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So you know a kid that is interested in technology, has some developing skills, and you want to find a way to capitalize on that by providing access to advanced educational opportunity... or...

You are the parent of a young person that is in love with Minecraft, can do some amazing things with it, and you are not sure what that means as a parent... or even if there is educational value in this tool/game... but you really want to find out...

Welcome to FredxCoders!

FredxCoders is a volunteer effort where mentors provide an opportunity to families and students aged 7-17 to learn about technology and programming in a FREE and OPEN event each month. The goal of these events is to introduce young people to the topic of coding, and to allow mentors to showcase their skills and interests in a way that inspires young minds to ask more questions, solve personally defined problems, and "fail forward" towards their own learning objectives.

FredxCoders founders and lead mentors have been providing access to these events to thousands of students in the past years, and as we learned early what was driving student interest, we have devised means of instigating students to create progress along multiple learning pathways. As 95% of the students entering our events asked to learn how to "make mods for Minecraft", we have iterated our own methods to serve that goal. Here is a snapshot of our early efforts from panels we led at Minecon in 2013, and the popular PAXEast convention in Boston in 2014.

Each FredxCoders event is different, based on volunteer mentor input from our community.

Each event requires parents to remain in attendance with their child, as this is how we keep these events FREE and OPEN.

Laptops are a requirement for participation, and to get the most value out of lessons, it is suggested that students have their own machines to take lessons home with them. We are grateful to the University of Mary Washington for supporting our events and providing access to their computer labs so that students without their own machines can successfully participate.

FredxCoders is a non-profit effort created by 501(c)(3) organization NoizIvy.org. The methods used in these events vary based on mentor, but are informed and guided by kidOYO developers, another NoizIvy.org project, which builds unique learning opportunities for young people interested in maker technology and entrepreneurship. The community platform used in our events is unique to FredxCoders and kidOYO, dubbed OYOclass.com (own your own), bringing community coding education to everyone from anywhere, and is aimed at providing schools and other learning organizations a simple way of bringing creative educational technology into the learning terrain where students, teachers, parents, mentors and administrstors can inter-relate... on personal terms... as the owners of their own particiaption.

We are grateful for the support of RedHat mentors, and donations made in support of these educational programs aimed at getting kids learning how to code. Without the support of our community partners, it would be impossible to keep these events running. Mentors are especially valuable in this effort, and volunteers showcasing the convergence of personally-owned education with FREE and OPEN learning opportunities is what builds the value of these events. Consider getting involved.

Teachers are welcome to attend any of our events. Consider sharing these events with your students.

We hope to see you at our next event!