Dundalk IT takes part in DojoMór - Ireland’s biggest coding event for students

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) says it is delighted to announce that it will be hosting free coding workshops from DojoMór 2023, funded by the Higher Education Authority of Ireland.

This national event will be hosted online, from 10am to 2pm, Saturday 21st October 2023, offering a range of fun and creative coding activities to suit all ages and interests.

In conjunction with DojoMór 2023, DkIT Coderdojo will be running an in-person Coderdojo using the DojoMór resources, and it is inviting young people to join DkIT and enjoy the full benefits of DojoMór with its trained mentors in its computer labs.

On the day, throughout Ireland thousands of students, from primary and secondary schools can enjoy some fun coding games, by following along with the different workshop videos. 

The workshops will deliver fun coding activities for young people using leading technologies such as Micro:bit, VEX Robotics, Scratch, Thunkable, HTML, Lightbot, Blender and Soundtrap. 

Greatly inspired by the well-known CoderDojo; the national partners of DojoMór are united in their belief that an understanding of programming languages is increasingly important in the modern world, and that it’s both better and easier to learn these skills early, and that nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so. 

DojoMór is seen as an excellent opportunity for young people to be exposed to, and to learn, practical and valuable skills that they will take with them for life. Some will develop these skills into an exciting career in coding and programming. 

To book a place in some of DkIT’s state of the art tech rooms go to http://www.coderdojo.com and search for Coderdojo Dundalk. Bookings are open now for schools and for individual students. Register early, by 15th October and be in with a chance to win a free Vex Robotics workshop from STEMed.ie worth €480.