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Tickets become available at NOON, June 29
This week, we’re meeting at the Amazon.com Wainwright Building.
While parking is not provided, many of the lots and garages in the area have $2 to $4 rates for all day parking. The garage at 321 Terry Ave N. is $2.44 with tax. So is the garage at 550 Terry Ave N.
IMPORTANT FOR THE MINECRAFT WORKSHOP
No programming experience is necessary, but it will require typing. This workshop will actually use Minecraft as a medium for introducing your child to computer programming with the JavaScript programming language.
You must bring your own laptop with Minecraft on it. You can get a copy at Minecraft.net. Please have it installed before you arrive. With only 2 hours, we’ll have a lot to get through.
Rather than spend the whole day troubleshooting student installations across a wide variety of hardware, we will request that families sign students up for accounts with a cloud server service. We will provide discount codes so this is free, but it will require a credit card. Students will receive an email on the Wednesday before with additional set-up instructions and will receive their discount codes at Dojo.
If you do not have a credit card or have issues with signing up for the cloud service, we can provide your child with a temporary server during the workshop, but it will be erased afterward.
Here are your top 5 bullet points about Coder Dojo:
- Suggested Ages: 8 – 18
- Skill Levels: All
- Coding languages: Depends on volunteers, but we always seem to have mentors for Scratch, HTML/JavaScript, PHP, C#, and Java on hand. If your child needs help with another language, please check with us in advance.
- Parents must stay on premises. No drop-offs.
- Please bring a laptop for your child (Linux, Mac, or Windows) or a Windows/Windows RT tablet (some content will not run on iPads). A limited number of loaners will be available if you cannot bring one.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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WHAT IS SEATTLE CODERDOJO?
It’s a coding club where kids ages 8-17 can learn the skills to make computer games and other programs.
WHAT KIND OF GAMES AND PROGRAMS CAN THEY LEARN TO MAKE?
Games for the web, games for PCs and Macs, games for XBox… Racing games, adventure games, puzzle games, guessing games… If your child has never never programmed before, they’re not going to make MarioKart or Angry Birds on their first time out, but if they keep coming to CoderDojo, we’ll help them get there.
And yes, if they are mature and focused enough to want to make the next Google, Amazon, or Facebook, we can help them learn to do that too.
WHAT DOES THIS COST?
It’s free. Our organizers and mentors are volunteers and space is donated by our generous sponsors.
IS THIS A CLASS?
This is mentor-led instruction. The beginners will get some basic lessons to start with while the more advanced kids can work on their own ideas with mentors helping them when they get stuck.
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
Bring your age 8-17 child and a laptop running Windows, OSX (Mac), or Linux. You’ll need to stay for the whole CoderDojo (no drop-offs). Your laptop should be able to connect to WiFi and have a battery that will last for 2 hours.
WHAT SOFTWARE DO I NEED?
If your child is brand new, they’ll just need a web browser and a text editor. Every operating system (Windows, Mac, or Linux) comes with these installed. If your child will need additional software, our mentors will help you install it.
CAN MY CHILD BRING A FRIEND?
You can reserve up to three child tickets. If you want to bring one of your child’s friends, as long as they’ll fit in your three and their parents are okay with you accepting the waiver on their behalf, you’re good.