GET2ICT children's Computing Coding Dojo is a Coding Bootcamp designed for both girls and boys age 4-
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We are delighted that you have decided to join the ever growing and now running Get2ICT kids Computer Club. There could be not a more exciting time to join our club, which is inspiring a whole new generation of boys and girls across Uganda, to increase and improve their ICT skills. The beauty of Get2ICT Kids Computer Club is the way it combines a fun, real life structure for learning IT-related sk
ills to the development of a whole set of wider transferable skills, from project management to teamwork and evaluation. The boys and girls absolutely love going to Get2ICT and have been its biggest advocates within Kampala alone and spreading the word beyond. Get2ICT Kids Computer Club aims to make a profound difference in schools to attitudes and aptitudes of both boys and girls in the ICT area. We are a club which aims for innovation and creativity across all subjects, with our specialization in general ICT skills, graphics animations and technology. What Get2ICT Kids Computer Club is helping to do is to reinforce the critical skills between ICT, Arts, creativity and the full range of subjects. That’s the point; IT is an essential part of any career nowadays. If you would like your child to join Get2ICT Kids Computer Club please complete the application form (link below) and send it to us, or call +256 772 329590.
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We are delighted that you have decided to join the ever growing and now running GET2ICT Computer Coding Dojo. There could be not a more exciting time to join our club, which is inspiring a whole new generation of boys and girls across Uganda, to increase and improve their ICT/programming skills.
Coding stories and coding games are playful, hands-on ways for children to explore and experiment with early coding. They offer opportunities for interactions and collaborative learning. If coding is new to you, you will find that it builds on many early math and literacy concepts you already are familiar with.
Coding (or programming) is a basic language of the digital age. It involves the process of creating step-by-step instructions a computer understands and needs in order for its programs to work. Gaming systems, tablets, cars, cell phones, TVs—even washing machines!—all use coding to function properly.
Early coding, or pre-coding, offers children experiences that integrate communication, thinking, and problem solving. These are 21st century skills that are valuable for children’s future success in our digital world.
There are many learning activities pre-school children already engage in that relate to coding. I started to think about some aspects of pre-coding that would be meaningful to pre-schoolers, and I began to develop a series of activities where children create their own coding stories. Children learn about creating commands, or using directional language, when they make and use maps to locate a treasure during dramatic play and when they give each other instructions while playing with toy cars. Activities related to creating and following commands can be game like in nature, such as moving a gaming piece a specific number of spaces on a grid. My realisation is that children are naturally drawn to adventurous experiences in which they can explore movement, direction, and location. Many of the same concepts supported in these activities, such as spatial reasoning and number sense, are a foundational part of coding that children can practice without a computer.
Early coding is fun and exciting. The earlier children explore the basics of coding, the more easily they will be able to learn, understand, and apply coding later in life. Many preschoolers are just the right age to begin learning!
Coding is more accessible to young children than you may think. To participate successfully in pre-coding activities, children should be introduced to directional language, like up and down, backward and forward, left and right. They need to become familiar with how to count using ordinals (first, second, third) and understand one-to-one correspondence. Some children will have mastered these concepts and others will still be learning. If children are just beginning to understand and follow directional language and use ordinals, the pre-coding activities that follow will reinforce that learning.
Activities involving location and movement, such as playing board games and giving directions to peers in pretend play, offer some background knowledge and provide entry points for children into coding activities.
Coding is like a game. It’s very engaging for children who enjoy telling stories and using grids and maps. Children ages 3 to 5 are able to create drawings of maps that represent relationships between objects and places. When we incorporate programming into early learning settings, we immerse children in versatile activities that align with standards in multiple areas, like math, problem solving, communication, and literacy. Pre-coding activities offer children opportunities for interaction and collaborative learning, as well.
The beauty of GET2ICT Computer Coding Dojo is the way it combines a fun, real life structure for learning IT-related skills to the development of a whole set of wider transferable skills, from project management to teamwork and evaluation. The boys and girls absolutely love going to Get2ICT and have been its biggest advocates within Kampala alone and spreading the word beyond. GET2ICT Computer Coding Dojo aims to make a profound difference in schools to attitudes and aptitudes of both boys and girls in the ICT area. We are a club which aims for innovation and creativity across all subjects, with our specialization in general ICT skills, graphics animations and technology. What GET2ICT Computer Coding Dojo is helping to do is to reinforce the critical skills between ICT, Arts, creativity and the full range of subjects. That’s the point; IT is an essential part of any career nowadays. If you would like your child to join GET2ICT Computer Coding Dojo please contact us at [email protected] and or call/whatsapp @ +256 772 329 590
