Bringing the Dojo to Kansas City
CoderDojo is phenomenal concept greatly needed in Kansas City. There is a huge need for technical, code-based skill sets, and access to tools and ways to learn isn’t as readily available as we would...
View ArticleCoderDojoKC’s first session – building websites.
For our first session, we wanted to have the kids create something to get them excited about the endless possibilities the knowledge of coding offers. We gave the kids basic examples of html pages and...
View ArticleCodeacademy.com’s After School Coding
With a very successful session under our belt, we allowed more kids to attend the November session, and recruited 22 mentors and 3 volunteers to support them. We changed things up a bit by directing...
View ArticleGirl Scout Troop #177 learns to code
When our October session sold out in less than a week, I immediately began getting distressed emails from parents who wanted their child to be able to participate. One requested a special session for...
View ArticleLearnings from the March session
Over the last few months, the leadership team at CoderDojo KC has been quietly making notes and reflections in order to enrich the Dojo experience (stay tuned for a quick introduction to the leadership...
View ArticleLearnings from the April session
Well, it’s now a little over a month and one Dojo session after beginning our new review process and we have some more reflections: Our first reflection (and it’s a little meta), is that it’s easier to...
View ArticleLearnings from the May session
This review process seems to be working. Going into the May session, we were determined to make some real gains. We were organized and we saw some big improvements! The morning rush didn’t overwhelm...
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