This workshop's going to be amazing!! Here's what we need to do!
A few months out:
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Find a venue and sponsor for the workshop.
- The workshop will consist of 3 separate parts -- a teacher training, an installfest (typically the Friday night before the workshop), and the Saturday workshop itself
- Space-wise, we usually split the students up into separate class levels, so having access to multiple workspaces would be nice (and if possible, projectors & whiteboards).
- Additionally, we like to offer students the option to bring their children with them (we recruit additional volunteers to help supervise so the parents can focus on coding).
- Sponsoring the workshop costs between $400 and $900, depending on the size of the workshop.
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Find two co-organizers. It's a lot of work, but always a lot of fun. No experience is necessary; checkout the workshop cookbook if it's new to you. (Also, we match up first time organizers with mentors.)
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Select the target student population for the workshop. Our workshops reach out to a group of people that are underrepresented in the community. That might be women, people of color, non-native English speakers, LGBTQIA communities, or other marginalized groups.
Leave a comment below if you're able to host, sponsor or organize! 😸
Once we have a a venue, sponsors, and organizers, we can:
- Work together to set an RSVP limit that works for everyone
- Review and, if necessary, revise the computer setup instructions (newer versions, etc)
- Post the workshop to Bridge Troll
- Post the workshop to appropriate Meetup group(s) for publicity
- Tip: create event on Meetup with no open RSVPs, so interested folks have to follow the link to the BridgeTroll event to register
One to two weeks out, we can:
- Plan a teacher training
- Order breakfast
- Order lunch
- Find a good place for the afterparty
After the workshop, we can:
- Party! 🎉
- Retro
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