Code Coach Internships are part-time paid internships designed for Computer Science University students.
- This will start as running a 3-day Coding Intro in a school near you and will progress to managing up to 5 coding clubs and lots and lots of fun.
- You'll be teaching in schools and will be sourcing your own classrooms, which includes permission from school director, teacher or whomever necessary.
- You will receive all the materials from us to introduce the project and get started.
- You may even receive swag, badges or be promoted to a CodeJIKA Ambassador.
What's expected?
- You are a good communicator. You're honest and passionate about helping the next generation.
- You are ethical and do not take advantage of situations and will protect learners at all costs.
- You understand code and are willing to mentor learners and help them form Coding Clubs.
- You realize the way you have been taught may not be the best way to teach others.
- You are respectful to the learners and are there to serve.
- You foster peer-to-peer and self-learning and don't attract attention to yourself.
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A vibrant eco-system of student-run coding clubs in secondary schools.
Operationally it is divided into 3 Pillars;
- Online (platform and partners),
- Awareness (media & advocacy) and
- Hands-on (In-school Clubs & Events)
PRONOUNCED: CODE–GEE-KA
JIKA MEANS “DANCE” OR TURN IN ZULU, A SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGE.
You learn how to code, starting with “1‑Hour‑Website” – How to code a simple website using HTML & CSS. Each consecutive project builds on this skill until you can customize and build beautiful business websites for SMEs from scratch – Like a PRO.
Run an event or assist schools or other organizations who are.
Easy. Go to the “How to run an event” page here to get started. There you’ll find the curriculum, suggested format, easy to use curriculum and tools to engage volunteers and even fundraise for the event.
Anyone can run an event. It’s real fun and it’s about learning together and allowing others to have space to grow and someone who believes in them. You should have some desire to learn and work with the kids to find solutions though.
There is no official version for primary schools, but from what we’ve heard the 5th, 6th and 7th graders love the program as well.
Of course. If you’ve already left school you can join the online CodeJIKA program and can help in organizing events and mentoring. The clubs and competitions are only for secondary school learners at this time.
CodeJIKA teaches you how to become a Junior Frontend Web-developer, as fast as possible. It’s about building communites and creating revolutions within the existing educational system, stemming from the student base rather than a teacher-driven approach. CodeJIKA’s projected timeline is 3 years per group. You can go from never touching a PC to learning to hard-code professional websites in 6 months while still in school. Our Belief: Our youth are engines of the new economy and are instinctively infused with a desire to build – Nothing can stop them! We’re here to provide tools. That’s all.
Gallery of Coding Awards
List of Interested or Partner Schools
FAQ//:
Freakin' Awesome Questions
When should I have done my Intro session?
Try and get it done by 31 May 2023.
When can I start training?
You can try training ASAP.
The schools in my country are currently closed, what do I do?
- You can approach the school administration and speak to the principal about the program and ask for a date to host the intro session when the schools re-open.
- Some schools host holiday camps, you can approach a school and ask for 1 hour to host an Intro session during the holiday camp.
- You can wait until the schools re-open.
What if my country is not listed?
Send an email to [email protected] to get your country listed.
Where can I find the training material?
You can find it by visiting the Coach Hub page and see the curriculum section: https://codejika.org/coach-hub.
What am I required to do when I am at the school?
Please look at the milestones document, it will guide you https://codejika.org/coach-hub/
For what days do I receive stipend payments?
You will receive a daily stipend (Equivalent to $10 in your local currency) based on the fixed number of days aligned with coaching outcomes and the milestones reached.
- We have “Day Goals” for each successful day of coaching. ( Equivalent to $10 in your local currency)
- And Milestones which equal two daily stipends. ( Equivalent to $20 in your local currency)
For more details on the goals for each day and what the milestone are, please check the “Milestones” document in the “Next Steps” section on the Coach Hub page
How do I report the work accomplished?
Firstly, you’re amazing. Thanks so much for this impact you are making.
In order to keep communication smooth, we request evidence for each day and milestone. Most of this will be submitted via a form once or twice a month. But we’d love to see your selfies in the classroom in our chat groups as well.
Evidence:
“Day Goals” evidence is primarily the selfies and photos you take at the classroom.
But may also include the outcomes created by learners or the attendance register of the day. ( We’ll be building better tools for this as we move along, but for now our reporting is quite simple.)
Milestone Evidence is directly related to the specific milestone. For example, if the milestone is to create a Coding Club, then a filled out Club Ethos sheet and Club Profile along with a photo and list of the founding members is evidence.
How do you pay?
We pay via Mukuru or World Remit, but if this is not available for your country an alternative is arranged.
When are payments made?
Payments are made monthly, and are calculated based on the number of “Day Goals”and milestones reached which the coach has listed and attached evidence for.
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