Digital Camp - July 25-26, 2024

DIGITAL CAMP -- CONNECTING FOR GOOD

We invite students (age 14-19) from around the world to get creative with tech & build projects that help the planet. Join us in London, or digitally online, for an immersive experience you won't forget!

Learn how technology can be used to help people, our communities and our planet-- then build a project with support from mentors from Vodafone, Microsoft and more. Build tech and leadership skills, and develop your personal profile to prepare for jobs of the future. No programming experience required.

• 25th-26th July. Digital Camp -- Connect & Discover. This 2-day discovery experience offers hands-on workshops to help you connect with tech, develop your personal profile, digital and leadership skills. You will work in teams on the Connect for Good Ideas Hackathon to build & pitch your ideas using tech to help the planet.
• 25th-26th July. Digital Incubator -- Create Your Future. This 2-day work experience continues the journey for those who have been through Digital Camp and have projects to develop. Your team will work with professionals to design & plan the launch of products & services that you design, and learn what it's like to create a startup business, as well as opportunities for work experience. Learn from customer insights, product & experience designers, engineers, architects, sustainable business managers, sales, finance and venture capital professionals. We will select up to 5 teams to continue work with mentors in the 8-week Digital Incubator programme in the Autumn.

Proceeds from all tickets support the development of a sustainable digital education programme to help students build and launch their projects, and a fund to support girls and future talent with mentoring and leadership skills.

WHY JOIN DIGITAL CAMP?

• Get Hands On with the Hottest Tech. A simple introduction to the hottest technologies in a day. Get hands on with tech and data to start building your skills, such as drones, AI, chatbots, video editing, apps, games, artificial intelligence and 5G. We break it all down into simple concepts & help you to get started.
• Design Your Future. Who do you want to become? Identify what's unique to you and paint your vision. Learn about what lies ahead and new jobs in the digital world. Hear from professionals in both technical and creative roles about what skills are required. Get valuable advice that will serve your future.
• Share Your Story. Learn the essentials of storytelling. Create a story and a video blog about cool things you are doing with digital to share with friends and family.
• Build a Project with Mentoring. Build a project to show off your digital skills and creativity. Get coaching and mentoring online in the weeks that follow the camp to support your development.
• Prepare for Work Experience. We’ll help you get started building your personal story and experience profile. Learn how to present your best self and find work experience.

DIGITAL CAMP AGENDA

Introductory workshops are taught by professionals and enthusiasts to help get you started. Examples are below --final agenda available in July.

Tech & Design Workshops:

Workshops & Talks*:

• Create a Video Story: You will learn how to create and edit a simple video to tell the story of your future self in the year 2030.
• Drones & 5G. Learn to fly and take photos with a drone at home with step by step guidance. Understand how 5G networks are bringing new possibilities to life. Kick off a project and build stories to share with friends and family. (Special kit is required for this workshop. Ticket must be ordered 3 weeks before camp to allow delivery time. Delivery outside the UK may be limited.)
• Your Sustainable Future. Learn about our global carbon footprint and how our daily ways of living and working impact the planet. Calculate your Personal Carbon Footprint and learn how you can make changes that make a different.
• Design Thinking. Want to design and create experiences that people love? Learn best practices in user-centred Design Thinking. We teach a simplified 3-step process to help you design new products and services that will help the planet.
• User Experience Designer for a Day: In this practical workshop, you will learn how to create User Experience Design for an app that you want to build using Figma.
• Build a Solar Car: Learn how to build a car powered by solar energy, then race it! Through a series of 2 workshops, you will explore different types of sustainable fuel and how they can be used to power a car, then build a solar powered car using simple components and a programmable board. Through a series of 2 workshops, you will explore different types of sustainable fuel and how they can be used to power a car.
• Learn to Code with BBC micro:bit. This introduction to coding concepts will use graphical, block-based coding techniques to help get you started into a world where you can build anything.
• Learn to Code with Python: Python is one of the most versatile coding languages to build digital apps and services. You will learn the fundamentals to get started and practice some techniques.
• Learn to Code with Raspberry Pi: Learn how to connect devices and data with Raspberry Pi Pico. In this hands-on, 2-hour workshop, you will get an introduction to the Internet of Things, learn the components of the kit, and how to build different kinds of circuits. (Special kit is required for this workshop. Add this workshop ticket to your order 3 weeks before camp to allow delivery time. Delivery outside the UK may be restricted.)
• Get Started with Data: The world is exploding with data and the secret to the future lies in the insight from the data. Learn the principles of connecting data to create insights. Step into the shoes of an Data Engineer and learn how to prepare and analyse data with Microsoft Azure, then present insights in a PowerBI dashboard.

Leadership Workshops & Talks*:

• Let's Connect! Learn the skills used in Second City’s School of Improvisation and world’s premier comedy club--and how they apply to leadership in business. Learn to step outside your comfort zone in a safe environment and bring your best self to whatever you face in life.
• Future You: Identify what's unique to you & who you want to become. Start building your vision, create goals and outline steps to get there with coaching and mentors
• Finding Flow: Strategies for Peak Performance. What is Flow? Learn about states of peak performance found in top athletes, musicians, developers, business executives. Learn simple tips to create flow in your life.
• Goal Setting & Mentoring: What is your goal for the coming year? What would you like to do or learn over the next 6 months? A mentor can help you when you ask the right questions. Get started mapping out what you want, then find support from a mentor.
• Jobs People Love: Hear from professionals what they do in their jobs and why they love them. Whatever your talent-- whether Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths or connecting with people-- you will hear their stories, careers paths, and advice on how to get started.
• Build Your CV & Digital Profile: Your curriculum vitae and digital profile on LinkedIn is the way you will introduce yourself to the professional world. Learn tips and tricks of what makes you stand out and how to prepare. You will start building your CV and if you have a CV, your mentor can offer feedback to present the best version of yourself.
• Pitch Yourself. You will learn the importance of building your personal brand NOW, ways to do this online, and how to set up a LinkedIn page and live stream. You will develop a personal tagline and have an opportunity to pitch your story and win prizes!

*Workshops and activities may be subject to change

CONNECT FOR GOOD CHALLENGE

During the Digital Camp, students will participate in an Ideas Hackathon for products/services using technology to help reduce our carbon footprint.

• Ideas Hackathon: Design a product or service to help people, our planet and educate communities. Using a Design Thinking approach, you will work in teams to understand user needs, build a product proposition and then plan its launch. Teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded for the best ideas. We will select up to 5 teams to join the next Digital Incubator cohort of young entrepreneurs working to bring projects to life in an 8-week programme with tech and business mentors.
• Digital Incubator Experience & Hackathon: Students that have been through Digital Cam and already have projects are invited to participate in a special 2-day Digital Incubator experience and learn how to start a business. (Recommended ages 14-19). Workshops will include: Starting a Business, Team Building & Goal Setting, Value Proposition, User Experience Design, Commercial Model, Minimum Viable Product, Agile Development, Project Management, Go To Market Plan, Fundraising, Earning Customer Loyalty. Students can start building their Proof of Concept with support from Tech and Business Mentors in a Hackathon.

DAILY CAMP AGENDA*

• Registration
• Welcome & Keynote
• Workshop 1
• Break
• Workshop 2 or Team Projects
• Lunch
• Workshop 3
• Break
• Workshop 4 or Team Projects
• Mentoring
• Close

*Agenda subject to change

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

You will need a PC or Mac and a smart phone ideally with video camera plus charging cables. You will receive email instructions for any further software downloads required for workshops.

Under 18’s require a consent form by a parent / guardian. Under 14's attending the event in London must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

GIRLS' SCHOLARSHIP PLACES

Do you know any girls with a passion for tech and a story or project to share? Nominate them (or yourself) to be invited as our guest! If you know girls with a love of learning and who would like to serve as a Connect for Good Ambassador, nominate them using the form below for one of up to 20 scholarship places to join Digital Camp and Connect for Good programme for free.

https://bit.ly/digitalcampscholarship

OUR MISSION

We aim to inspire a love of learning with young people about technology and support their journeys to first work experiences. We believe it is critical to create an engaging and inclusive environment for girls, which are under-represented in both STEM and in leadership roles.

We're on a mission to build a sustainable education programme offering skills development and work opportunities for boys and girls of any age through a co-funded model with socially responsible businesses, educational organisations, and government.

This digital camp is an education and fundraising initiative supported by Vodafone, Microsoft, Elastacloud and volunteers from the tech and business community. We are raising funds to enable us to launch an ongoing programme to support students to launch their own businesses. We greatly value your support and feedback.

CONNECT WITH US

www.mydigitalcamp.com

Instagram: @digitalcamplondon

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/digitalcampuk

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

to be announced, London, United Kingdom