Teaching Programming at Schools (follow up to the "Re-evaluate the implementation plan for standardising to Delphi over Java")

[Alen Ribic]

Dear Javanistas,

I'd like to thank everyone who took part in the petition to re-evaluate the implementation plan for standardising to Delphi over Java. This was a great initiative and we managed to achieve our goal of having the Circular S9 of 2013 withdrawn. We have done well so far. However, now we need to come up with a constructive proposal.

Our next step is to hold discussions where stakeholders can give input that will inform the approach going forward. In order to facilitate this, I have organised an event on "Teaching Programming at Schools". The intention is to get together key decision makers and thinkers from the software industry and schools. Suggestions made during this event will contribute towards a green paper that will be presented to the Department of Basic Education.

This first event will be held in Cape Town on 15 July 2014 from 12h30 to 13h30, in conjunction with the IEEE Computer Society and the World Design Capital's #WDC405 project, at Rhenish Girls' High School.

I would like to invite you to take part in this event, either as an observer or to give your input on this topic. Please also forward this invitation to other relevant stakeholders.

Here is the link to the invitation http://alenribic.com/letters/WDC405_Education_Invitation_Jul2014.pdf

RSVP directly to ad...@korwe.com by 11 July 2014. Limited seating available.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Best regards, 
-Alen Ribic