Girls Into Coding - Join us & Get involved! In-person event!

GIRLS! THE TECH COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU! THIS EVENT IS ORGANISED ESPECIALLY FOR YOU! COME AND JOIN US AND GET INVOLVED!

I am delighted to invite you to our IN-PERSON "Girls Into Coding " event! It's a free event. Choose 1 of 4 exciting workshops. There will also be lightning talks to inspire & encourage girls aged 11 -14 to get involved in tech. Each participant can only book one workshop because they will run simultaneously.

You will be able to explore coding activities, robotics, electronics, physical computing and 3D VR using the Micro: bit. This is a fantastic opportunity to use Python, Micropython (text-based language), and Microsoft Makecode while getting some hands-on making time.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION READ CAREFULLY:

If you book more than one ticket per participant, your booking will be automatically cancelled.

Please note that as this is a small collaborative event it may be necessary to move one of your daughters to a different workshop to balance out the number of participants in each workshop.

Please do not register your daughter for a workshop she has already participated in or your ticket will be automatically canceled.

WORKSHOPS:

Workshop #1: Mechanical Eyes (For Ages 11-14)

Build a pair of mechanical eyes. Add a Microbit to control the motors that move the eyes. Add another Microbit to give you remote control. Use MakeCode blocks to make the eyes look around the room and blink!

Experience: No coding experience required

Workshop #2: Grabber Robot With Micro:bit (For Ages 11 to 14)

Build a robot powered by the Microbit that can be used as a grabber.

You will build the robot, adding different components, and wiring it all up. Then program the robot using Microsoft MakeCode.

Experience: Beginners are welcome!

Workshop #3: Exploring Motors & Sound using the Microbit! (For Ages 11 to 14)

A super fun activity to measure volume and display it with a motor. We’re going to be doing some basic Python programming in this activity. You also have the opportunity to use the make code block-based programming language. So whatever your level, you have lots of options!

Workshop #4: Physical Computing with Circuit Playground Express (age 11-14)

Use capacitive touch to make music with the Circuit Playground Express and a DIY cardboard keyboard, and code musical tones onto the board using Adafruit Makecode.

Experience: Beginners are welcome!

LIGHTNING TALKS:

Emmy Habgood

Safia Ezzahir

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION:

Each participant can only choose one workshop. Each workshop lasts approximately 2 hours

Tickets are limited to 2 maximum per family // Please register the participant only, parents do not need to register.

Girls must be between 11 and 14 years old.

Please do not register your daughter for a workshop she has already participated in or your ticket will be automatically canceled.

If you book a place but are unable to attend, please inform us as soon as possible so we can reallocate the place to someone on our waiting list.

OTHER INFO:

Computers will be on site.

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