Welcome to CoderDojo Nelson
CoderDojo is a worldwide network of independent, volunteer led programming clubs for young people. CoderDojo Nelson meets at NMIT, Nelson on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8pm. CoderDojo Nelson is also affiliated with Code Club Aotearoa.
NEW! The Art Of Programming
We are planning to offer a new course ‘The Art Of Programming’ in Term 3 2020.
Registration
CoderDojo is FREE but registration is required as there are limited spaces available. Registration is by term. New people are still welcome to join after the term starts if we still have spaces available. You can email us at coderdojonelson@gmail.com and we’ll let you know if spaces are available or put you on our mailing list to be notified when registration opens for the following term.
Registration for term 3 2020 will be announced soon.
For term 2 we have been operating CoderDojo online due to Covid-19 lockdown. We hope to return to NMIT for term 3.
You can contact us if you want to be receive notification when registration is open. Anyone who has attended CoderDojo this year will automatically be notified.
Consent form
We require a signed consent form for each child attending CoderDojo.
Please print and sign our consent form
Session Activities
What are we working on this week?
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Some of the Technologies & Learning Resources we use
Latest Facebook Updates
👉 Exciting news every roboticist/ coder/ maker! After careful consideration, sadly, we had to cancel RoboCup competitions for 2020. BUT we're just putting the finishing touches on an online replacement challenge for this year. See the attached flyer and register your interest for updates through the www.robocupjunior.org.nz website. Coderdojo Robotics will be working towards this too for term 3 - be aware!
Here's a wee taster of some of the challenges...self-driving cars, helper bots, artist bots and more....just in time to start planning over the holidays.🤩Contact Nathalie at Coderdojo
We are planning to offer an exciting new course at CoderDojo - THE ART OF PROGRAMMING
But first we need to get an idea of the level of interest.
Find out more and respond on our website:
nelson.coderdojo.nz/the-art-of-programming/
The Art Of Programming - CoderDojo Nelson
nelson.coderdojo.nz
Something NEW is happening at CoderDojo! CoderDojo Nelson is pleased to have two new volunteers, Eleni and Rohit, who are passionate about programming and keen to share their knowledge with ...Some ideas for coding with Scratch at home: sip.scratch.mit.edu/scratchathome/
sip.scratch.mit.edu
Scratch in Practice (SiP) shares ideas and resources from the Scratch Team and educators around the world. Each month, the SiP website will feature a new theme to explore and discuss.Some of the girls in our club may be interested in this:
www.shecancode.nz/
Registration is open now.
SHE CAN CODE 2020 PROJECT
Over five weeks, you will find out about the UN Sustainable Development goals, think up an idea to solve a problem, design your own product, and prototype a solution.
We're planning to start back for term 2 in online mode next Wednesday and transition back to our usual location at NMIT when appropriate. Registration invites will go out tonight.
