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Accessibility & LanguageNews Leaving Cert Hackathon!
Leaving Cert Hackathon!
Ad for Leaving Cert Hackathon
Dec
20
2024
Posted: 15:58 GMT
Attention Computer Science teachers! Leaving Cert Hackathon, a unique event aimed at fostering creativity, collaboration, and programming skills among 6th Year Computer Science students.
Date: Saturday - 18th January 2025
Location: The PorterShed2, Galway.
Overview:
This is the second year of the Leaving Cert Hackathon Ireland, designed to provide a platform for 6th Year CS students to collaborate on their programming skills. We have partnered with PorterShed2 to ensure a seamless experience, including a well-organised schedule and dedicated mentors to guide the students throughout the day.
There is no cost to attend and lunch will be provided.
Objectives:
- Foster new student friendships.
- Promote collaboration and communication skills.
- Enhance programming abilities.
- Develop presentation skills.
- Encourage a passion for Computer Science.
Tentative Schedule:
1. Welcome and orientation for all students and teachers.
2. Talks by our guest speakers. Approximately 3 x 30 min (15min presentation + Q&A) dispersed throughout the day.
3. Brainstorming & voting up of project ideas.
4. Creation of teams and initial project planning.
5. Coding, prototyping, and testing.
6. Presentation by all teams of their project ideas.
7. Award ceremony.
Participation Details:
- Ideally hoping to have 10 teams of 5 students each (mix of students from different schools).
- There will be a short workshop for teachers on the day also.
Please note places are limited to ensure that students get the most from the experience.
If interested you can contact Ross directly via email (ross@bish.ie) and please feel free to share this information with fellow teachers.
Thank you for considering this invitation, and I look forward to the possibility of welcoming your school to the Leaving Cert Hackathon 2025.
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