! Without your help we couldn’t make Coolest Projects a truly fantastic FUN event. All we ask for is a few hours of your …
9th February 2018
CoderDojo UK Open Community Call – Coolest Projects UK & More
We are hosting a UK Open Community Call this upcoming Thursday 15th February at 8:30pm GMT. You can join on your computer, mobile, tablet or phone to listen in, ask questions or share your ideas. On the call we will be discussing: Coolest Projects UK @ Here East, London How you can get involved and attend How young …
3rd February 2018
Are your children prepared for the black box, digital and creative society?
Chris, is a web developer and chairman for CoderDojo Nederland. In this role he is responsible for driving and supporting the work of the Dutch CoderDojo community. He has been the Champion of Rotterdam Dojo for the last four years and CoderDojo Leiden Champion for over a year. Today he wants to share his personal motivation to …
2nd February 2018
Coolest Projects International Travel Bursary: Deadline Extended!
We’re accepting applications for those seeking to receive a bursary for travelling to Coolest Projects International 2018 from across Europe. Last year young people traveled from 17 countries to attend the event, and this year we want to help even more young people travel to Ireland to participate! The 2018 Coolest Projects showcase will be …
31st January 2018
We’re Hiring a Community Coordinator for Ireland
Location: Dublin, with travel to other sites and event venues Rate: €27500 – €38000, dependent on experience Basis: permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible Eligibility: you must be eligible to work in Ireland The Role CoderDojo is a global movement of free computer coding clubs for young people. The first Dojo was started six years ago, and there are now …
30th January 2018
Reaching the Stars: How Dojos are participating in Astro Pi
Many Ninjas in our global community got involved recently in Astro Pi: Mission Zero; a project whereby young people have the opportunity to write code which is run onboard the International Space Station for 30 seconds. The code is displayed by two specially designed Raspberry Pis, called Astro Pis, which are each equipped with a …
