idcee 2013: hacking the future - laura kirsop (growth captain @ code club)
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http://idcee.org/p/laura-kirsop-code-club/ Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children aged 8-11. Laura's aim is to get more volunteers into schools to create more Code Clubs! Previously Laura worked as an ICT Coordinator in an inner London primary school. She is passionate about teaching children skills to equip them for life in the 21st century. Pic's are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/idcee/sets/ More @ http://idcee.org Follow us on: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialIDCEEChannel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IDCEE Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/IDCEE-3940138 Twitter: https://twitter.com/idcee_eu Google+: http://gplus.to/idcee Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/idcee/collections/TRANSCRIPT
Code Club
Hacking the future
“For most people on Earth, the digital revolution hasn't even started yet. Within the next 10 years, all that will change. Let's get the whole world coding!“
Eric Schmidt, Google
“Our policy at Facebook is literally to hire as many talented engineers as we can find. There just aren't enough people who are trained and have these skills today.“
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.“
Bill Gates, Microsoft
At what age did you start learning to code?
Under 14
A network of free, volunteer-led after
school coding clubs for children aged 9-11
How does it work?
Volunteer ChildrenProjects
+ + + =
Code ClubVenue
How did Code Club start?
No projects and no time to write them
It’ll take a lot of work. You’d have to be
crazy to take this on.
No ‘group’ to belong to.
Identifying problems
Write projects to give to volunteers to
teach
We’re just the right amount of crazy.
Create a network and brand
Solving problems
Launch Day
What’s happened since April 2012?
Code Club at Soho Parish School
Founders forum video
Our new friend
Our volunteers“ 1. It’s like being teleported back to when I first learnt to code, when it was just about fun and curiosity 2. As kids, we learned to code mostly from free stuff shared by people just for the fun of it. Kinda creates a virtuous cycle where you feel compelled to do the same.”
@jgwhite @jgwhite
Funding partners
Happy growth graph
Right now121
7CLUBS
Growth targets
1217CLUBS
NOW
5000CLUBS
END 2015
Volunteer recruitment
Volunteer recruitment &school liaison
New venues
Libraries, community centres and museums
etc
Website application
Volunteers find venues near them
VenuesPotential volunteers
Venues find volunteers near them
Regional advocates
Who do we need to convince?
Volunteers Parents KidsTeachers
"Ben came home bursting at the seams with excitement about his Code Club session. He couldn't wait to download it at home and continue. If he ends up working for Apple and keeping me in my old age I shall know who to thank!"
Right now 12812833
CLUBSCLUBS
UkraineViktoriya Tigipko, TA Venture director
and IDCEE conference organiser
We need you!