SCHOOL

OVERVIEW 2018-sch-za-v1.2
What is…
A vibrant, student-run,
Code for Change is
after-school coding program. partnering with civil
society, government,
schools & business to
drive of the CodeJIKA
Campaign.
Founded as a NPO, it has
trained over 8000 youth in
CodeJIKA has 3 Pillars: 15 in-house IT Training
1. Eco-system of student-run coding clubs. Centers in 5 provinces
since 2009 and has been
2. An online platform to learn coding online for FREE.
on the forefront of coding
3. A media campaign to advocate coding in every in SA schools since 2013.
secondary school.
 Testimonials: What schools say
We have witnessed so many changes and improvement in CAT,…
Thanks for Code for Change for playing such a big role.” Mrs.
Mamosebo – Principal, Ivory Park Secondary

“We don’t understand why the children are running to the PC lab when
classes end.” Noah – Deputy Principal – Itirele Zenzele, Diepsloot

“Coding is a skill,… it’s something not everybody can do and

should be started at a young age.” – Ms. Makhubedu - Principal,
Diepsloot 3
“Your Jika learners have started teaching the Web Dev [HTML] elements
of the CAT syllabus to all learners in the class.” – Westridge Secondary

PARTNERS & AWARDS:

How coding clubs benefit the school:
1. SCHOOL BENEFITS:
o Join a Network of forward-thinking Schools teaching 3. ACADEMIC BENEFITS:
code.
o Students take part in awards and win prizes. o Pass rates increase on CAT.
o Excitement and school innovation increases. o Enrollment rates increase on
CAT.
o Dropout rates decrease on
2. LEARNER BENEFITS: CAT.
o Learners take responsibility for the club and lab. o ICT comprehension and
sophistication increases.
o Career Opportunities post graduation.
o School’s confidence to offer
o Girls coding and pursuing STEM. the CAT elective increases.
o Rocketing coding Superstars.
 Year 1: How far do you want to go?
Developing
Projects 1-3 Projects 4-6
Ignition Combustion
3 weeks of 3 weeks of
Event coding simple Formalize improving web Compete
1 Hr Website websites. Club Creation development Club Challenges
Intro event that Min 10 students start skills. Weekly coding meetups
covers Lessons 1 & 2. club and plan next in lab support Monthly
challenge and Challenges or
competition. competitions.

Stars
Empowering SMEs with
digital skills, increasing
competitiveness &
*Total Timeline 6 – 12 Months growing the economy
What Option is best for my school?
OPTION 1: “The 1-Hour Website” Event.
A. Fun event, participants learn to code a simple landing page.
B. No software, no internet, no experienced trainers are required.
C. Duration: 2 hours and can be done in either 1 or 2 sessions.
D. Managed by a student, school teacher or Club Mentor.

Required: Access to lab.

OPTION 2: CodeJIKA Coding Club

A. Learners meet weekly to
1. Follow the Coding Plan,
2. Part-take in Competitions (online & offline),
3. Improve their coding skills by creating awesome websites.

Required: Access to lab. Recommended 4 hours per week.

How clubs work?
1. LEARN THE BASICS: 2. FORM CLUB:
Complete 2-3 Projects:
PROJECT 1: HTML COURSE 1. BUILD YOUR TEAM
PROJECT 2: CSS COURSE Minimum 5 members.

3. TAKE PART IN CHALLENGES: 2. SIGN MOU

We provide the template.
EXAMPLE CHALLENGE:
You just fill it in.
MAKE LOCAL BUSINESS WEBSITE
– OR – SCHOOL WEBSITE

3. Get your projects…

CATEGORY:
ONLINE ENTREPRENEUR & start coding your websites.
How to Start a Club?
A club is usually formed directly by students. [See Club: Start Page on codejika.com .]

You can encourage this by:

1. Run the “1 Hour Website” event
2. Provide access to the lab.
3. Add the CodeJIKA Curriculum Folder to the desktops of each PC. (Very simple, no
installations.)

Other ways to start CodeJIKA in your school:

• Put up posters [ Print from here: codejika.com/resources ]
• Start Coding Training [Curriculum is available here.]
• Get support from your area coordinator. [ List here: Codejika.com/support ]
• How to start an event: Here: codejika.com/1hour
• Advertise the club: Here: codejika.com/resources
WHY CODING
& ABOUT US
What is Coding? NORMALLY LOOKS
like this:
1. CODING, IS TELLING A COMPUTER print 'Hello, world!'
WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO,
WHICH INVOLVES TYPING IN STEP-BY-
STEP COMMANDS
FOR THE COMPUTER TO FOLLOW.

2. ALMOST ANYTHING
POWERED BY ELECTRICITY
USES CODE.

3. COMPUTERS CAN UNDERSTAND

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TOO,..
(LIKE PYTHON, C, C++, JAVASCRIPT, RUBY AND PHP, bloom.bg/1GzwRDU
AMONG OTHERS)
https://youtu.be/cKhVupvyhKk
https://dailytekk.com/what-is-coding-15-facts-for-beginners/
 Why Coding in Schools?
1. A LANGUAGE,
& ESSENTIAL SKILL BANKING:
BEST TAUGHT YOUNG. Re-skilling 90,000 Employees
with IT Skills

2.
AUTOMOTIVE:
EVERY INDUSTRY A Technology Company
NEEDS CODE
HAND-MADE RUSKS:
3. INCREASING
Using Raspberry Pi simply coded to
monitor oven temperature, timing &
NATIONAL batch management for ISO compliance.

COMPETITIVENESS
“WE NEED TO FUTURE-SAFE OUR WORKFORCE.”
PRAVIN GORDHAN – NOV 2016 CNBC/JSE
Why Us?
OUR BACKGROUND: FOUNDED 2009
1 15 IT TRAINING CENTERS SINCE 2009
5 PROVINCES +1 IN MOZAMBIIQUE

ENDORSED BY GOVERNMENT AND

2 FUNDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

+5 YEARS – EXPERTS IN CODING & WEB

3 TRAINING IN SCHOOLS.
SINGULAR FOCUS: ICT TRAINING FOR YOUTH
THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS

PARTNERS:
and many more…
Be a Hero
Do you like working on your phone?
Why not Switch

From being a user... To being a creator! A HERO – Using Code!

INSTEAD OF JUST POSTING ONLINE, BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR FAMILY
BEGIN CREATING.
> FRIENDS & OTHER BUSINESSES.. START NOW
 ADDITIONAL INFO:

Corporate Site: www.code4change.co.za

CodeJIKA Site: www.codejika.com
Our Team Video: https://youtu.be/da82NIbzsHo
Yearend/ Coding Awards: https://youtu.be/LCvuh-chXnA JUST KIDDING. WE’D LOVE TO CHAT.
Our Secret Sauce
Short-Courses / Tight Deadlines
Two 3-week, fun, high-intensity interventions

Super Clear Obvious Outcomes

From Day One of our Intro RoadShow Students know that they will
be building websites in 6 weeks.

Competition
Competition between Students, between Trainers & between Interns
increases dynamics & motivation.

Training Style
A series of Intensive, practical projects.
Projects 1 - 3: IGNITION
Students Learn:
How to make a webpage in HTML UNDERSTAND:// BUILD//
Add pictures, tables & a menu FIRST STEPS
How to use CodeCademy
How to add snippets of JavaScript
Code
How to setup & add posts to a
Wordpress Blog

First Steps: 3 Weeks

Projects 4 - 6: COMBUSTION
Students Learn:
Understand 10 basic concepts of JavaScript PLAY:// SKILLS / MAKE
HTML & CSS webpage incl. 5 snippets of
FRIENDS
modified JS.
Edit a large and complex webpage.
3 page WordPress Blog

Final Project:
Make WP website for local business,
school/assoc.

The Bascis: 3 Weeks

Club Challenges: CREATION
Monthly Events:
A student-run coding club is fostered BUILD:// SKILLS /
and stimulated through: EXPERIMENT
o Inter-School Competitions
o Intra School Competitions
o Practical Workshops – Make a Whatsapp Clone -
o Meet-up – School Coding Club Management
Planning Meeting

Talent Emerges: 18 – 24 Months

FAQ: PILLAR 1: IN - SCHOOL
& SUSTAINABILITY
What’s the Goal of CodeJIKA?
Support a vibrant eco-system of student-run coding
clubs which compete and build digital skills.

Ideology: “Youth have all the idealism, enthusiasm,

energy and intellect needed to transform society
today”, they just need the tools and someone to say “I
Code for Change: believe in you.” That’s our job – Join us!

Small businesses lack skills and efficiency to create

scale – This is our mission:
Build a large pool of ethical (digital) developers who
Long-term Goal: can empower SMEs 5 – 10 years from now.
Sustainability – The long tail:
Sustainability is based on a trifecta of engagement elements which are fundamental to
the program structures.

Student-level School-level District-level

The primary goal of the program Providing an improved Working with district and
is an energetic eco-system of appreciation of ICT careers school management to
student-run coding clubs which and technology applications encourage schools to apply
compete, innovate, inspire and has proven both improved and successfully offer the CAT
teach others. sign-up and pass rates for & IT electives.
CAT learners.

Curriculum & Policy Level:

Code for Change engages with National DBE; seeks to be a part of the consortium needed to
transform the ICT in education predicament and provides; hands-on feedback, statistics, input and
encouragement in the creation and improvement of curriculum and ICT Edu policy.
How do you connect with schools?
School Identification: Minimum Requirements:
• DBE District or Provincial recommendations
• Functional PC Lab.
• School Referrals
--OR– Funding for Lab Install
• School Invites
• Direct Contact • Access to lab and organized
schedule.
School Selection Criteria: Preferred:
• Teaching C.A.T. or willing to
• Attitude of School Management Team apply for offering C.A.T. as
• Willingness to learn and adopt tech elective.
• Geo-location & School batching
• Min: 3-5 schools within district is preferred.
• Partner Preference & Access
How students connect with careers?
Real-world skills and vision casting allow students to imagine a future in ICT and
develop confidence.
1. Skills 3. Linkages & Info
• Encourage learners to • List: Scholarship programs, training
take CAT & IT opportunities, career days and degree options
• Teach them to code. at universities and colleges.

2. Vision 4. Up-stream Partnerships

• Vision, ideas and dreams about where ICT • Referring gifted learners into further studies
and Coding skills can take a career. and opportunities in civil society, academia or
• Work days in companies - What they do and the private sector.
how they operate.
Coding Awareness campaigns run by Code for Change.