Code 4 Nature

It is planned to instill these skills with early coding training to raise new individuals equipped with 21st century skills instead of generations that do not question or criticize them. Coding is not only limited to computer science, it is also important for interdisciplinary interaction. By gaining algorithmic thinking skills at an early age, creative thinking and problem solving will be easier if children encounter problems in different areas. However, one of the obstacles to this is that some schools do not have coding tools. The Code 4 Nature project is supported by Pegasus Airlines.

The starting point of this project is the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 4 (qualified education), 10 (reduce inequalities) and 13 (climate action). Coding and robotics training has become a fundamental necessity with the spread of the concept of digital citizenship. Not every school in our country has access to the same facilities.

The target group of this study is 18 students studying at Haykıran Adem Saatçi Primary School which is a village school in Menemen district of İzmir. Since the school did not have an information technology laboratory and robotic materials, it was aimed for the students to acquire these important skills and a two-day workshop was organized with the materials provided. The theme of the coding workshop was the nature, and the students worked to protect the nature. We were in İzmir / Menemen between 25-26 May and organized workshops. Arduino and BBC micro: bit kits were used during the workshops with students and during the ice-break activities were also fun moments. After the workshops, we dropped the materials to the school, which enabled peer learning and other students to benefit from these opportunities. In this way, dissemination activities were made. They were very happy and educated to receive robotic coding training, to see that they could produce technological products and to experience them. The students discovered what they could do with coding. The vast majority of them came up with different sensors that they learned during the training. In addition, they increased their awareness of protecting nature by associating coding with nature. In an age where consumption has increased so much, they have been delighted to be able to produce and create their own designed products. The two days we spent with sparkling students who had never met coding before made us very happy. We would like to thank Pegasus and Community Volunteers Foundation for granting this example project. Furthermore , I want to mention about volunteer trainers. My students Merve, Oğuzhan, Baturay and Nurettin (Baturay and Nurettin are still high school students) are my students who gave trainings in order to teach children.