Homeschool Coding and Robotics Class: Intro to Scratch

Franklin Jr High 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310, Des Moines, IA, US

Why coding and robotics? It teaches students to create rather than consume. It builds confidence, allows students to take risks and fail while learning from mistakes as they iterate to better solutions (just like engineers). It allows for individual expression and enables creativity as students make stories come to life or create music, animations, games […]

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Girls Who Code Des Moines Fall Session

Franklin Jr High 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310, Des Moines, IA, US

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003160870167 This Girls Who Code Des Moines Fall Session will be focused on web development with Python and Flask. Over 8 weeks, we will collaborate, design and develop a website concept. We will utilize a Python web framework called Flask to build the front end of a website and then look at what […]

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CoderDojoDSM October 2024 Meetup

Franklin Jr High 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310, Des Moines, IA, US

Each month at CoderDojoDSM, students age 9+ work on coding, building a website, creating a game, programming a robot, or simply exploring technology in a less-structured, creative, and social environment. There is no group instruction. Rather, local professional technologists serving as volunteer mentors help students as they work on projects of their choice. Is your […]

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CoderDojoDSM November 2024 Meetup

Franklin Jr High 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310, Des Moines, IA, US

Each month at CoderDojoDSM, students age 9+ work on coding, building a website, creating a game, programming a robot, or simply exploring technology in a less-structured, creative, and social environment. There is no group instruction. Rather, local professional technologists serving as volunteer mentors help students as they work on projects of their choice. Is your […]

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Tech Camp 2025

Central Academy (DMPS) 1912 Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Tech Camp is an immersive, invitation-only summer camp experience for central Iowa high school students. Since the first camp in 2013, a cohort of 8th or 9th grade students are […]

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2025 Girls Who Code Des Moines Summer Camp

Code in community and learn about women in tech! August 13 - 14, 2025 Girls Who Code (GWC) Des Moines is a program for students in grades six to twelve […]

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