Last week on Thursday, November 10, CoderDojo collaborated with Thomson Reuters in Zug and hosted Swiss National Future day.
As most of the followers of CoderDojo know, Swiss National Future Day, also known as Zukunftstag in German-speaking Switzerland, is a one-day annual event with the aim to promote career planning for schoolchildren in the 5th, 6th or 7th grade (11-14 years of age). Like Thomson Reuters, many other companies across Switzerland open their doors to boys and girls and host special programs. Through those programs, the companies can provide a new perspective and unlock an array of future possibilities for children attending it.
This year attendees were the children of Thomson Reuters employees only; next year we are also looking into expanding the program to external attendees.
The first part of the day was dedicated to Thomson Reuters related topics. The event opened with an introduction to Thomson Reuters, followed by presentations from several employees and parents about their jobs. The children asked many questions and there was a lively discussion between them and the grownups.
The afternoon part of the program is where there was (finally) some time for coding fun and CoderDojo coding exercises. Grouped into several teams, the children worked together using WeDo 2.0 Lego set for building their robots and going through suggested projects.
At the end of the busy day, children presented their robot creations to other teams and coaches.
Here are some impressions from this exciting day: