No meeting on the 16th + important information

Thank you to all the kids, teens and parents for being so patient while we sourced our larger venue.  

As I am sure you are aware there is no CoderDojo this weekend (16th February), thereafter it will be held at Gorey Community School.

Due to insurance restrictions from 23rd February we can only take children over 8 years of age.  If you have children younger than 8 and you want them to attend please contact Roisin & volunteer to provide that opportunity.

Our Calendar for the next few weeks is as follows:
February 23rd – CoderDojo
March 2nd – CoderDojo
March 9th – CoderDojo
March 16th – No CoderDojo
March 23rd – CoderDojo Fun Day
March 30th & April 6th – No CoderDojo (Easter)
April 13th – CoderDojo

Again, we are offering Scratch (an easily accessible introduction to programming language and concepts) and HTML (basic programming language used to develop websites) as well as Python (another programming language) broken down as follows:
Introduction to scratch 8+
Scratch 8+
Introduction to HTML 8-12
HTML 12+
Python 13+

As you are aware CoderDojo is run on a free / voluntary basis.  Please contact us if you know anyone / company who would like to sponsor us for items such as achievement badges / certificates / t-shirts for the kids.

Invitations for the next session (23rd February) will be issued at 6pm on Tuesday 19th February.
How do you get an invitation see FAQ's.

Even if your child attended previously you must accept the Eventbrite invitation by;

a) Pressing the green “attend event” button.
b) Choosing quantity of tickets and pressing register
c) Completing all required details and pressing register again

Once you see “order complete” you know you have been issued a ticket by email. This ticket can then be presented in the form of a printout or on the Eventbrite Smartphone app.

If you get an error processing your order, please wait 5 minutes and try again.

If you have not already done so, please complete and print out the attached Parental Consent / Registration form and bring it with you.

If all tickets have been allocated you will have the option to be waitlisted. The waitlist is the only way to qualify for any tickets that may become available.  Consequently, we would appreciate if you would please let us know as soon as possible by email if you have accept a ticket and cannot attend.

We hope you enjoy your mid-term.

Regards,
CoderDojo Gorey Team 

CoderDojo Gorey up and coding

The club held its second meeting last Saturday and it went really well. It required a lot of administration and communication - the response has been overwhelming. A great group of volunteer parents has come together  to build the background organisation so the mentors can concentrate on their piece and the kids can just get on with coding!

We are releasing tickets today at 6pm for the 3rd session. 

If we don't have your email address and your children or teens are interested email us coderdojogorey [at] gmail [dot] com. Mention age groups. Right now your child, off spring or teen needs to bring a laptop to attend.

Lets get Gorey coding!

lets get Gorey coding!

CoderDojo Gorey First meeting 2013.
Photo credit Mark McGrath, Pixl9

Do you live in and around Gorey? do you have a kid, several of them or teenagers interested in learning how to code? make websites, games or apps? well you are in the right place, welcome!

Click HERE and fill out the 1 minute survey, which is a prerequisite for further information on our next meeting, 26th of January 2013.

Thanks!