Guiding Principles

THE ROOMBELONGS TOLEARNERS.

Our style may feel informal. It isn't accidental.

CoderDojo grew from ideas about flipped learning, peer-to-peer knowledge transfer and open collaboration. We keep the original references because the lineage matters.

01 · Flipping the classroom

LEARN BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE ROOM.

Everyone does not need to be taught the same thing at the same speed. Online resources can support self-directed learning between sessions, while dojo time becomes a place to experiment, ask and apply.

Original referenceSalman Khan on the inverted classroom ↗

02 · Peer-to-peer learning

GUIDE FROM THE SIDE.

Knowledge moves around the room instead of only from mentor to learner. Someone arrives needing help and later becomes the person helping somebody else.

Further viewingSugata Mitra — child-driven education ↗

Sugata Mitra — experiments in self-teaching ↗

03 · Open-source movement

COLLABORATION IS CULTURE.

Different dojos share ideas, resources and experience without forcing one standardized path. Contribution can be large or small; the point is circulation rather than ownership.

Further viewingClay Shirky — institutions vs. collaboration ↗