Incubator to hold Summer of Code 2016 in 4 cities

folarin okunola

February 16, 2016 10:52 AM

By participating in the Summer of Code, kids will be equipped with new skills which are important for the 21st century.

A kid at one of CcHub's coding programmes for kids

For 2 years the Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has run a holiday programme to introduce young people to computer programming called Summer of Code.

According to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, Tunji Eleso, director, Incubation at Co-Creation Hub described the Summer of Code as a 4-week, fun, intense programme to introduce young people aged 5-18 years to computer programming.

“As part of our commitment to growing a new generation of digital makers we are excited to bring the Summer of Code to Abuja, Enugu, Osun and Oyo, in addition to Lagos.

“We are seeking organisations that operate in these cities to partner with us to host the summer of code in their city. We are especially looking for organisations that will be able to provide the following: Venue: spacious and adequately furnished to comfortably accommodate 50 kids, and their facilitators; Equipment: display screens, either computer monitors or T.V screens; and projectors; Power supply: access to constant power supply (availability of a standby generator or other backup source of power)," Eleso said, according to the report.

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“As a plus, hosts that will be willing or able to continue to accommodate lessons for the 4 weeks will be given preference," he added.

Eleso stated that for the sessions to run adequately, Cc-Hub will provide partners with facilitators who will work with volunteers in each host city.

Facilitators will be trained and deployed to lead the sessions and learning resources: the devices, as well as curriculum and teaching materials will be provided, to ensure a consistent experience throughout the different locations.

Kids will also learn to build computer games and animations, design web pages as well as learn about electronics.

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