CoderDojo – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Celebrating the community: Yang https://noise.getoto.net/2024/07/11/celebrating-the-community-yang/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:58:48 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=87762 We love hearing from members of the community and sharing the stories of amazing young people, volunteers, and educators who are using their passion for technology to create positive change in the world around them. In our latest story, we’re heading to London to meet Yang, a Manager in Technology Consulting at EY specialising in…

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]]> The Clubs Conference is coming back https://noise.getoto.net/2024/05/30/the-clubs-conference-is-coming-back/ Thu, 30 May 2024 10:23:53 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=87374 Following the huge success of last year’s Clubs Conference, we are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the second-ever Clubs Conference on Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December 2024 in Cambridge, UK. The event will be a weekend of learning and connecting for volunteers and educators involved in Code Club, CoderDojo, and…

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]]> Gaining skills and confidence: The impact of Code Club and CoderDojo https://noise.getoto.net/2024/05/08/gaining-skills-and-confidence-the-impact-of-code-club-and-coderdojo/ Wed, 08 May 2024 08:07:53 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=87272 Through Code Club and CoderDojo we support the world’s largest network of free informal computing clubs for young people. The clubs network reaches young people in 126 countries across the globe, and we estimate that the 4,557 Code Clubs and 771 CoderDojos are attended by more than 200,000 young people globally.  All these clubs are…

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]]> Global Impact: Empowering young people in Kenya and South Africa https://noise.getoto.net/2024/04/16/global-impact-empowering-young-people-in-kenya-and-south-africa/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:12:17 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=86833 We work with mission-aligned educational organisations all over the world to support young people’s computing education. In 2023 we established four partnerships in Kenya and South Africa with organisations Coder:LevelUp, Blue Roof, Oasis Mathare, and Tech Kidz Africa, which support young people in underserved communities. Our shared goal is to support educators to establish and…

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]]> Celebrating the community: Arno & Timo https://noise.getoto.net/2024/04/11/celebrating-the-community-arno-timo/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:37:28 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=86796 We love hearing from members of the community and sharing the stories of amazing young people, volunteers, and educators who are using their passion for technology to create positive change in the world around them. In our latest story, we’re heading to Alkmaar, the Netherlands, to meet Arno and Timo, CoderDojo enthusiasts who have transitioned…

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]]> Fostering collaboration in the Global Clubs Partner network https://noise.getoto.net/2024/03/06/fostering-collaboration-in-the-global-clubs-partner-network/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:28:15 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=86548 We partner with educational organisations around the world to bring coding activities to young people in their regions through Code Club and CoderDojo. Currently involving 52 organisations in 41 countries, this Global Clubs Partner network shares our passion for empowering kids to create with technology. A key aspect of how we foster the Global Clubs…

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]]> What is the impact of attending a Code Club or CoderDojo? https://noise.getoto.net/2023/12/19/what-is-the-impact-of-attending-a-code-club-or-coderdojo/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:55:00 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=85894 We support two networks of coding clubs where young people around the world discover the countless possibilities of creating with digital technologies. Every year, we send out a survey to volunteers at all the clubs we support. Today we share some highlights from the findings and what we’re planning next. Why do we do an…

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]]> Creating connections at our 2023 Africa partner meetup https://noise.getoto.net/2023/12/04/creating-connections-at-our-2023-africa-partner-meetup/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=85731 We partner with organisations around the world to bring coding activities to young people in their regions through Code Club and CoderDojo. Currently involving 54 organisations in 43 countries, this Global Clubs Partner network shares our passion for educating kids to create with technology. We work to connect our Global Clubs Partners to foster a…

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]]> Welcome, new partners: Growing the global impact of Code Club and CoderDojo https://noise.getoto.net/2023/10/24/welcome-new-partners-growing-the-global-impact-of-code-club-and-coderdojo/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:46:12 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=85168 Increasing access to computing education is a global challenge, and at the Raspberry Pi Foundation we take a global approach in addressing it. One way we do this is to partner with organisations around the world and support them to introduce Code Clubs and CoderDojos in their local or national communities. Code Club and CoderDojo…

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]]> Bringing computing education research to a new global audience https://noise.getoto.net/2023/07/04/bringing-computing-education-research-to-a-new-global-audience/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:23:16 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=84360 A network of more than 40 partner organisations in over 30 countries works with us to grow and sustain the worldwide Code Club and CoderDojo networks of coding clubs for young people. These organisations, our Global Clubs Partners, share our mission to enable young people to realise their potential through the power of computing and…

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]]> Clubs Conference 2023: Ideas and tools for CoderDojos and Code Clubs https://noise.getoto.net/2023/04/06/clubs-conference-2023-ideas-and-tools-for-coderdojos-and-code-clubs/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:45:19 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=83619 On 24 and 25 March, more than 140 members of the Code Club and CoderDojo communities joined us in Cambridge for our first-ever Clubs Conference. At the Clubs Conference, volunteers and educators came together to celebrate their achievements and explore new ways to support young people to create with technology. The event included community display…

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]]> What to expect from the Raspberry Pi Foundation in 2023 https://noise.getoto.net/2023/01/10/what-to-expect-from-the-raspberry-pi-foundation-in-2023/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:58:48 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=82702 Welcome to 2023.  I hope that you had a fantastic 2022 and that you’re looking forward to an even better year ahead. To help get the year off to a great start, I thought it might be fun to share a few of the things that we’ve got planned for 2023. Whether you’re a teacher,…

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]]> Building community with our global clubs partners https://noise.getoto.net/2023/01/04/building-community-with-our-global-clubs-partners/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:46:29 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=82552 As part of our mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies, we work in partnership with organisations around the globe to grow and sustain the Code Club and CoderDojo networks of coding clubs for young people. These organisations are our global clubs partners, and…

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]]> How do I start my child coding? https://noise.getoto.net/2022/07/14/how-do-i-start-my-child-coding/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:21:04 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80442 You may have heard a lot about coding and how important it is for children to start learning about coding as early as possible. Computers have become part of our lives, and we’re not just talking about the laptop or desktop computer you might have in your home or on your desk at work. Your…

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]]> Celebrating the community: Jay https://noise.getoto.net/2022/05/31/celebrating-the-community-jay/ Tue, 31 May 2022 09:57:53 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=79778 We love being able to share how young people across the world are getting creative with technology and solving problems that matter to them. That’s why we put together a series of films that celebrate the personal stories of young tech creators. For our next story, we met up with young digital maker Jay in…

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]]> Celebrating the community: Cian https://noise.getoto.net/2021/11/25/celebrating-the-community-cian/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:54:44 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=77323 Today we bring you the sixth film in our series of inspirational community stories. It’s wonderful to share how people all across the world are getting creative with tech and solving problems that matter to them. Our next community story comes from Drogheda, Ireland, where a group of programmers set up the second ever CoderDojo…

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]]> The Raspberry Pi Build HAT and LEGO® components at our CoderDojo https://noise.getoto.net/2021/11/04/the-raspberry-pi-build-hat-and-lego-components-at-our-coderdojo/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:34:39 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76962 As so many CoderDojos around the world, our office-based CoderDojo hadn’t been able to bring learners together in person since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. So we decided that our first time back in the Raspberry Pi Foundation headquarters should be something special. Having literally just launched the new Raspberry Pi Build HAT for…

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]]> Celebrate CoderDojo’s 10th birthday with us! https://noise.getoto.net/2021/10/25/celebrate-coderdojos-10th-birthday-with-us/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:13:52 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76626 We are inviting you all to a very special event this week: the CoderDojo team is hosting a 10th birthday livestream to celebrate the CoderDojo community and all that they have achieved over the last ten years. Everyone is welcome, so mark your diary and make sure you and your favourite young coders join us…

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]]> Celebrating the community: Toshan https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/17/celebrating-the-community-toshan/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:03:43 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73880 Today we bring you the fourth film in our series of inspirational community stories! Incredible young people from the community have collaborated with us to create these videos, where they tell their tech stories in their own words. Watch the new film to meet a “mischievous” tech creator who is helping other young people in…

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]]> Celebrating the community: Laura https://noise.getoto.net/2021/07/27/celebrating-the-community-laura/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:01:02 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=72987 We love seeing all the wonderful things people are doing in the community — that’s why we’re sharing our new series of short films documenting some of the incredible journeys of community members in all corners of the globe! Today we bring you the third wonderful film in this series of community stories. For the…

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