How to organize a CoderDojo
summary
CoderDojo runs free monthly on Saturdays 1–5 with about a 1:2 mentor:child ratio so a 25‑kid session gets noisy but still works; mentors and organizers volunteer and no fees are taken. Practical tools include Cloud9 and Atom for web work and Scratch and Scriptcraft for Minecraft and block programming, plus Arduino/Mindstorms for blinking‑light electronics and robots. Concrete outcomes: kids build colorful websites (a five‑year‑old made an animal site), a Node.js/jQuery to‑do app, and small robots that actually play.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 2:18CoderDojos in Germany
- 3:39Our Dojo
- 4:37To get started...
- 4:53Our Goals
- 7:51How do I find coaches?
- 10:16How do I find a location?
- 12:45How do I find attendees?
- 16:17Our recipe
- 19:40Money
- 40:17Hints for mentors
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