Fifteen kids, seven meet-ups, zero shorted boards, seven blown LEDs, one burnt finger, and two months of fun. That sums up our second Hack Sioux Falls project hosted by Code Bootcamp School. And it was a ton of fun.
When I first launched this project in April, I had no idea what to expect or what the kids would find interesting, but my idea was simple…
Read moreWhat would happen if we encouraged kids to build something cool using electronics, microcontrollers, sensors, and LEDs?
Twenty kids, twenty-one meet-ups, nine completed projects, three shorted boards, one burnt finger, and four months of fun — that sums up the first ever Hack Sioux Falls project hosted by Code Bootcamp School.
When I launched this project in April, I had no idea what type of projects that the kids would come up with, the idea was simple — what would happen if we encouraged kids to build something cool using electronics, microcontrollers, and LEDs?
By the age of 10, most girls have decided that computers, electronics, engineering, science, and math are not cool, too complicated, or just for boys.
On May 26 from 10 am to 3 pm, we are inviting all girls between the ages of 9 and 14 to join us at The Journey Group where we will help demystifying how electronics and appliances work by letting girls explore them by taking them apart in a safe and educational environment. The entire event is completely free, and I would like the moms also to join them. Read more
Last year I had an idea of hosting a girls un-maker day event — I called it Girls Breaker Day. It’s just as it sounds; we’re inviting girls to bring their broken electronics and take them apart to see what makes them tick. In addition to their items, we are going to have a hundred old computers and miscellaneous items that they can disassemble down to the raw parts and then build something creative with the parts. Read more
Pulling off an epic new adventure requires a leap of faith and the right key sponsors and partners. Code Bootcamp School (501c3) is so proud to be launching the first ever Hack Sioux Falls event with these lead sponsors — First Bank & Trust, Trexin, and Code Bootcamp. Read more
We teach kids to build video games at Gaming Bootcamp, 5 games in 5 days.
Every year, I say to myself “we will just use the same games we used in previous years.” After all, we have three years’ worth of video games for our Gaming Bootcamp. Read more