CoderDojo Belgium is a non-profit organization started in 2013 to teach coding skills to children across Belgium on a volunteer basis. It is run by founders from the technology industry and aims to share knowledge and foster teamwork. Regular dojo sessions are held monthly with 40 kids and 10 coaches teaching skills like Scratch, Arduino, and web development. The organization has grown significantly since starting with over 900 coaches and 800 subscriptions, but faces challenges in finding more coaches and reaching more children, especially those from vulnerable backgrounds.

1. “Once upon a time”
The story of CoderDojo Belgium
@coderdojobe coderdojobelgiumvzw coderdojobelgium.be

2. Sophie / Digital Communication / Entrepreneur
3 kids / European Digital Girl Of The Year
Communication & coaching CoderDojo Belgium
@sophiethiebaut

3. The very beginning
Values
Facts & figures
Community
Challenges
Technology
Secret ingredient

4. The very beginning

5. The beginning - founders
Martine Tempels
ICT Lady of The year ‘12
VP Telenet for Business
@martinetempels
Koen Pellegrims
CEO Flowpilots
@kpellegr
Nicolas Verellen
Telenet Idealabs
@Idealabs_be

6. Spread the #CoderDojo
spirit in Belgium

7. °CoderDojo
Belgium vzw
Launch
March 2013
Antwerp

9. Values

10. Knowledgesharing

11. Teamspirit

13. Facts & figures

14. Regular dojo’s
Once a month
Saturday
40 kids / session
10 coaches / dojo
Show & tell
Scratch, Arduino,
Mindstorms, Blender, HTML,
Java, AppInventor
Special ‘popup’ dojo’s
Special occasions
Special guests
Small & big events
6 – 1024 coders
Science Day, EU Parliament,
Dojo Diva’s, Hackathon, Megadojo
First Lego League, Fab Lab,
Teach the teacher, Cxo

16. The numbers
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Locations Coaches Subscriptions Waitinglist Press articles
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3

17. Our current capacity
Children on the waiting list
Children we don’t reach
Some have other interests
Social vulnerabele children

18. Our community

19. - Large Business network in technology
- Collaboration with government & education
- Involved (grand)parents
- People with a passion for technology

20. Challenges

21. Our 5 challenges
- More coaches
- Reach out to every kid
- IT Materials
- Persistence and motivation of coderkids
- Awareness in society

22. Technology

27. Secret Ingredient?

28. Belgian chocolate?

29. Belgian Beer?

30. Enthousiasm & passion

31. Thanks!
@coderdojobe
coderdojobelgiumvzw
coderdojobelgium.be