On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 11:43 +0100, Sarah Chard wrote:
> O > n Fri, 2011-06-10 at 11:15 +0100, gazz wrote: > > > We've previously found it difficult to do stuff in schools because > > policy has rather dictated an emphasis on Microsoft Office skills > > but this is changing and we're now looking at doing work in schools > > - particularly to develop a new generation of programmers. > > > > Regards, > > Paula > > > Paula > > We've talked about this quite a bit at our LUG meetings and have put > special emphasis on contacting teachers and students for our open > source events - > we had some success at our March event as we had a number of students > from the local 6th form college who attended. > we are looking to build on this for our event in sept for software > freedom day - so any ideas gratefully received > I would be interested in developing material to make it easier for > teachers / students to get started - it would be useful to have a > resource that local LUGS and others could then tap into if they are > trying to get interest in schools and colleges in their area. > > Sarah Hi Sarah - OK sounds good! I need to look for some funding to develop this - we're working on doing an Ubuntu-basics course for our non-profits and this could be adapted for schools. We're also looking at doing some programming basics workshops for schools. It's in the very early stages (and I keep getting sidetracked cos we lost the bulk of our funding in April and it's been a bit hellish) but I'll keep you posted. Let me know if you happen to visit London, maybe we could meet up? I think we're doing pretty similar work. Also, I'm in the process of setting up a women's FOSS advocacy network with Anna from Open Computers in Manc (who's also doing similar work) - I'll send you details when we get under way? By the way, do you know Richard Ross-Langley who used to be the circuit rider? He has good contacts with the VCS and comes down to the FOSS Fridays frequently. Paula
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