Welcome!
Welcome to the website for the Christchurch Computer Science for High Schools event, held at the University of Canterbury in 2016. The event is a collection of workshops focused on preparing New Zealand educators for teaching the computer science and programming achievement standards for NCEA. We have received funding for this event through Google's CS4HS Grant Program, and through other generous sponsors, and are running the workshops over three days from the 30th November to 2nd of December 2016, with optional programming workshops occurring on the 28th and 29th of November.
Thanks to generous funding, we are able to provide accommodation and food at no charge to New Zealand educators attending the main workshops. We are also able to provide travel subsidies to those travelling large distances to attend the event.
The workshops aims to cover:
- Introduction to CS principles
- Computer Science NCEA Standards (both introductions and analysis)
- Programming NCEA Standards (both introductions and analysis)
- Student stories and industry visits
- Networking opportunities with other NZ educators
Welcome session in 2015
What teachers said about our 2015 event:
“I have been to a few conferences and this was by far the best. The teaching and learning was refreshing and empowering. The opening presentation on Wednesday encouraged an agentic frame of reference which made for a very positive conference. The focus was Computer Science and all the workshops and presentations served as pieces that fit together to see and understand Computer Science. Awesome! Thanks to the sponsorship my school is more likely to let me attend next year. Tim and his team of volunteers worked tirelessly to make the conference the success it was.”
"This was one of the best workshops that I have attended. The presenters were wonderful and nothing was a problem, they were very supportive, friendly, knowledgeable, and diverse. The accommodation was lovely, the food was a great selection. It was no stress to attend. The ability to network and 'talk the talk' with other DT teachers was invaluable. Thank you."
“Thanks so much for a brilliant conference. Everyone was friendly, helpful and above all passionate. You guys are awesome.”
"Please keep on having these workshops - they are fantastic."
Various photos from the 2015 event
This website will tell you everything you need to know about the workshops including a full schedule, information about transport and locations for the event, and useful links to materials you may find useful throughout the workshops.
This year the workshops will run over three days from the 30th November to the 2nd of December, with an optional 2 day workshop running before the main workshops (28th and 29th of November). If it's your first time attending, the main workshops starts at 9am on the Wednesday with a special introduction session. If you are a returning attendee, the start time is 10:30am, however you are welcome to arrive earlier to register. The workshops also finishes officially with lunch on Friday, however an optional unconference event will be running for those with later flights.
If you are looking for information about the Wellington or Auckland workshops, looking to contact us, or wanting to read the FAQ, you can find all this information on the about page.