What is CoderDojo?

CoderDojo

• Global network of volunteer-led, free programming clubs for kids between 7 and 17
   
• Learn programming in a playful way, no school, no tutoring
   
• Professional programmers act as mentors

CoderDojo

• More than 1,000
  CoderDojos around the world
   
• Dojos work based on the CoderDojo Charta
   
• Austria: CoderDojo Linz for two years, Vienna started recently, Horn is in preparation

CoderDojo

• Free, no obligations
   
• Mentoring team prepares exercises for inspiration ("Sushis")
   
• Games, apps, web sites, electronics - everything that's fun is possible

CoderDojo Linz

CoderDojo Linz

• Started in July 2015
   
• Every Friday in the Wissensturm Linz
  (16:00 - 18:00)
   
• Typically 50-60 kids and 10 mentors per Dojo
   
• Over 40 prepared Exercises

CoderDojo Linz

• Scratch
• HTML/CSS/JavaScript
• Python
• Java 

• Minecraft Modding
• C#
• IoT (Arduino with C++)

Organization

• Coding Club Linz e.V.
   
• Mentoring volunteers
   
• Rooms provided by city of Linz
   
• Supporting companies
  (Sponsoringmöglichkeiten)

• Kooperations
  IT-Cluster OÖ
  Ars Electronica
   
• Donations
  voestalpine, Microsoft, software architects, WKO, Martin Osen, codeworx, myr:conn, Runtastic,
  Aerohive, dynatrace, ACP

Supporters

• Mentors
   
• Dojo-Hosts
  Wissensturm Linz
  EBIT
  cubido
  Raiffeisen Software
  dynatrace
  Ars Electronica Center