Coding Ninjas celebrate at Scitech WA
Scitech was abuzz this week, as coding ninjas from around WA joined forces to showcase their work and celebrate another fun year within the CoderDojo WA community.
Presenters came from far and wide including Amherst Library, Rosalie Primary School, Beechboro Library, Alkimos Library and Falcon FabLab. They spoke about the fun they have when coding with their friends and the challenges they come across, such as solving debugging and syntax errors.
“I enjoy coding things to move and I enjoy attempting to make and understand code. It is a great challenge,” Dylan (Canningvale) commented.
“The coding is the easy part, it’s when you find a glitch going through all that code that is the challenge,” he said.
“I really enjoy coding because I love socialising with other like-minded coders sharing a common interest,” Thomas (Shenton Park) said.
“I really love making a quirky backstory to the things I create,” he added.
Scitech’s Rich Williams spoke about the long friendship the Fogarty Foundation, CoderDojo WA and Scitech have had, saying that Scitech was thrilled to host the CoderDojo WA community.
“What the Fogarty Foundation are doing, really aligns with what Scitech is all about,” Mr Williams said.
“Encouraging a passion for science, technology and life-long learning.
“2020 has shown us how important STEM subjects are. Epidemiologists, scientists, and those working in the technology space. Innovation at the forefront of quickly adapting to the needs of the community,” he said.
Ninjas displayed interactive games, LEGO EV3 robots, drones and more.
Annie Fogarty, Executive Chairperson of the Fogarty Foundation, thanked the CoderDojo WA community for their passion and enthusiasm before Simon Thuijs, Manager of CoderDojo WA, facilitated a Q&A with some young and innovative Ninjas.
“It is great to see so many young people passionate about technology,” Mr Thuijs said to the group.
“We are really proud of you: the innovative projects you have created and the communities you have built.
“You are the next generation of leaders in WA and we look forward to seeing the amazing work you do in the future,” he said.
Thank you to the many volunteers who assisted us throughout the evening, your help was invaluable and greatly appreciated by the CoderDojo WA community.