Coding is common knowledge in the future

Otto Kekäläinen@ottokekalainen

Coding will be common knowledge in the future in addition to reading, writing and

counting.

It took over 300 years since Gutenberg for reading to become common knowledge.

We want to advance science, economy, democracy in the

information society of the future by making computational thinking a

common and strong skill.

Koodikerhos are afternoon clubs where children learn the basics

of programming.

From 9 year olds upwards

For boys and girls in the 3rd–6th grade

Our goal is to expand the scope when the primary school activity has become established.

The clubs complement the national curriculum.

A tested and scalable concept

Local schools provide a space and other support for the clubs.

The club instructors utilize the materials produced by the Koodikerho.f-network, which are available for anybody to freely

use (CC-BY).

24 clubs in 2015-201624 clubs in 2015-2016

100+ persons interested in becoming an instructor

Ready to become a permanent and nation wide activity

(Almost) voluntary based

Individual clubs are instructed by teachers, university students, parents

and other volulnteers.

Pending funding for a national coordinator.

Sharing of our experiences: workshops for teachers

Thanks!