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Clubs
It is always fun to share your computing ideas and projects with other people of your
own age. here are many clubs for young people and their Raspberry Pis. Some of these
are run at weekends by adults who work as professional coders. hey can give you
inspiration for new projects, teach you new skills and help you if you are stuck. Here is
a list of some popular clubs and groups.
• Code Club ( www.codeclub.org.uk ) Code Club is a nationwide network of
free after-school coding clubs for children aged 9-11. hey are usually located in
schools—you can use the Code Club website to ind the nearest one to where
you live.
• Coder Dojo ( www.coderdojo.com ) At Coder Dojo you can learn how to code,
as well as develop websites, apps, programs, games and more. Dojos are set up,
run by and taught at by volunteers, many of them professional programmers.
Some Dojos organise tours of technology companies, bring in guest speakers to
talk about their careers and what they do, and organise events. In addition to
learning to code, you get to meet like-minded people, and show of what you've
been working on. You can ind out if there is a Coder Dojo near you by using the
CoderDojo search on the website.
• Raspberry Jam ( www.raspberryjam.org.uk ) Raspberry Jam is a rapidly
growing global network of user groups that meet regularly to support hobbyists,
developers, teachers, students, children and families—in fact, anybody who
would like to put their Raspberry Pi to good use. You can ind out what Raspberry
Jams are happening in your area on the website. Some events are held especially
for young people and take place in computer-based oices.
• Young Rewired State ( https://youngrewiredstate.org ) Young Rewired
State, called YRS for short, is a network of computer programmers and designers
aged 18 and under. YRS holds large collaborative coding events across the UK, as
well as in New York, San Francisco, Berlin and Johannesburg. Events typically
last for a week, during which teams of young programmers work together to cre-
ate a new website or app using public data. hey are assisted by professional
programmers who volunteer their time to help. At the end of the week all the
teams come together to present their work to a panel of judges, with prizes to be
won! Not only is it a great way to learn how to code, but it's also a great way to
meet other young people across the world and develop a network of friends—
and a lot of fun!