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Hi Tom, On 23/05/2018 21:33, Tom via list wrote:
I hope you enjoy the day out in Wales - it's probably the same people since I recall them saying that was on their list to visit.On 23/05/18 18:46, Chris Tipney wrote:Wow - Don't stand to close to the doors - you may be killed in the rush! I'm hoping to start one in Holsworthy which has a population 100th that of Plymouth and I've got 5 Ninjas* interested and I haven't even started. I'm hoping to get on the RaspberryPi Trainer Training course in Cardiff so I can train adults to train which could get a bit recursive!Hi,Following a mention on this list last week about CoderDojo and Devon being one of the two 'test' regions I did the clicky thing and out of the blue got invited to a training day put on by the Raspberry Pi Foundation today at Exeter library.Lots of guidance about how to go about setting up, do's and don'ts etc with a box of BBC Micro thingies thrown in!The outcome of this is that I hope to set one up in Plymouth. The training today was organised by the Devon Library of which Plymouth is not part but that doesn't mean they would not want to be involved. The other possibility (apart from the central library) would be the university with whom I have a part time association.The whole part of this ramble (apologies for taking so long to get here) is that as I'm sure you all know the Dojos are run entirely by volunteers at no cost to the kids (ages 7 to 17) - so I would be grateful for any help from the knowledgable folk who I know inhabit this list :-) Gordon you listening - they knew you were funnily enough!There is no need to be an expert at anything - just a willingness to help for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon - once a month initially. Obviously a dab hand at Python, Scratch, Raspberry Pi hardware etc would be a fine bonus.It's a great movement which gets help (organisational not financial) from the R Pi Foundation aimed at kids having fun with coding, computers, robots etc.If someone here already has this planned or on the way then I would not want to tread on their toes but would be willing to help them instead.Best regards, Chris TipneyJust think - in a few years time we can get our CD collections catalogued!Tom te tom te tom *well their parents say they would be!
I am hoping to talk to Plymouth Central Library this week about using one of their rooms. I haven't been in since it moved so I don't know what facilities they have.
I'm sure you have been there but there are many resources here: http://kata.coderdojo.com/wiki/Organising_a_Dojo
Good luck and if you have the time to share your experiences I'd be happy to hear how you get on.
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