👩💻 [CLOSED] Mindjoy | Kid at Heart Build Challenge
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We are excited to announce our Kid at 💙 Build Challenge, together with EdTech startup, Mindjoy.
One of the best ways to learn new and hard things like coding is to work on software projects that excite you, and believe it or not, this is true for grown-ups and kids alike.
Project-based learning is a great way to gain knowledge of new technical skills in greater depth and creates an opportunity for you to actively practice coding and keep your skills sharp.
Channel your inner kid and build that awesome project you wish you had as a 13-year-old!
If you’re sold already, you can register to participate here.
From 2023, Coding and Robotics will form part of the SA school curriculum. Through their engagement with schools, Mindjoy has learnt that educators are, however, unsure about how to introduce coding into their classrooms.
Software developers with deep domain knowledge and experience - that’s you! - are well positioned to support kids' coding initiatives through building awesome software projects that can be broken down into engaging smaller modular projects for kids.
This challenge is all about building a project that channels your inner kid, contributes to your learning journey and enables kids to have a fun learning experience too.
We've teamed up with Mindjoy because they are all about creating great learning experiences that engage and challenge kids to learn real tech skills in a hands-on way.
You can chat with us in the dedicated Slack channel or email community-investec@offerzen.com with any questions.
Stay updated on the Kid at Heart Build Challenge by joining our Slack channel
We have opened this challenge up to the developer community and you are welcome to invite your friends to participate.
You can participate alone or as part of a team and you can be part of multiple teams if you want to.
You can register to participate here.
Yes, you will need to create your project in Replit. You can create a free account here.
Replit have some really nice and easy-to-read guides to get going quickly.
Replit is a great place for kids (and grown-ups) to learn how to code. They have recently launched Replit Mobile and are on a mission to make coding accessible to kids and adults in Africa.
No, you can use any language supported by Replit.
If you are wondering what languages are good for kids, Python 🐍 is a great choice because it is easy to read, write and learn. This means that kids don’t need to go through strenuous learning before the fun begins. The syntax is also simple and it can be used to build complex programs.
You just need to build the project and document it. Mindjoy's superpower is taking awesome projects and breaking them into modules that kids of various experience levels can follow to create the project for themselves.
Absolutely, we’ve got you covered. You can take a look at the project ideas here.
Of course, you aren’t limited to building projects based on these ideas.
The closing date for your final solution is Monday 28 November, 23:59 SAST.
You can submit your builds here.
Each submission must include:
Your solution must:
Use Replit for building and storing your code.
If you need help/advice while building, or want to find others to join you, ask participating teams and the community in the Slack channel.
Our Community Champ, Devin Pearson, will also be available to guide you. There are two ways you can reach out to Devin for support:
OfferZen hoodies are up for grabs for participants!
We will be hosting an online event where teams will be asked to demo their projects to the community so that everyone can learn from each other’s build experiences.
We will contact you when you submit your projects with the details.
We may also reach out to you about publishing your solution on the OfferZen Blog to showcase it to the developer community.
In the spirit of the community, you are required to open-source your code under the MIT License. To do so, you need to copy the text below into your documentation and include source files as applicable.
By submitting, you grant OfferZen & Mindjoy permission to use screenshots, code-snippets and links to your project or content of your submission on our Twitter, blog, website, email updates, and in OfferZen slack channels.
You may be disqualified and forfeit any prizes you may be eligible to receive if OfferZen or Mindjoy reasonably believes that you have not complied with or attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Kid at Heart Build Challenge.
Registration open Tuesday, 15th November → Register here Submissions close on Monday 28 November, 23h59 -> Submit your build here Join us & Mindjoy for awesome build demos on Wed 30 November, 18h30 -> Register to attend here
Registration opens Tuesday, 15th November → Register here Submit your build before Monday 28 November, 23h59 -> Submit your build here Online demo event on Wed 30 November, 18h30 -> Register to attend here
