Hour of Code will be led by UNICEF ROSA in partnership with Code.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The 2-hour session will be conducted on the opening day of ADB’s Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS). Through Hour of Code, UNICEF ROSA aims to inspire young people, particularly girls and young women, in Asia and the Pacific region to pursue studying STEM, enhance their level of digital skills, and raise awareness on the meaningful and safe use of ICT.
The Hour of Code is a global campaign to encourage students, teachers, and parents to try a one-hour introduction to computer science with the goal of showing that anybody can learn the basics. Research shows vast benefits from learning computer science and coding skills at a young age. Beyond learning digital literacy, children who learn computer science and coding tend to excel in problem-solving, creativity, math, spatial and reasoning skills, and more. Organizations from around the world have created a fun and engaging self-guided tutorials that can be used to participate in the Hour of Code.
AGENDA
| Hour of code 12 August, 120 min | |
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| 10 min | The Challenge The facilitator welcomes the participants and introduces themselves, linking their experience with the topic through a personal and inspiring story. Afterward, they will provide an overview of the regional context related to young people and digital skills, highlighting the digital gender gap. |
| 15 min | Introduction to Hour of Code and Code.org UNICEF ROSA’s Education Specialist welcomes participants to Hour of Code and provides an overview of UNICEF’s work in the sector, as well as its partnership with Code.org. UNICEF ROSA will be joined by speakers from Code.org and Asian Development Bank to discuss the potential of leveraging ICT to boost youth skills and employability as well as the need and opportunity to meaningfully engage youth in ICT for development. |
| 15 min | Technical Presentation The facilitator introduces the Hour of Code platform, the pre-selected challenges, and the modalities of the session. |
| 60 min | Hour of Code Challenges Young participants work on the challenges |
| 15 min | Debriefing The facilitators ask young people to share their experiences, insights and reflections. |
| 5 min | Closing |