Why Coding?
“Children should be programming
the computer rather than being
programmed by it”
Professor Seymor Papert
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The Problem: Global Skills Gap
Europe
900k
shortfall by 2020
45% IT execs
experiencing a shortfall
US
1m unfilled
programming jobs
71% of new jobs in
STEM
are in computing
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The Problem: Diversity
Women hold
>25% STEM
8.5% of
Engineering
4.28 million
unemployed
young people
in EU-28
4.1% of US CS
Grads &
2% of Tech Giant
hires are black
78% of PR
approved, unless
gender
identifable
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CoderDojo New York 2015
The Idea: CoderDojo
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CoderDojo: Open Source
Something that can be modified & shared because its design is publicly accessible.
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What do they learn?
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Benefits of Learning Coding
Problem
Solving
Creativity
& Design
Patience &
Perseverance
Logical
Thinking
Innovation
(Digital)
Confidence
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The Model
Champion
Team of Mentors
Venue
Resources: Kata
Dojo
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Our Impact: Reach
1,049 active Dojos
40,000 young people
in 63 countries globally
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Our Ambition: Scale
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Our Ambition: Diversity
50:50 Gender Ratio in Dojos
Dojo in underserved regions & countries
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Our Impact: Changing the World
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CoderDojo Movement
Gemma Busoni (left) introduced to
coding at CoderDojo LA