STEMUP Educational Foundation Archives

STEMUP Educational Foundation teams up with SLT-MOBITEL & National Library to offer free coding classes for children at Public Libraries STEMUP Educational Foundation, the award-winning non-profit organization that aims to further Scientific, Technological, Engineering, and Mathematical (STEM) knowledge among Sri Lankan students, has launched its latest innovative initiative titled ‘CoderDojo at Libraries’ in partnership with the National ICT Solutions Provider SLT-MOBITEL, and by collaborating with the National Library of Sri Lanka. A Dojo is a free, global, volunteer-led, community-based programming club for young people where they can learn to code, build a website, or create an app or game. They are a space for young people to explore technology in an informal, creative, safe, and social environment. CoderDojo sessions are usually run-in person, so that young people can collaborate and code in a fun, social space. CoderDojo Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan network of CoderDojo. STEMUP Educational Foundation manages ...

STEMUP Educational Foundation organized ‘Day of Code Sri Lanka 2022’ in partnership with Commercial Bank and SLT-MOBITEL STEMUP Educational Foundation, the award-winning non-profit organization that aims to further Scientific, Technological, Engineering, and Mathematical (STEM) knowledge among Sri Lankan students, in partnership with the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and SLT-MOBITEL successfully hosted ‘Day of Code Sri Lanka’ for the second consecutive year. The full-day interactive event, which aims to inspire Sri Lankan youth to learn computer science, advocate for equity and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, parents and partners to the field, was held at the Commercial Bank SDC Auditorium on 10 December 2022. Day of Code Sri Lanka 2022 was open to people of all ages with an interest in the computer science or computer programming fields with participants categorised as Grades 6 to 9, Grades 10 to 13 and teachers, university students and parents. All of them ...