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
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
Gaming Bootcamp hosts camps that teach kids to write code, by targeting what they love — video games. Read more
I clearly have ordered too many parts but the kids will enjoy them, it is going to be epic.
Hack Sioux Falls will hold a quarterly electronics hacking contest for kids in grades 6th-12th, complete with workshops, working sessions, and components for them to learn the fundamentals of electronics and software engineering. Read more