Nelson Mandela Tribute

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A heartfelt tribute to Tata Madiba by Nompilo a grade 8 learner from Mayville who is new to Scratch coding. She spent hours getting her project just right and messaged us the music that she thought would make it shine. Fabulous job Nompilo! . #nelsonmandela #mandeladay #mandelalegacy #mandeladay2018 #mandela100 #scratchcoding #codingeducation #steameducation #mayville #durban #csforall

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Amazing Mandela Day at Derivco!

Fabulous inspiring speakers on Mandela Day at @derivco. Five employees spoke about their careers as computer scientists, animators, innovators, managers and executives while making it all very personable and practical. Don't drop maths! -among others. . Terrence Hadebe's talk (top) was learners' favourite. He had a very difficult upbringing with jobs ranging from scrap metal picker to industrial clothes maker until he ended up as a car guard at Derivco. He thought if this company is as big as it is there must be space for me, and he asked an employee what qualifications he needed to get a job with them. He then studied IT, pouring odd job money into his studies, and after two failed attempts passed his exams that would qualify him for a job with Derivco. He is now a software quality analyst and an awesome pubic speaker. His talk filled with perserverance and humor really resonated with students. . . #derivco #inspiring #codingcareers #computerscienceeducation #csforall #cs4all #corporatesocialinvestment #csi #investinyouth #mandeladay2018 #mandeladay

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Honouring Mandela Through Animations and Video Games

A super Madiba to celebrate his 100th birthday. Well done Thando with the video game! If only these issues were that easy. More projects celebrating Mandela that we showed at our visit to @Derivco to come. . . #mandeladay #mandelalegacy #mandela100 #mandela100years #mandeladay2018 #videogame #scratchcoding #codingeducation #csforall #steameducation #scratchers #chesterville #durban #southafrica

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Mandela Day visit to Derivco!

Mandela Day visit to @Derivco described by learners: dope, indescribable, super awesome, fantastic and educational. Can't ask for much more! Huge thanks for all of the behind the scenes arrangements, inspiring speakers, talk from the CEO, demos, and tour. Learners will remember this for years to come . . #mandeladay2018 #mandeladay #mandelalegacy #derivco #corporatesocialinvestment #csi #durban #southafrica #inspired

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Going on an outing

Invites for our learners to visit @derivco offices tomorrow on Mandela Day tomorrow. Derivco employees have really embraced the work that we do, pouring in time, effort and passion. Thank you! . #mandeladay #mandeladay2018 #madiba #nelsonmandela #derivco #investinyouth #mandela100years

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A computer classroom restored

Now to install Ubuntu!

Massive thanks to @Derivco Greater Good employees for the computer donation! A whole new set of laptops to replace those that were stolen. Just part of the Mandela Day activities they have planned for learners. Tomorrow a visit to the Derivco offices to learn about creative and coding careers and share the brilliant projects learners have made. Can't wait! . . #derivco #mandeladay2018 #mandeladay #investinyouth #corporatesocialinvestment #csi #codingeducation #steameducation #stemeducation #mandelacentenary

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The power of a simple animation

A simple dialogue gets serious quickly. A short excercise to teach how characters can talk to each other became a spontaneous story of friends trying to help each other through one of life's most difficult situations. Full story on our YouTube . . The chance for learners to work through difficult ideas and topics in the safety and abstraction of the computer is one of the many charms of Scratch. . #isizulu #zulu #scratchprogramming #scratchcoding #codingeducation #teenhealth #durban #coding #stemeducation #steameducation #coding #blackgirlscode

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Projects to Honour Mandela's 100th Birthday

Mandela Scratch projects in the works. It's Madiba's 100th birthday this coming Mandela Day and Thando has an idea brewing. More Mandela Day news to come. . . #nelsonmandela #madiba #nelsonmandeladay #mandeladay #madibaday #madibaday2018 #mandeladay2018 #scratchprogramming #scratchcoding #illustration #younganimator #africananimator #southafricananimator

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Father Africa #mandeladay2018 #youthday2018 #scratchcoding

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Career Fair Outing

The future is calling. An inspiring trip to the KZN Career Expo on Saturday, 4&5 stars out of 5 by all the learners. Thanks to the Institute of IT Professionals South Africa #iitpsa for helping validate the importance of learning to code no matter where your career takes you. Thanks as well to the eThekwini ABM for transport. Hopefully more learners can make it next year. . . @ethekwini.municipality #kzncareerexpo #careerexpo #itprofessionals #careeradvice #careerinspiration

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Making media for a client

Making projects for a real client - Funky Pants! Learners explored the marketing and brand materials, got into the head of the company and audience and made animations to fit the medium of social media. Thanks @funkypantssa for the opportunity and for sharing the talents of these learners. . Well done Ndakhile! - Timon Cartoonz . #funkypants #funkypantsgauteng #funkypantsct #funkypantsusa #runsouthafrica #ridiculouslycomfy #funky #getfunky #runbikeswim #comradesmarathon #running #scratchcoding #codingeducation #socialmediaanimation #animation #younganimator #africananimation

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Clean the beach and help WESSA!

Join WESSA June 5-8 to clean Treasure Beach and celebrate World Environment and World Oceans Days! More info @treasurebeachkzn @wessa_za Call 072 632 8593. . Nkanyiso, grade 10, made this wonderful Scratch animation on one of the Raspberry Pis that were made possible by our Back A Buddy and GoFundMe backers. Thank you! Link in our bio. More of Nkanyiso's work at #cmnkanyiso . #wessa @wessa_za #treasurebeachkzn #treasurebeach #beachcleanup #worldenvironmentday #worldoceansday #oneplanet #refusethestraw #uselessplastic #reducereuserecycle #scratchprogramming #scratchcoding #codingeducation #csforall #kidscode #younganimator #africananimator #africananimation #cs4all #steameducation #sodurba #bluff

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Join WESSA June 5-8 at Treasure Beach on the Bluff to celebrate World Oceans Day and clean the beach! More info 072 632 8593 @treasurebeachkzn @wessa_za . Learners are creating Scratch animations to help get the word out. Sipho has just started learning coding fundamentals but has jumped right in . . #wessa #worldoceansday #beachcleanup #treasurebeach #bluff #scratchprogramming #scratchcoding #csforall #cs4all #durban #southafrica #kznwildlife #saveourseas

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Helping WESSA with a beach clean up animation

Sipho very proud of his first Scratch project helping WESSA get the word out about the Treasure Beach Clean Up June 5-8. Celebrate World Oceans Day, clean a beach! More info 072 632 8593 @treasurebeachkzn . #wessa #beachcleanup #scratchprogramming #scratchcoding

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