Digital Club Debut

The first of its kind in Surrey, Guildford Library’s new Digital Club went off with out a glitch on the weekend.

The 8 – 12 year olds who attended the fully booked session were eager to get stuck into the exciting 12-week course, which started with assembling a Kano computer.

Kano is a company that set out with the mission to create a computer that any one could assemble, and learn valuable programme and coding skills from.

Seeing the physical components that go inside a Kano was a great start to the lesson and gave the kids a tangible appreciation for the intricacy of computers.

Whizzing through the fool proof guide books, The Digital Club members quickly progressed and began experimenting with code and use of the popular game Minecraft.

The 12 week Digital Club course follows the exclusive curriculum created by Mariéme Jamme, founder of #iamthecode – a global movement which aims to get one million girls coding by 2030.

Mariéme was proud to tell the children that by learning and sharing the skills taught at The Digital Club in Guildford, they would be joining a worldwide community of young people excited about coding and how it will shape the future.

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