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CoderDojo Nova is part of a world-wide movement orientated around running free not-for-profit coding

CoderDojo Nova is part of a world-wide movement orientated around running free not-for-profit coding clubs and regular sessions for young people.

02/18/2022

Music and Coding Remix in English - https://mailchi.mp/fb017556d112/music-and-coding-with-facebook-13493635

02/18/2022

Music and Coding with Facebook! - https://mailchi.mp/692be09a7fc0/music-and-coding-with-facebook

Hello CoderDojo NOVA Mailing List! It has been a long time. I have an exciting opportunity for your coder age 13+ coming up on Wednesday 2/23 at 3:30. Together with Facebook, Startfield (CoderDojo NOVA’s proud parent) is offering a 90 workshop called

08/10/2020

CoderDojo NOVA : What do you want your Fall to look like? - https://mailchi.mp/c017190cb7b6/coderdojo-nova-what-do-you-want-your-fall-to-look-like

So I didn't really see COVID19 coming. Not many people did. But we've been living this reality for five and half months - give or take. So nobody should be surprised now. We at CoderDojo NOVA are starting to think how we can support our Dojo community and provide a meaningful experience this fall. W...

At the Dojo we use the MailChimp mailing list management tool to send out information. If you are reading this, then it successfully landed in your inbox or you rescued it from your spam folder or junk mail filter! This list is an opt-in list that you chose to join at some point either on the Doj...

12/08/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Meeting #5 (12/08) - https://mailchi.mp/287ee4c15cc9/coderdojo-nova-meeting-1215437

Why do I always forget to check to see if the NOVA campus is closed on holiday breaks? C'est la vie. We are a resourceful bunch. We found an open space and coded away. Last week we worked on debugging. What do you do when your code does something you don't expect? Debug! This week we are going to l...

12/01/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Meeting #4 (12/01) - https://mailchi.mp/04609e0efba3/coderdojo-nova-meeting-1212681

The coding continues. Our Scratchers scratched. The mBotters mbotted (new subjects and verbs)! Some pythoning happened, too. I've been spending a lot of time with the hardware folks. So this week I want to check in with the Scratchers and the Python crew. Hardware fans you can continue working with....

11/22/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Meeting #3 (11/24) - https://mailchi.mp/b65b72a57565/coderdojo-nova-meeting-1207537

Another good Dojo last Sunday. Some Scratch, some Python and a simulation of a Flu pandemic thrown in for good measure. Several coders spotted my collection of mBots made by the Makeblock company. So by popular demand we will be working with the mBot robots this Sunday. Makeblock has stepped up thei...

11/16/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Meeting #2 - https://mailchi.mp/27102f09d2e8/coderdojo-nova-meeting-2

Hello Dojo fans! We had a great kick off last Sunday. Kids worked on Scratch projects, played with some hardware using the Circuit Playground Express, dabbled in the Python language and did some web page development. What is your coder into? Come on out and let's explore.

10/31/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Fall 2019 KickOff (11/10) - https://mailchi.mp/af7b1376a628/first-coderdojo-nova-meeting-spring-1151101

At the Dojo we use the MailChimp mailing list management tool to send out information. If you are reading this, then it successfully landed in your inbox or you rescued it from your spam/junk mail folder! This list is an opt-in list that you chose to join at some point either on the Dojo web site...

10/16/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Halloween Edition - https://mailchi.mp/04f19ae5d6d2/coderdojo-nova-halloween-edition

Hello Dojo faithfull. So sorry I have been slow to get the train rolling. If you joined the mailing list over the summer and fall, doubly sorry I haven't reached out sooner. I still need to connect with our friends at NOVA to see if they can accommodate us this Fall. I was thinking of having a compr...

06/08/2019

Last Dojo this Sunday 6/9 - https://mailchi.mp/ba4e1f1beaa0/dojo-sunday-2019-0609-501729

Hello Dojo Fans, Dojo #9, the last of the season, is tomorrow, Sunday 6/9. Come join us at 1PM at our usual location at the Annandale NOVA campus. Haven't been able to get out to a Dojo? Come check it out. It's lots of fun. Were you able to make it to the Maker Faire last Sunday? Come and share ...

05/29/2019

Check out the Maker Faire! - https://mailchi.mp/18fb6af38685/check-out-the-maker-faire

05/18/2019

Dojo Sunday 5/19 - https://mailchi.mp/6299f62a88d2/dojo-sunday-2019-0519-493069

Hello Dojo Fans, Dojo #8 is tomorrow, Sunday 5/19. Scheduling in May is tough. Sneaking this one in before Labor Day weekend. Come join us at 1PM at our usual location at the Annandale NOVA campus. Haven't been able to get out to a Dojo? Come check it out. It's lots of fun. Also please note a chan...

05/11/2019

Dojo Sunday 5/12 - https://mailchi.mp/9de75d443c2c/dojo-sunday-2019-0512-490421

Hello Dojo Fans, Dojo #7 is tomorrow, Sunday 5/12 (Mother's Day). Scheduling in May is tough. I chose Mother's day over Sunday on Labor Day weekend. If it works with your Sunday plans, come join us at 1PM at our usual location at the Annandale NOVA campus. Haven't been able to get out to a Dojo? Co...

04/06/2019

Dojo Sunday 4/7 - https://mailchi.mp/425fef7c318f/dojo-sunday-2019-0407-475373

Hello Dojo Fans, Dojo #5 will be tomorrow! Sunday 4/7. Sorry for the late notice. It was a busy week. Come join us at 1PM at our usual location at the Annandale NOVA campus. Haven't been able to get out to a Dojo? Come check it out. It's lots of fun. New coders will continue with Scratch. The new ...

03/21/2019

Dojo Sunday 3/24 - http://eepurl.com/glppDH

Hello Dojo Fans, Dojo #4 will be next Sunday. Come join as at 1PM at our usual location at the Annandale NOVA campus. Haven't been able to get out to a Dojo? Come check it out. It's lots of fun. New coders will continue with Scratch. The new version has a super easy, light weight tutorial system to...

03/17/2019

Dojo Sunday 3/24 - http://eepurl.com/gk0Az1

03/09/2019

Dojo this Sunday 3/10 - https://mailchi.mp/92d6cf04c2f8/dojo-this-sunday-20190310

Hello Dojo Fans, Time for our third Dojo meeting of the season. Come join as at 1PM at our usual location at the Annandale NOVA campus. Have you been lurking on the mailing list but haven't been able to get out to a Dojo? Take the plunge and come out this Sunday. We have a great group of ninjas wh...

02/23/2019

Dojo this Sunday 2/24 - https://mailchi.mp/de303ba0e651/dojo-this-sunday-224

Hello Dojo Fans, The second Dojo of the season will be this Sunday at 1 PM. We will continue where we left off last time. If you missed the last meeting, don't worry! Each meeting is modular and you can jump in at any time. New coders will continue with Scratch. This time we will work on telling sto...

02/20/2019

CoderDojo NOVA: Have you heard "I'm bored" yet? - https://mailchi.mp/10adbd07be91/spring-2019-session-2-at-coderdojo-nova

Have you heard the dreaded "I'm bored" yet? Challenge your coder to make an epic chase game (part two of what we worked on last meeting). Here is a quick tutorial to get started. Did they come back in 5 minutes and say they were done? Ask them to add a scoring mechanism. Add different levels. Add a...

02/03/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Spring 2019 KickOff Meeting (2/10) - https://mailchi.mp/da3910222fae/first-coderdojo-nova-meeting-spring-2019

At the Dojo we use the MailChimp mailing list management tool to send out information. If you are reading this, then it successfully landed in your inbox or you rescued it from your spam/junk mail folder! This list is an opt-in list that you chose to join at some point either on the Dojo web site...

01/24/2019

CoderDojo NOVA Planning Session this Sunday 1/27 - https://mailchi.mp/fc398ae40fa3/coderdojo-nova-planning-session-this-sunday-127

I just wanted to send out a very brief note. We will be holding a planning session this Sunday 1-3 PM at the Annandale campus. This is for the mentors and the more advanced veteran CoderDojo coders who want to have a say in how the Dojo is organized this Spring. If your coder is just starting out,...

01/07/2019

CoderDojo NOVA: Time to plan for 2019! -

Hello, members of the CoderDojo NOVA email list. I took my eye off the ball and a very busy fall got away from me. I had hoped to try to put something together, but it never materialized. This drives home the point that I need to do a much better job accepting the offers of help that come from many....

09/10/2018

New! New! New! -

New school year. New Dojo season. New lots of things! For me that includes, new soccer team (I'm the coach), new house (lots of boxes and unpacking to do), and new schools for my kiddos. I'd like to start planning the fall season of Dojo. If I do it all by myself, we'll probably start sometime in Oc...

07/13/2018

STEM Opportunity for girls! -

Come join Dojo Alum and National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) AspireIT grant winner, rising senior Becky Button, as she introduces some exciting and fun microcontroller technology. Your daughter doesn't know what that is? Then you should absolutely sign her up to attend one of t...

06/16/2018

Workout #9 at CoderDojo NOVA (6/17) -

Last session coders expanded their ever growing HTML skills. For our last Sunday of the Spring season, we are going to finish off the third installment of our "Web programming" segment.

06/02/2018

Workout #8 at CoderDojo NOVA (6/3) -

Last session coders got to dable in making their own web page - pages even. Starting small it's actually quite easy. You should try it! At our next Dojo on Sunday, we are going to continue with basic "Web programming".

05/19/2018

Workout #7 at CoderDojo NOVA (5/20) -

As promised, I went a little crazy with Tic-Tac-Toe last session. I think I got it out of my system, but if you want to return to the scene of the crime, I'd be happy to give you the low down. At Sunday's Dojo we are going to move on to the third unit that I have planned for this season - "Web prog...

05/06/2018

Workout #6 at CoderDojo NOVA (5/6) -

I was down for the count last session. But the Dojo's awesome mentor crew kept the show going! Since I missed out I want to return to the Tic-Tac-Toe plan. I had way too much fun playing with some Scratch coding concepts this week that I want to share. I want to talk about staying DRY. Sorry, coder....

04/21/2018

Workout #5 at CoderDojo NOVA (4/22) -

We are at a halfway point of sorts. So I think this is the perfect time to check in and see how things are going for you and your coder. Are things working for you? Are you looking for something different? I was reminded last meeting that one size does not fit all. I'd like to think we can come up w...

04/07/2018

Dojo This Sunday 4/8! -

Last meeting we had fun with Scratch and mBots with a sprinkle of python and web development from some of our more independent coders. I want to try to honor the proposed schedule that I laid out at the start of the season. So the "official" mBot segment is complete. Do you have a coder who still ...

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