Ways to run your club

Format

There is no one teaching style for a club, but here are the most popular approaches:

• Getting the kids to work in pairs, one managing the instruction, one doing the coding.
• Kids working independently to complete the task.
• Live coding the class together.

Safety

Any in-person sessions need to run in compliance with guidance from your local health authority and host venue. You may need a COVID-19 vaccine, use social distancing, have a check in system and to implement other hygiene measures.

When planning your in-person session, consider:

• Your local health authority and host venue guidance.
• How you can implement social distancing, hygiene measures and contact tracing requirements.
• How you can communicate these expectations to your club members.

Many of our clubs have moved to an online format for their clubs. There are many options to assist your children learning in a safe, online environment.

Some clubs live-code their online sessions, put the kids into breakout rooms to work together, or work independently and share collaboratively.

When planning your online sessions, consider:

• The safety of children online – The eSafety Commissioner provides information for educators, parents and children to help with online safety.
• The tools you will use.
• How you will share information with parents and participants.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation have provided this very useful Guidance document and this framework document.

If you’re unable to meet in person or connect virtually, you can send remote activities to the young people in your club.

The Code Club projects can be downloaded and accessed remotely on offline coding software. The Code Club Australia blog also has a number of resources and suggestions for clubs, including this post on offline coding, and this and this post on unplugged coding.

We've also got some great unplugged resources. Login to your Code Club Dashboard and check out the downloads in the Helpful Resources section.