{"id":446,"date":"2019-02-18T14:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.lagos.wordcamp.org\/?p=446"},"modified":"2019-05-19T20:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T19:28:00","slug":"wclos19-kids-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lagos.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wclos19-kids-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Register Your Wards For Kids\/Teen Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year, at the first city Nigerian WordCamp we held in Lagos, we had a Kids Camp for children between the <strong>ages of 8 and 16<\/strong>. They were split into two groups, those who were interested in <strong>content creation<\/strong> and those who were interested in <strong>WP development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was a success. So, this year, we are bringing it back again. We are <strong>equipping our children<\/strong> with diverse learning skill-sets that is already functional and useful in the 21st century world we live in. We must <strong>teach our children how to be producers of content <\/strong>not just consumers. They must be equipped with technical know-how of how to start new businesses and run them successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#f7ef0d;text-align:center\" class=\"has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2019.lagos.wordcamp.org\/tickets\"><strong>Join us in Building The Next Generation Of Writers and Software Developers in Africa, Click here to register your ward(s) now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"William on his blog (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/myquesttoteach.wordpress.com\/tag\/kidscamp\/\" target=\"_blank\">William on his blog<\/a>, Kids-Camp should be a part of every <a href=\"https:\/\/wordcamp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WordCamp conference (opens in a new tab)\">WordCamp conference<\/a> globally, because our youth, teens and young adults should have equal access to knowledge and developing their skills just as adults do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We must work together to ensure we meet the digital needs of our Young Africans.<\/strong> We must let them know that <strong>they are heard<\/strong> because they are the <strong>future of software development<\/strong> and <strong>online businesses<\/strong>in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They should be equipped in knowledge needed to stabilize our economies and create digital changes in the Nigerian educational systems currently in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/2019.lagos.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">get tickets for your kid(s)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, at the first city Nigerian WordCamp we held in Lagos, we had a Kids Camp for children between the ages of 8 and 16. They were split into two groups, those who were interested in content creation and those who were interested in WP development. The event was a success. 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