Philly CoderDojo Summer Newsletter A big big thank you to our PCD Volunteer Tech Mentors! We are infinitely appreciative of the volunteer efforts of the teachers and volunteer technical and non-technical mentors who have dedicated their countless personal hours to teach coding to youth at Philly CoderDojo. (PCD). Thank you! Joshua: Ninja Summer Internship My […]
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Displaced Children Find a Refuge in STEM
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https://blogs.3ds.com/northamerica/displaced-children-find-a-refuge-in-stem/ Article written by John Martin for the Dassault Systèmes North America Computer programming fascinates the young around the world, perhaps none more so than a group of Congolese children seeking refuge in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. There, Joel Bayubasire, a Congolese refugee himself, has established a branch of CoderDojo, where he teaches the kids how to create […]
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USA Science & Engineering Festival (Washington DC) | Apr 7-8 DREAMERS, MAKERS, THINKERS, EXPLORERS, INNOVATORS, CREATORS & STAR-GAZERS Mark your calendars for the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo on April 7-8, 2018! Explore 3,000 hands-on exhibits from the world’s leading scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high-tech corporations and STEM organizations. The two-day Expo is perfect for children, teens, […]
Continue ReadingCoding: The new literacy?
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http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/12/07/coding-the-new-literacy The city is launching a campaign to bring computer science to all students. Article written by Dale Mezzacappa for the Philadelphia Public School Notebook news publication. Kahleel Odom, an 8th grader at Ethel Allen Elementary School in North Philadelphia, had one goal in mind: escaping the zombies. He peered at his Chromebook. The maneuver required several […]
Continue ReadingPhilly CoderDojo Ninjas Digital Badging
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Philly CoderDojo Ninjas Digital Badging Philly CoderDojo @ BBC 7.22.17 and 8.19.17 Ninjas will have the opportunity to earn your digital badge and be a peer mentor for the day demonstrating my Scratch Ninja Coding Skills in front of the dojo http://kata.coderdojo.com/images/b/b7/Scratch_Digital_Badges_Criteria_Poster.pdf also see post https://phillycoderdojo.com/2017/06/19/summers-gone-digital-pcd-bbc/ Make sure to register as a member to earn […]
Continue ReadingSummer’s gone Digital! PCD @ BBC
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Ninjas can earn below Digital Badges Philly CoderDojo Ninjas at Bethlehem Baptist Church this summer can earn their digital badges by presenting their coding projects. Here’s how: You will receive an email invite you to become registered member (Ninjas – Youth Under 13, Ninjas – Youth Over 13, Parent, Mentor) of Philly CoderDojo @ Bethlehem […]
Continue ReadingPhilly CoderDojo @ BBC on 4/22/17
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Hi Ninjas & Parents: We’re excited to host our second session of Philly CoderDojo at Bethlehem Baptist Church next week, but before that time there are a few things we wanted to quickly go over. Look https://phillycoderdojo.com/ has gone live! You can go to our website for additional challenges, help understanding everything we cover in the Dojo and a […]
Continue ReadingWhat are you doing this Summer? Stay tuned for regular updates
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Youth Engineering and Science Summer Leadership Internship Application 2017: The Youth Engineering and Science Leadership Program is seeking highly motivated and dependable high school and college students with an interest and motivation to be part of a team to bring our STEM for All activities to children in their camps this summer. Dates: July 3-28, […]
Continue ReadingPhilly CoderDojo Ninjas: Previous STEM Events
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Philadelphia Science Festival from April 21– ending with Science Carnival on April 29, 2017: http://www.philasciencefestival.org/upload/pdf/pdf_10.pdf April 23rd 11a-3p. FREE however registration is required. The University of Pennsylvania opens the doors of the Pennovation Center, Philadelphia’s hub for Penn Engineering robotics research and entrepreneurial initiatives, to robotics, engineering, technology, and innovation enthusiasts ages 5 to 105 […]
Continue ReadingBethlehem Baptist Church – Scratch – March 18th
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Hi Scratch Ninjas, Thanks to everyone who made it out this weekend. You were all great learners, and I hope you had fun and are starting to enjoy coding. Here are the steps you can take to continue: Sign up for a scratch account on https://scratch.mit.edu/ — remember, don’t use your real name when you sign […]
Continue ReadingPhilly CoderDojo @ BBC on 3/18/17
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Philly CoderDojo (PCD) student registration is now open for Bethlehem Baptist Church (BBC). It will be important to keep our ice breaker intros short and sweet, be in low-noise mindful coding mode; prepare our laptops and get to coding! Parents of ninjas age 12 and under are required to stay and any parents who would […]
Continue ReadingBethlehem Baptist Church – Python – March 18th
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Thanks all for attending the first Python Philly CodoDojo meetup! Please review/repeat the Python setup, we would like to make sure that everybody is setup the same way.Below is a quick overview of what we did and an assignment which we would like you to tackle before the next meetup.Feel free to reply below with […]
Continue ReadingPhilly CoderDojo Ninjas: Let your inner Scientist/ Engineer OUT!
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The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA will have their Young Innovators Fair on Sat/Sun June 10th and 11th from 10am-5pm. It is a STEM-focused event and seems like it might be interesting. http://younginnovatorsfair.com/ Philly Tech Week 2017 is a week-long celebration of technology and innovation happening throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. There’s something for […]
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