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At the relaunch of Coder Dojo in Kerry were Eddie Lawlor, Shane Lawlor, both Tralee. Anluan Dunne, Iseult Brick Dunne, Arthur Brick Dunne, Tralee. Oleksandr Petrenko, Tralee. Ann Marie Scannell, Aspen Grove. Darcie Scannell, Tralee. Mark Hennessy, Ballybunion. Leon Wong, Tralee. Rani Wheeza, Tralee. Pawel Kaminski, Aspen Grove. Maeve Townsend, Aspen Grove. Tommy Brennan, Aspen Grove, Tralee.
CODER Dojo, a free, volunteer-led, community-based computer club for young people, is back in Tralee and beyond this year.
A group supported by Tralee based company Aspen Grove, the Tech Industry Alliance and with support from the Tom Crean business centre in Tralee has re-launched Coder Dojo coding classes for children aged between seven and seventeen in Tralee.
The group hopes to relaunch more classes in towns across Kerry in the coming months and is looking for venues, volunteers and coding teachers to help out.
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Anyone aged seven to seventeen can take part in a Coder Dojo class and learn to code, build a website, or create an app or game.
Speaking at the launch of the new Tralee Coder Dojo class, Sean Ryan of Aspen Grove described the classes as “a space for young people to explore technology in an informal, creative, safe and social environment”.
“The Coder Dojo movement has played a massive role in inspiring the next generation of coders and creating a strong talent pipeline which will allow Kerry to be in a strong position vis a vis supporting and expanding the STEM ecosystem and attracting new business to create jobs here in future.
“We would love to see Coder Dojo rolled out across Kerry again on a large scale but that can only happen with the support of local industry, the tech community and parents who will step up and help out with classes. I would call upon anyone who can lend a hand to get involved and reignite the Coder Dojo movement across Kerry.”
Teachers and students in CBS primary school in Tralee recently took part in a six week Coder Dojo programme which is now being continued every Saturday in the Tom Crean business centre in the Kerry Technology Park.
It is intended to have Coder Dojo classes up and running in Killorglin, Killarney, Dingle and other Kerry towns before the summer school break.
Coder Dojo was originally launched in Tralee, by Aspen Grove, in 2011 – the third dojo in the world. Prior to Covid there were up to 13 dojos active in the county.
Anyone who is interested in enrolling their children in the classes or can help out in any way is asked to contact Coder Dojo Kerry at coderdojokerry@gmail.com
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