Stirling Welcomes CoderDojo 12th September, 2013 CoderDojo hit Stirling’s Old Town Jail on 1st of September 2013 and looks to be a creative, exciting new computer coding club. The young people that came along were enthusiastic and keen to learn new things about areas which they had an that interested them. The day was split into various sections which allowed mentors and the young people to interact. The puzzle Blockly, a visual programming editor was the first task of the day. It allowed the young people to understand the basic building blocks and principles of coding through the use of a fun, interactive mapping game. The second task of the day was discovering how if-statements (a fundamental programming concept) worked and how to use them. The website ‘If This Then That’ was used as a learning tool which allowed a greater understanding and allowed the young people to build their own if-statements based on inputs they customised. By the end of the day the young people were posting pictures, comments, and timestamps to the CoderDojo Stirling Twitter page using their if-statements. Overall the day was a success and paints an excellent picture of what’s to come! Stirling CoderDojo returns on 5 Oct; Book now. Laura Blair CoderDojo Mentor