01 Jul 2015 Shine proud to support CoderDojo for kids
Shine was extremely proud to be part of the very first CoderDojo in Melbourne at the Inspire9 building last Saturday.
Organised by Shine’s Graham Polley, volunteers mentored ten enthusiastic kids (or “Ninjas”!) between the ages of 7 and 17 years, and guided them towards making their first steps into the world of software development!
‘Dancing Cat’ using Scratch
Shiners Graham Polley and Shane Neubauer helping a Coder Dojo attendee
The kids had a fantastic time using Scratch, which teaches the basics of programming to children. Their first challenge was to program a cat to move, make noises and even disco-dance on the screen!
This was a great opportunity for kids to learn from real professionals in the industry. At times, the kids were even encouraged to mentor each other, which was really terrific to see.
The sessions are run every second weekend on a Saturday, and many of the kids from the first session have already registered to attend the next session on 11 July.
If you’d like to learn more, become a mentor, or even just help out, then visit the Melbourne CoderDojo at Inspire9 website, or follow them on Twitter, and Facebook.
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