Kids Coder Club

In today's digital landscape, AI is no longer "the future"—it is a fundamental tool for success. Mastering AI enables children to communicate effectively with technology; specifically, learning to prompt teaches them logic, clarity, and creative problem-solving. It is 100% here to STAY!

However, with great power comes responsibility. As schools integrate AI, we are teaching students that these tools are partners, not shortcuts. Understanding academic integrity, including how to properly reference and cite AI-generated content, is essential for ethical learning. Equipping them with these skills ensures they remain competitive, honest, and innovative digital citizens.

Good morning All,

Our last term of this academic year kicks off this coming week. If you haven’t already registered, please do so ASAP. We are sending out Zoom invites this weekend.

Our Kids Coder Club should now be stable. We were experiencing slow load page times with our hosting provider 😊, so we switched to a new one.

One former student configured the new server, and all our websites are developed and managed by former students 😊

Remember, New Members are welcome to our Monday Taster Term Classes.

Remeber Sharing Is Caring

Booking link at https://kidscoderclub.ie/booking-page/

Regards,
Trevor Murphy, HDip MSc
Principal & Lead Mentor.

Booking Page – Kids Coder Club Our New Member Taster Terms enable students to become comfortable with the platforms we use. Students are placed at the appropriate level upon completion of their Taster Term.

Join us this morning at 11 am at the “Introduction to Coding, ICT and Digital Health Skills Talk.”

If you haven’t already registered, just register now at https://kidscoderclub.ie/events/

The Parent talk structure is as follows:
1. About Us!
2. Discuss the programmes and software we will use.
a. What are Scratch, HTML & Python?
b. Demonstrate the usage of the software we will use.
c. Is this software free?
d. Where do I get the software?
e. How can my child start to learn from home?
3. Discuss our teaching methodology.
a. The incremental learning structure
b. Aligning Computer Science and Coding with STEMA
c. Why is Coding, ICT, AI and Digital Health necessary for your children?
4. What Hardware is Required?
a. Laptops vs Chromebooks vs Tablets, which do I buy and why?
5. We will discuss our club rules and online etiquette.
6. Discuss the club calendar.
a. Timetable Preparation
b. Fees
c. Booking links
7. Get to meet the tutors.
8. Discuss how to aid and advance your children within this area.
9. School Programme Options
a. Cyber Safety and Computing and Coding for Schools
b. Why this should be standard
c. Where are these options available?
10. Questions and Answers

📱 Why Every Parent Needs to Understand Coco’s Law

In today’s digital world, our children are growing up online — but do they (and we!) understand the laws that protect them?

Coco’s Law (The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act) makes it a serious crime to share or threaten to share intimate images without consent, and to send harmful or abusive messages online.

🚨 And this isn’t just theory — it’s happening right now:

Over 240 prosecutions have taken place since the law was introduced in 2021
75 cases were brought in 2025 alone, a rise of over 40%
Cases include individuals prosecuted for sharing or threatening to share images of minors and peers on platforms like Snapchat

This shows one thing clearly: young people are at real risk, and parents need to be informed.

💡 The challenge?
Many families don’t know:

What counts as illegal online behaviour
How quickly situations can escalate
How to set clear, safe digital boundaries at home

🎓 FREE Parent Talk – Join Us Live

🗓 Tuesday 24th March
⏰ 19:30
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent – Cyber-Safety & Digital Health Talk
Understanding Irish Online Law & Setting Family Rules

👉 Register here: https://kidscoderclub.ie/events/

This session will help you:
✔ Understand Coco’s Law in plain English
✔ Learn how to protect your child online
✔ Set practical family tech rules that actually work

parents Group

📱 Why Every Parent Needs to Understand Coco’s Law

In today’s digital world, our children are growing up online — but do they (and we!) understand the laws that protect them?

Coco’s Law (The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act) makes it a serious crime to share or threaten to share intimate images without consent, and to send harmful or abusive messages online.

🚨 And this isn’t just theory — it’s happening right now:

Over 240 prosecutions have taken place since the law was introduced in 2021
75 cases were brought in 2025 alone, a rise of over 40%
Cases include individuals prosecuted for sharing or threatening to share images of minors and peers on platforms like Snapchat

This shows one thing clearly: young people are at real risk, and parents need to be informed.

💡 The challenge?
Many families don’t know:

What counts as illegal online behaviour
How quickly situations can escalate
How to set clear, safe digital boundaries at home

🎓 FREE Parent Talk – Join Us Live

🗓 Tuesday 24th March
⏰ 19:30
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent – Cyber-Safety & Digital Health Talk
Understanding Irish Online Law & Setting Family Rules

👉 Register here: https://kidscoderclub.ie/events/

This session will help you:
✔ Understand Coco’s Law in plain English
✔ Learn how to protect your child online
✔ Set practical family tech rules that actually work

Barntown Community Centre Newstalk TheJournal.ie Wexford Library

Join Us! FREE EVENTS FOR FAMILIES.

4th of April - Introduction to Coding, ICT and Digital Health Skills

Tuesday 24th of March Parent – Cyber-Safety & Digital Health Talk – Understanding Irish Online Law & Setting Family Rules!

Book your place at https://kidscoderclub.ie/events/

Post-Primary School Talks:
Cyber-Safety, Digital Health and Citizenship – We discuss your options:

In-Person or Prerecorded Online Teacher Delivery
Students Programmes
Staff CPD
Parents Programme – How to engage parents?

Transition Year Programmes:
This talk is to assist TY-Coordinators in planning for the 2026/27 academic year. We will be emailing a country schedule to allow schools to know when we will be available in their location.

Syllabus, Delivery Methods, Programme Length

Programme Options
Cyber Safety & Digital Health & Citizenship Programme (Lab not required.)
Tech Well-Being Programme (Lab not required.)
Introduction to Computer Science Workshop – Coding with Scratch (Computer Lab Required)
An Introduction to HTML & CSS Post-Primary – Building Web Pages (Computer Lab Required)
An Introduction to Python Programming – Real World (Computer Lab Required)

Transition Year Digital Health Roadshow
Off-site programme – Locations to be announced
Cyber Safety & Digital Health & Citizenship
Tech Well-Being
Special Guests – To be announced

Book your place at https://computingatschools.ie/talks-cpd/

Free Parent Digital Health Talks
Tuesday 24th of March at 19:30 – Parent – Cyber-Safety & Digital Health Talk – Understanding Irish Online Law & Setting Family Rules!
Book Your Place at https://kidscoderclub.ie/events/

The Scratch National Competition is open and we are excited to receive your project submissions!

The competition is proudly supported by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and Lero – the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.

🗓 Key date: The deadline for project submissions is 13th March 2026.

Please click the button below to submit your projects.

Scratch 2025/2026 Submission Form Please click the link to complete this form.