CoderDojo - a free programming club for kids
Channel: PyCon Thailand
Date: 2018-08-07

PyCon Thailand: https://2018.th.pycon.org/

CoderDojo - a free programming club for kids

Speaker: Mishari Muqbil
https://twitter.com/mishari


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Description:
Abstract: CoderDojo is a community organized free programming club for kids aged 7-17, presently in 1000+ locations all over the world.
Description: For many of us, programming wasn't something we studied in the classroom but a passion driven by curiosity, a love for technology and the urge to share. CoderDojo takes these principles and combines them into a self-directed learning environment. This talk covers the overall structure and concepts of CoderDojo, why you should set one up, lessons learned after operating CoderDojo for a year and why community-driven education is the future.


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Bio:
Mishari has been using Linux since 1994, coordinator with the distributed computing effort to break RC5-56 in 1997, built Thailand's largest Renderfarm for the animation Khan Kluay where he also started using Python.
Currently his obsessions are:
* Delivering Systems as a Service at Proteus Ops
* Homeschooling his kids (and fixing education)
* Organizing Bangkok Scientifique, a monthly meetup for people interested in science and technology
* Co-Founder of CoderDojo Thailand
* Co-Founder of SciDojo Thailand, a support network for parents who want to build a science culture in their household
* OpenstreetMap contributor
* Cycling