{"id":941338,"date":"2021-10-25T07:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=941338"},"modified":"2021-10-25T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:13:52","slug":"celebrate-coderdojos-10th-birthday-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=941338","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate CoderDojo\u2019s 10th birthday with us!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are inviting you all to a very special event this week: the CoderDojo team is hosting a 10th birthday livestream<\/a> to celebrate the CoderDojo community and all that they have achieved over the last ten years.<\/p>\n

Everyone is welcome, so mark your diary and make sure you and your favourite young coders join us for all the fun at 18:00 BST this Thursday, 28 October<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Together we will hear stories from young people and volunteers around the world, and from James Whelton and Bill Liao, the co-founders of CoderDojo.<\/p>\n

Ten years of community spirit<\/h2>\n

In July 2011, James Whelton and Bill Liao held the first-ever CoderDojo session in Cork, Ireland. They created a space for young people to learn how to create a website, design a game, or write their first program. The session was also a chance for volunteers to share their experience and time with a younger generation and their peers. It was here that the CoderDojo grassroots community came into existence, built on the values of \u2018being cool\u2019: creativity, collaboration, openness, and fun.<\/p>\n

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A Dojo session in Ireland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

These values continue to inspire young people (Ninjas) and volunteers around the world to be part of their local Dojos. In 2017, the CoderDojo Foundation, which was founded to support the CoderDojo movement, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation joined forces<\/a> to better support the community to bring opportunities to more young people worldwide.<\/p>\n

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A Dojo session in Uganda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The tenth year of the movement is an especially important time for us to celebrate the volunteers who have put so much into CoderDojo. As well as the livestream celebration on 28 October, the CoderDojo team has put together free digital assets<\/a> to get volunteers and Ninjas in the birthday spirit, and a special birthday giveaway<\/a> for Ninjas who are coding projects to mark this momentous anniversary.<\/p>\n

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A CoderDojo session in India.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Ten things we love about you<\/h2>\n

In celebration of the CoderDojo movement\u2019s 10th birthday, here\u2019s a list of some of our favourite things about the CoderDojo community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

1. You are always having so much fun!<\/h3>\n

Whether you\u2019re working together in person or online, you are always having a blast!<\/p>\n

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