Coolest Projects Sofia 2018 As CoderDojo and the Coolest Projects movement grows in popularity, there have also been several exciting regional events over the past number of weeks, including Coolest Projects UK, Coolest Projects Belgium and last weekend, Coolest Projects Sofia! An unforgettable regional event I was very lucky to have the opportunity to […]
On Saturday 28 April we brought together young digital creators from the UK Raspberry Pi community for the first-ever Coolest Projects UK. Coolest Projects started in Dublin seven years ago as an event where Ninjas can showcase the creative projects they had been making throughout the year. Earlier this year we opened up all Coolest […]
Stephen Howell is the Academic Program Manager for Microsoft Ireland. In this role he engages lecturers and students of all disciplines and levels with tech talks and curriculum advice. Stephen is a passionate advocate of CoderDojo and Computational Thinking both in and outside the classroom. He developed Kinect 2 Scratch and is a PhD candidate in […]
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This year we are really excited to announce a new award at Coolest Projects International; the Coolest Club Award! This award is for clubs who truly embody the spirit of Coolest Projects, showing creativity and collaboration. What’s the criteria to nominate a club? The criteria for entry are as follows; Your club must be a […]
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Conor, Product Manager at the CoderDojo Foundation, traveled to Belgium to attend the regional Coolest Projects event on Saturday April 22. Here he shares his experience of the showcase and his highlights from the day. _________________________________ On a beautiful sunny day on the 22nd of April I travelled to Belgium to visit Coolest Projects Belgium […]
Pete Lomas began his career as a lecturer in computer design at the University of Manchester before moving into the industry as an electronics design consultant and then a development manager for a scientific computing company. Throughout his career, he has been personally responsible for the development of hundreds of electronic products containing a wide […]
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Announcing Coolest Projects North America All those involved in Coolest Projects love to celebrate young people who use technology to solve problems and express themselves creatively, so we’re proud to expand the incredibly successful event Coolest Projects to North America. This free event will be held on Sunday 23 September 2018 at the Discovery Cube […]
Coolest Projects: How Kavi created her smart lifestyle app, Chew IQ! As Coolest Projects International 2018 fast approaches, we are continuing to share inspiring stories from participants of last year’s event. This week, Kavi tells us about her awesome project and recalls her Coolest Projects journey. Kavi is a member of Tiburon CoderDojo @ BelTib […]
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Project Registration Deadline Extended Our project applications are almost capacity, but given the feedback we’ve received from eager participants we are extending the project registration deadline for the Coolest Projects International showcase and our regional event, Coolest Projects UK by one week, until Monday, 2 April at midnight GMT+1. Coolest Projects International on Saturday 26 May is […]
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Coolest Projects: Tayra’s awesome game to encourage healthy eating Over the past few weeks we have featured some amazing stories from participants of last year’s Coolest Projects event. This week, we have been lucky to hear from Tayra, a Ninja at the Weda Dojo in Bulgaria. Tayra was 8 years old when she took part […]
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