[CASL-L] Invitation for 4-8th graders to a virtual hackathon with Random Hacks of Kindness Junio

[Stephanie Robinson]

I have had students participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness for the
past 4-5 years and they have all raved about it. Such an awesome
experience- and the kids love combining coding with helping others. I have
attended a few of the events when they were in person and the atmosphere is
very inspiring. Kids who have participated virtually this year found it
very engaging. I  highly recommend the program.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:32 PM Valerie DiLorenzo <vdilorenzo at rumseyhall.org>
wrote:

> Ditto to Doug's endorsement. Two of my students took part in a Random
> Hacks of Kindness, Jr program this past Saturday. They emailed me that
> night to tell me how much fun it was and how much they learned. They're
> both spreading the word to other classmates at Rumsey this week! One is a
> 6th grade girl; the other is a 4th grade boy.
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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 12:34 PM Douglas Lord <dlord at chboothlibrary.org>
> wrote:
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>> Hi everyone -
>>
>> I rarely post, in fact this might be a first for me on CASL-L. Just
>> wanted to testify personally about these Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr.
>> events - they have been great for my daughter who is 11 and has been doing
>> them since she was about 9. They show the power of coding, its potential.
>> I'm amazed at how she has grown from being a fairly passive participant to
>> one who now gets in there right away, up to her elbows, and involves other
>> participants who she was once like. There's a teamwork component, there's
>> altruism, and she's always proud of whatever happened there. Patrice does a
>> great job of herding all the cats into one general direction in a way that
>> is considerate and productive.
>>
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>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 12:21 PM Barbara Johnson <
>> bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 11:46 AM Patrice Gans <reesegans at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Barbara,
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering if you could share the following flyer (and email) to
>>>> your membership.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would like to take this opportunity to invite your students to
>>>> participate in Random Hacks of Kindness Junor’s  upcoming virtual hackathon
>>>> scheduled for Saturday, March 13,, 2021 from 9 - 12 .  The three hour
>>>> coding program will focus on designing and coding apps addressing gender
>>>> equality in STEM.
>>>>
>>>> Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the
>>>> internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for
>>>> Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has
>>>> made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science.
>>>> Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in
>>>> science.
>>>>
>>>> Join with Random Hacks of Kindness Junior as we design and code apps
>>>> addressing girls' place in the STEM field. Together with mentors,
>>>> participants will have the opportunity to create apps that highlight the
>>>> importance of inspiring and engaging women and girls in science,
>>>> technology, engineering and math.
>>>>
>>>> Using Zoom, students will work in pairs with mentors to create
>>>> prototype smartphone apps (using the online app block programming language,
>>>> APP LAB from Code.org).
>>>>
>>>> Pre-registration is required. The registration fee for the event is
>>>> $10. Participants may register by going to RHoKJr’s website at
>>>> https://rhokjr.org/event/hacking-for-gender-equality-in-stem/
>>>>
>>>> For additional information feel free to drop me an email.
>>>>
>>>> *Patrice Gans, Founder, Executive Director*
>>>> *Random Hacks of Kindness Junior Inc.*
>>>> *@RHoKJr*
>>>> *https://rhokjr.org <https://rhokjr.org>*
>>>>
>>>>
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