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How to organize an Hour of Code assembly or event

Get your entire school or community involved in an Hour of Code!

1. Prepare for your event

• Determine a venue, date, and time.
• Send a letter to your local mayor, member of Congress, governor, or influential business person and invite them to speak. Check out our how-to toolkit when hosting an elected official during an Hour of Code for more info.
• Bjud in media/press. dvs. lokala nyhetstationer, tidningen, utbildnings/tech bloggare. Se vårt presskit för hjälp.

2. During your event

• Kick off your event with one of our inspirational videos.

• Håll en introduktion om varför datavetenskap är viktigt, med hjälp av dessa informationsvisualiseringar och statistik.

• Other event ideas:

  • Invite a local industry leader to discuss his or her work involving computer science.
  • Invite a local politician and have students teach him or her how to code.
  • Have a group of students demonstrate an unplugged activity.
  • Have a group of students teach the principal or a group of teachers how to code.
  • If your school already teaches computer science, have students demo projects.

3. Share how it went

Share pictures of your event on Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtag #HourOfCode.

Host a Family Code Night with the Hour of Code and invite parents to participate

Consider hosting a K-5 evening event and invite parents to join their students for an hour of computer science. This is a great way to engage the larger community and encourage parent support for computer science at your school. Our partners at Family Code Night have created an all-in-one event kit with planning checklist, presenter’s script, invitation emails, posters, powerpoints, and more to run your own event. Click here to download the Event Kit.

Example plan for a school assembly or event

Event: School-wide Computer Science Education Week kick-off assembly

Date: 3:e December (start of Computer Science Education Week)

Time: During the school day. Mid-morning event preferred. Approximately 1 hour.

Location: School assembly hall (e.g. theater, gym, cafeteria)

Program

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