For Parents

Woodlands Coder Dojo sessions run before or after school. Sessions are currently being run on Fridays before school from 8.00am - 8.30am. 

What is a Coder Dojo Session?

A Dojo is NOT a class or workshop. There is no curriculum. Instead, Dojos offer open, free and unstructured club settings in which young people can follow their own interests, meet like-minded people and develop self-directed learning habits with the support of Champions and Mentors. CoderDojos provide fun, free and social open learning environments where young people can meet others with similar interests, develop 21st century skills and build creative projects of their own choice using digital technology. 

During a Dojo session, Ninjas will have free time to work on their own digital projects and explore ways to collaborate.  If Ninjas have never coded before, Mentors will help get them started on their own coding projects (typically a game, website etc). If Ninjas already have something to work on, the Dojo offers a supportive environment where they can learn and advance their projects. 

Instead of offering structured lessons, Champions and Mentors encourage Ninjas to follow their curiosity, challenge themselves to improve their projects and to solve the problems that arise along the way. This helps Ninjas become self-directed, adaptive learners. Even Champions and Mentors who do not know how to code can help Ninjas helping them find answers for themselves. Ninjas are also encouraged to help each other. 

Ninjas who attend CoderDojo clubs are able to develop 21st century skills, including: 

-Ways of thinking: creativity and innovation, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making, learning to learn and meta-cognition. 

-Ways of working: communication, collaboration and teamwork. 

Tools for working: information literacy, ICT literacy and living in the world.

If you would like to be a mentor and help students with their projects please contact Mrs Martin via the email below.

This year we are asking parents to register their child/ren via email to Mrs Martin  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. listing the devices or projects they are interested in creating using the room number below. Students will be required to sign in when they attend CoderDojo.