Codergarten

Week 9, our students have nearly finished designing the passport. What a wonderful job they have done designing the stamps that all our future students get on completion of their courses.

The passports will be printed and ready for the showcase and we can't wait to hand them out to all our current students next week.

Come along to the showcase event to celebrate their achievements and check out all the different projects.

Introducing our latest addition to the programs Infento - World's first real constructible rides

Why did we bring this?

Students learn science, maths and other concepts through their learning journeys and this kit allows us to bring it together in its practical use.

Through this kit students will apply their learning and explore:

🔬 Science (Forces & Motion)
How pushes, pulls, friction and gravity affect movement

📐 Mathematics (Measurement & Geometry)
Using real-world measuring, angles, shapes and spatial thinking

🛠️ Design & Technologies
Designing, building, testing and improving real solutions

🧠 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Testing ideas, fixing problems and improving designs like real engineers

🤝 Collaboration
Working in teams to build, solve and succeed together

For kids aged 10 to 14, we are bringing this program (for the very first time) during the school holidays.

Engineering on wheels - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/13392185644

Students Building Real Electric Vehicles with Infento: The Ultimate Hands-On STEAM Project Watch as students aged 6 to 16 from Sotogrande International School...

We are excited to deliver a series of Computer Science sessions at the Bendigo Library.

Register here - https://shorturl.at/JoCUn

Suitable for 6-12 year olds

Embrace the cooler months with a program full of warmth, creativity and connection at your local library!



📚 Warm Winter Read – cosy up with a good book and fall in love with reading!

🎤 Conservatism in Crisis — join Paul Kelly, Sean Kelly and Sally Warhaft for a thought-provoking conversation on politics today

🔥 Fire Moves Faster — an unmissable event with Maxine Beneba Clarke and Amaya Laucirica

✍️ Writing workshop with Lauren Mitchell — build your skills and get inspired

🌿 Sustainability webinars — learn about electric vehicles and solar power

👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting talks — support and ideas for families

💙 Information sessions to support wellbeing and open important conversations in recognition of Men’s Health Week and Dying to Know Day

🧠 Active Mind Kits — come along to a special show-and-tell of these new resources available for loan

🧶 NAIDOC Week — weaving workshop with Janet Bromley

👫 Intergenerational sessions — connect with storytimes and reminiscing sessions across ages

🔐 Teen Library Lock-In — our annual after-hours favourite

📚 Children’s Book Week — celebrate young readers with stories and activities



📖 Plus, meet an incredible lineup of authors, including Maya Linnell, Tim Pilgrim, Heidi Everett, John Pabon, Anna Johnston, Anne Buist, Graeme Simsion, Peter Mitchell, Tracy Crisp, Sophie Green, Rose Capp and Lorena Carrington.



✨ Plus heaps more!



Pick up a program from your library soon, or explore what’s on online: https://www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/events/

Data Analyst course update -

⌚️Start date: The data analyst course starts next Saturday (2nd May) for 9 weeks.

🍧Week 3: An excursion to Favourite Flavours. Participants get a chance to go behind the scenes to see how ice-creams are made. Big thank you to the team at Favourite Flavours for making this happen.

👊50% off: Use the code DATAT2 for a reduced course fee

Register for the course - https://www.codergarten.com/courses/

Our third focus at Codergarten, alongside applied learning and semantic waves, is co-design and collaboration. Our collaborators are very close to our hearts, because it’s where passionate individuals and local businesses place their trust in us — believing in some of our bold (and sometimes crazy!) ideas and helping turn them into meaningful learning experiences for kids.

Our co-designers are incredibly special to us. They share our belief that learning should be hands-on, engaging and connected to the real world. They generously bring their skills, industry knowledge and creativity to help shape courses that inspire curiosity and confidence in young learners.

Together with our collaborators and co-designers, we create learning experiences that are authentic, relevant and grounded in real-world expertise — giving kids the opportunity to explore industries, think creatively and learn in ways that feel exciting and purposeful.

As Term 2 begins tomorrow, we take a moment to sincerely thank our amazing co-designers Ginny Jeong and Yagnesh Vora, and our collaborators Earlybird Espresso team and Favourite Flavours. Your passion, trust and willingness to experiment with new ideas is what makes Codergarten possible. We’re excited for another term of creativity, curiosity and collaboration ahead. 🚀

How do we design our courses?

So, the way a lesson is structured can make all the difference. Our courses use Semantic Waves - starting with something fun and familiar, building up to the big idea, then landing back with a hands-on challenge your child owns. Up, down, up, down. Like a wave. The result? Kids who don't just follow instructions - it make them think.