Digital Camp April 2020

DIGITAL CAMP FOR TEENS -- CONNECTING FOR GOOD

Join the party and get creative with tech!  Learn how technology can be used to help our planet and build a project. Connect with friends and learn from professionals to build skills and a personal profile to prepare you for jobs of the future. No programming experience required.

This 2-day camp offers daily hands-on workshops to introduce you to the technologies & tools that are shaping the world we live in.  Bring a friend or family member to kickstart your journeys into the digital world. Single day attendance also possible.

• 17-18 April-- 2 Day Digital Camp for Teens:  Join for 2 days of personal and digital skills development. Workshops, talks, mentoring, and teamwork with our Connect for Good programme.

Proceeds from all tickets support the development of a sustainable education programme for teens and the Vodafone Foundation charity Girl Fund (UK registered charity no. 1089625).

ABOUT THE DIGITAL CAMP

• Get Hands On with the Hottest Tech. A simple introduction to the hottest technologies in a day. Get hands on with tech, smart devices, and data to start building your skills  -- from augmented and virtual reality, to mobile apps, games, robotics, artificial intelligence and 5G. We break it all down into simple concepts & help you to get started.
• Design Your Future. Who do you want to become? Identify what's unique to you and paint your vision.  Learn about what lies ahead and new jobs in the digital world. Hear from professionals in both technical and creative roles about what skills are required. Get valuable advice that will serve your future.
• Share Your Story.  Learn the essentials of storytelling. Create a story and a video blog about cool things you are doing with digital to share with friends and  family.
• Build a Project with Mentoring.  Build a project to show off your digital skills and creativity. Get coaching and mentoring online in the weeks that follow the camp to support your development.
• Prepare for Work Experience. We’ll  help you get started building your personal story and experience profile.  Learn how to present your best self and find work experience.
• Digital Incubator:  We are selecting up to 5 teams to join a Digital Incubator, an 8-week online mentoring programme to help you to think like an entrepreneur, and create compelling ideas that people will invest in.  Bring your ideas to life with support from mentors

The Digital Camp offers introductory workshops each day taught by professionals and enthusiasts to help get you started.  You will develop your personal story and put your creativity and skills to work in a "Connect for Good" Ideas Hackathon.  Mentoring will be available for those who register for the programme in the weeks following camp.

DAY 1 - FRIDAY 17TH APRIL

Example workshops* include 

• Connect with Smart Devices:  Learn how to connect devices to communicate over different types of networks. Understand what makes them “smart”, the logic behind intelligence, and how to set and receive alerts to track what you care about most.
• Get Started with Cloud & AI: What is cloud computing and why is this important? This introductory workshop will show you how to unlock the power of data, build intelligence and predict the future. Get started with cloud and get you set up with a Microsoft Azure account.
• Future Jobs Finder:  Identify your strengths and skills that will serve you in the digital world. This workshop takes you through on online assessment and personal report and matches you to future jobs and potential work experiences.
• Future You.  Identify what’s unique to you & who you want to become. Start building your vision, create goals and outline steps to get there with coaching.
• Goal Setting:  Learn how to set SMART goals for yourself, for your team projects.
• Design Thinking:  Introduction to designing new products and services to meet customer needs.
• Connect for Good - Ideas Hackathon - Part 1:  Design a connected product or service to help our planet and educate communities. Using a Design Thinking approach, you will work in teams to understand user needs, build a product proposition and then plan its launch. 

*Workshops and activities may be subject to change.

DAY 2 - SATURDAY 18TH APRIL

The second day of Digital Camp builds on ideas & activities from the introductory workshops. Students will immerse themselves in projects and work in teams to solve problems, create and present ideas to "Connect for Good" using the Design Thinking methodology and Agile working practices. They will also start to develop their stories and profiles to present their projects.

Example workshops and projects include:

• Build a Mobile App Prototype. Learn to build and put your personal stamp on a simple application prototype. Work in teams and share your creations.
• Build a Power App. Learn from the team at Microsoft how to get started building an app that runs on any device.
• Connect for Good - Ideas Hackathon & Project - Part 2:  Develop your team's idea for a connected product or service to help our planet and educate communities.  On the 2nd day, teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded for the best ideas. Kick off a project with mentors and build stories to share with friends and family. 
• Connect for Good - Digital Incubator:  Participants of the Ideas Hackathon will be considered for the Digital Incubator. We will select up to 5 teams to receive support from  mentors for an 8-week online programme to learn to bring their ideas to life, develop a proof of concept, plan and pitch to potential technical and business supporters
• Meet Your Mentor: What is your goal for the coming year? What would you like to do or learn over the next 6 months? A mentor can help you when you ask the right questions. Get started mapping out what you want, then find support from a mentor. In the second part of this workshop, you will meet a professional mentor and have a chance to get feedback and guidance to support your goals.

*Workshops and activities may be subject to change.

 DIGITAL INCUBATOR

Winners of the Connect for Good Ideas Hackathon will be invited to join a Digital Incubator, where up to 5 teams will be selected to receive mentoring from professionals to bring their projects to life and develop a proof of concept between .  

Have you got an idea for a new product or service that uses technology to reduce our environmental footprint? Apply to be one of up to 5 teams selected to join an 8-week online mentoring programme and learn from professionals how take your ideas through the critical test and initial design phase using agile Design Sprints. Learn how to think like a startup, develop a proof of concept, and pitch to potential sponsors.

--> Apply early to the link here, no later than 10th April.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Interested to see digital work in action and work alongside professionals? Apply for a 1-week work experience at Vodafone. This camp will help you prepare. Details will follow for those who register interest. 

DAILY CAMP AGENDA*

• Registration (opens 45 min before start of event)
• Welcome & Keynote
• Workshop 1
• Workshop 2
• Break or Lunch
• Workshop 3 or Team Projects
• Workshop 4 or Team Projects
• Mentoring
• Close

 *Agenda subject to change

WHAT TO BRING

You will need to bring a PC or Mac and a smart phone ideally with video camera plus charging cables. You will receive email instructions for any further software downloads required for workshops.

Under 18’s require a consent form by a parent / guardian. 

OUR MISSION

We aim to inspire a love of learning with young people about technology and support their journeys to first work experiences. We believe it is critical to create an engaging and inclusive environment for girls, which are under-represented in both STEM and in leadership roles.

We're on a mission to build a sustainable education programme offering skills development and work opportunities for boys and girls of any age through a co-funded model with socially responsible businesses, educational organisations, and government.

This digital camp is a pilot that we hope will enable us to launch an ongoing programme. We greatly value your support and feedback.