Greenfield CoderDojo

It is with a good deal of sadness that I need to inform all followers of the Greenfield CoderDojo that we have decided to close our Dojo.

We started our Dojo in March of 2018. Our vision was threefold: 1) convince every kid that they could learn to code, 2) encourage persistence as they learned to code, 3) prepare them for computer science courses offered in their schools. However, for me, a just-as-important goal was to make each and every kid that joined us go home feeling a little bit better about themselves.

I know most of the you will not go on to be software developers. However, you will all know what coding is about and that with it, you are only confined by your imagination.

Kids: Thank you for attending our Dojo. I will certainly miss all of your smiling faces. You are amazing!

Parents: Thank you for sharing your wonderful children with us.

Mentors: Thank you for passing on your passion for coding.

Volunteers: Thank you for seeing value in giving your time.

Sponsor: Thank every NineStar Connect associate who made our Dojo possible.

Myron

I read an article published in Edutopia (George Lucas Educational Foundation) the other day. I apologize to the author, as I did not record his/her name. However, one thought in the article was so meaningful, I decided to share it with our Greenfield CoderDojo:

"Those mistakes are part of the learning process. You can't expect to always get everything right when you are learning. It would be like going to basketball practice but not taking any shots because you are afraid that you might miss. Yes, you are going to miss. Missing a goal is how you get better at taking shots."

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