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CoderDojo finds permanent home

CodeDojo_17743908_ver1.0_640_480West Sound CoderDojo, a free computer programing workshop for kids, has landed a permanent home at Western Washington University’s Olympic College center in Poulsbo.

West Sound Technology Association booted up the CoderDojo this spring as a nomadic program, offering courses at different places around the county. The partnership with WWU will give coders a consistent meeting space.

West Sound Coder Dojo’s first class at the WWU center in Poulsbo will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11. Tickets are free but registration is required.

You can read more about CoderDojo’s move here and find my story about the program here. 

Check the West Sound Technology Association website for information about upcoming classes.

WWU means business in Poulsbo

Western Washington University will expand its course offering at Olympic College next fall with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

The degree will be available at the Western Washington University Center in Poulsbo, with classes starting in September. Kitsap students can already enroll in environmental degree programs through WWU in Poulsbo.

An information session on the new business degree will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at in the Haselwood Library, Room 110, on OC’s Bremerton campus. See more information here.

Kitsap Economic Development Alliance is highlighting the expansion of WWU programs on the peninsula with a new Kitsap Connected video, posted above. The video discusses the value of collaboration between the Bellingham-based university and Bremerton-based college. The video will be presented Wednesday at KEDA’s Decision Makers Breakfast.