[HacktionLab] Children at BarnCamp

[zoe young]

would suggest offering any kids onsite some bits of old computer to play 
with, a net connection, screwdriver and a basic guide to programming.
by the end of the weekend they will probably have designed a shit hot 
new game - and had time to solve most of your outstanding programming 
problems as well.
either that or something will have fried, but as long as they are in a 
field, the barn should survive.
kids are the future, they need guidance, firm boundaries and encouraging 
to be creative. make a bit of space for that and it should work out more 
or less...
good luck!
xz

Alan Dawson wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 04:43:59PM +0100, mick fuzz wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Alan Dawson <aland at burngreave.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> Maybe you should just keep this exclusive white, male, 20-30 something geek
>>> fest for yourselves then ?  Because otherwise one of the most interesting
>>> things about BarnCamp; the family friendliness of the environment, and the
>>> fact its _not_ just another conference in a squat/hotel/business park is
>>> lost.
>>>
>>>       
>> Cool - alan's up for running the creche!
>>
>>     
>
> just to be explicit here...
>
> thats not what I said or in any way implied
>
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