nearly tickets for new term

[coderdojo castleknock]

To deflate expectations there is no link to tickets here ( but read on ). I want to;

• cover a couple of house keeping items
  
• give a term of dates and how to book places and key dates.
  
• Suggest a planning meeting for  Monday 18th Feb with a single item on agenda - What do we want to do after this term, fold or continue.
  

House Keeping

Covering

• Toilets
  
• Nuts !
  
• Data collected on tickets.
  
• Insurance.
  

Toilets

Please note Toilets at either end of hall are reserved for CoderDojo Castleknock children  use only.

Alternative toilets for CoderDojo Adults and  nightclass attendess will be sign-posted.

Nuts !

Please note Castleknock Community College is a Nut Free Zone. There is an important medical reason for this. so please do not take nuts or any nut derived  products,i.e. sweets/treats containing nuts at the school.

Insurance.

As the insurance situation changed, we took out our own public Liability insurance for  the year. We are on thr lookout for sponsorship of approx 380 euro to cover this annual cost. Any suggetions, please contact coderdojoc...@gmail.com 

Data collected on tickets.

The name,age and gender on the ticket should be of the child. This information is used to;

- Create  sign-in/out sheets ( so we can account for everyone )

- Create stats to determine

    - average age ( so other parent can determine a suitable course )

    - gender breakdown as we try to appeal to everyone.

    - Achievement certificate at end of term

Term of Dates and booking process

Proposed Classes

• Introduction to I.T. with microbit 
  
• Introduction to phone app development with App Inventor
  
• Introduction to microelectronics with Arduino
  

Introduction to I.T. with microbit 

class size 10

Description

A mix of;                                                                                                       

   Software,                                                                                              

   Electronics,                                                                                                   

   Sound,                                                                                                                 

   Arts & Crafts                                                                                                Simply, this will be fun ! What a Micro:bit ? See http://microbit.org/guide/

A class for 8+ . Ninjas younger than 12 must have a parent in the building and parents are welcome to help them in the class .

Aimed at beginners.

Need

1. A laptop required (linux, windows, or mac) (windows 7 or 10 preferred) 

Introduction to phone app development with App Inventor

class size 16

Description

Suitable for beginners. Improvers from last year are welcome and will be able to work on their own projects where subjects are repeated. You will create 'apps' on Android mobile phones using App Inventor ( See http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ )

Aimed at beginners.

Introduction to microelectronics with Arduino

class size 16

Description

Min age limit 11yrs old  - No electronics experience is necessary - but students should be familiar with laptop operation - file system etc. We will cover circuitry and Arduino software coding. The Arduino kits are provided; A laptop is required.  You will have  opportunity to buy at cost Arduino  kit at end of classes.

I have started to order some kits from China to sell on, note this will be at a signifient discount.

Aimed at confident beginners/ also those who want to stretch.

If you have questions re any of the classes, do not hesitate to contact us at coderdojoc...@gmail.com 

Term

• 28/1/2019
  
• 4/2/2019
  
• 11/2/2019
  

18/2/2019 in during School mid-term so we will have a mentor/parent meeting do decide what happens CoderDojo Castleknock after end on term.

• 25/2/2019
  
• 4/3/2019
  
• 11/3/2019
  

18/3/2019 Closed as Bank Holiday

• 25/3/2019
  
• 1/4/2019
  
• 8/4/2019
  

Easter falls: 22nd April ( so not an issue )

Coolest Projects: 5th May

Would like to build to this. In view of where Easter falls, we are not a million miles away from when term finishes to Coolest Projects ? 

Whats coolest projects ? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMmDtfzGYQA

Planning meeting

We will have a planning meeting for  Monday 18th Feb at the school with a single item on agenda - What do we want to do after this term, fold or continue.

Why ?

I ( Bob Flynn ), have been leading CoderDojo Catleknock since 2014. I feel it is an opportunity to hand the reigns over. If nobody wish's to takeover, then I will wind things down.

Dates your diary

For mentors ( we are always on the lookout for mentor technical experience is not a deal breaker !  Contact coderdojoc...@gmail.com ), we will do a 'soft' release of link to tickets on Friday 18th Januay as a thank-you for their time, as  without mentors, we have no CoderDojo Castleknock.

We will then release a web link to everyone on Monday 21st January.

Bring yourself, a laptop, enthusiasm and if doing App Inventor a android ( apple will  not do ) phone on Monday 28th. 

If we have not answered questions, please contact coderdojoc...@gmail.com 

-Bob Flynn ( on behalf of the CoderDojo Castleknock team )