Why you should get involved

(with Canada Learning Code)

a very biased opinion

Volunteering:

A Brief History of CLC

• Started as Ladies Learning Code in 2011
  • ​August 6, 2011 was the first workshop, ever
• The organization has:
  • 11,922 mentors
  • 268,215 hours coding
    • (1,176 days or 30 1/2 years)
  •  82,085 learners reached
• Re-branded to Canada Learning Code in 2017

About

Goal: Making technology skills accessible

New Initiatives:

• Received funding from the CanCode
  • $7.9 million

  • "By teaching kids to code today, we’re positioning Canada for future success across all industries and sectors."

    – The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation

• 13 Code Squads
•  Reach 175,000 youth and educators

Benefits of volunteering:

• Give back to the community
• It makes you feel good/accomplished
• Interact with a diverse group of people
• You get to meet a bunch of cool people
  • Trick your friends into thinking you're cool
  • Build a network of people with similar interests
• Share your passion

Benefits of volunteering:

• Become a better programer
• Have your ideas challenged
• You can help change someone's life/perspective
  • "I didn’t like coding before because it was complicated, but now I love it and I want to keep coding"

Get Involved

• You don't have to come up with a topic
  • Build a One Page Website from Scratch
  • How to Code an HTML email in MailChimp
  • Introduction to The Fundamentals of Web Programming
  • An Introduction to Web Design
  • An Introduction to Creative Coding with Processing
  • How to Drive More Traffic to Your Website

https://www.canadalearningcode.ca/roadmap

Get Involved

• Volunteer Types
  • Lead Instructor
  • Technical Mentor
  • Strategic Volunteer
  • Logistical Volunteer
  • Chapter Lead

Thanks