HUNDREDS of young coders, including a large number from the Northside, gathered at the RDS last Saturday week (June 13) to demonstrate apps, websites, games and even robots they made for the 2015 CoderDojo Coolest Projects Awards.
Now in its fourth year, the awards attracted more than 500 entries from young coders throughout Ireland and Europe, and the event celebrated their creativity and coding skills.
Outstanding projects included an app to tell you the safest route to get to your destination, a game to encourage cleaner seas and a website that let’s kids review books.
Mary Moloney, CoderDojo Global chief executive, said Coolest Projects 2015 was a fantastic day for everyone involved.
“There was an incredibly high standard of projects delivered by the kids using all types of technology,
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“But what made it most special for me was the kindness and both the supportive and fun atmosphere.
“All the 500 competitors and 5,000 visitors were part of the only event of its kind in the world and just seemed to get how cool that was.
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Paul Phelan, co-founder of Coolest Projects, said:
“The scale and quality of what Coolest Projects Awards is enabling gives me confidence that we will nail this digital skills shortage across Europe.
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MEP Seán Kelly was among those who attended the event.
“These awards recognise and honour the coolest kids on the block and also demonstrate the phenomenal growth of CoderDojo,
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“Through these events and organisations, participants can be smart, creative, clever and cool all at the one time.
“These awards are helping to guarantee Ireland’s future as a world leading High Tech hub.
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For more information about the awards, visit www.coolestprojects.org