Events
Upcoming Events
You can find a list of our upcoming events below. If you are going to attend one of our sessions, please make sure to register prior!
DataKirk Activities
A round-up of current and upcoming courses
BAMELYTICS (Cohort 2) - Every Thursday, 6.30pm - 9.30pm, from 28th October 2021
A data upskilling course aimed at BAME parents from both migratory and lower socio-economic backgrounds whose employment or income has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. An employability pilot project run in conjunction with City Capital Partnership.
YOUTHLYTICS - Every Tuesday, 6-7.30pm, running from 2nd March to 6th April 2021
An online course developed for our young learners in place of the weekly Data Literacy & Analytics Club, which is currently suspended due to COVID restrictions. Our learners aged 9-13 years focus on developing knowledge of data collection, sorting, analysis and visualisation. Our leaners aged 14 - 19 years build on those skills to develop real world applications by learning how Python and Javascript programming languages can be used to bring data science to life!
STEM Community Education Training - started March 2021
The DataKirk Community STEM Project provides a learner led but supportive atmosphere, enabling students to fill-in gaps in their learning by consolidating and strengthening their knowledge and understanding across different SQA STEM subjects. The project is delivered via one-to-one virtual tutoring support, focusing on pupils between S1 – S6 from migrant backgrounds. Find out more here!
A data upskilling course aimed at BAME parents from both migratory and lower socio-economic backgrounds whose employment or income has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. An employability pilot project run in conjunction with City Capital Partnership.
YOUTHLYTICS - Every Tuesday, 6-7.30pm, running from 2nd March to 6th April 2021
An online course developed for our young learners in place of the weekly Data Literacy & Analytics Club, which is currently suspended due to COVID restrictions. Our learners aged 9-13 years focus on developing knowledge of data collection, sorting, analysis and visualisation. Our leaners aged 14 - 19 years build on those skills to develop real world applications by learning how Python and Javascript programming languages can be used to bring data science to life!
STEM Community Education Training - started March 2021
The DataKirk Community STEM Project provides a learner led but supportive atmosphere, enabling students to fill-in gaps in their learning by consolidating and strengthening their knowledge and understanding across different SQA STEM subjects. The project is delivered via one-to-one virtual tutoring support, focusing on pupils between S1 – S6 from migrant backgrounds. Find out more here!
Data Literacy & Analytics Club for 9-19yrs
Presenting the Data Science Awareness Workshop Series
While we are still unable to restart our in person youth club, we have put together a series of talks for our learners from professionals within the industry.
Join us every second Tuesday, 6-7pm, for our virtual presentations, covering topics such as the path to a career in data science, data visualisation awareness, and a day in the life of a data scientist.
To sign up, please email info@thedatakirk.org.uk
Join us every second Tuesday, 6-7pm, for our virtual presentations, covering topics such as the path to a career in data science, data visualisation awareness, and a day in the life of a data scientist.
To sign up, please email info@thedatakirk.org.uk
Data Literacy & Analytics Club for 9-19yrs
NOTICE: SUMMER HOLIDAY PROVISION
The DataKirk's weekly club is now on break for the summer period and will recommence on Tuesday, 8th September 2020.
While we all take a well deserved break, we would encourage our learners to continue engaging with the learning materials on Google Classrooms to further reinforce data literacy. You can find tutorials for both our younger and older learner groups either on our YouTube channel or on the new Learning Resources section of our website.
Chuks and Fash are available to support any learners who may need help during the break. To get in touch please email us on info@thedatakirk.org.uk.
We would like to thank all of you for your support in our first year - it has been great to see the engagement from our members with the curriculum that our mentors have built. We wish all our learners, parents and guardians a relaxing summer holidays after all the hard work over the last six months.
Best Regards,
Chuks Ododo (on behalf of Data Kirk)
While we all take a well deserved break, we would encourage our learners to continue engaging with the learning materials on Google Classrooms to further reinforce data literacy. You can find tutorials for both our younger and older learner groups either on our YouTube channel or on the new Learning Resources section of our website.
Chuks and Fash are available to support any learners who may need help during the break. To get in touch please email us on info@thedatakirk.org.uk.
We would like to thank all of you for your support in our first year - it has been great to see the engagement from our members with the curriculum that our mentors have built. We wish all our learners, parents and guardians a relaxing summer holidays after all the hard work over the last six months.
Best Regards,
Chuks Ododo (on behalf of Data Kirk)
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Statement regarding the ongoing provision of Data Kirk during the Covid-19 pandemic:
We fully understand the impact school closures are having on families due to the current Coronavirus situation. Therefore, we are moving the teaching of our data literacy club online and are working hard to ensure lesson materials are put online by end of the March so that weekly session can resume 7th April.
As part of our commitment to empowering data enthusiasts with data literacy and analytics skills, we are introducing them to the use of Google classroom, where all the learning materials will be available online.
Each learner will have a unique identification number and email account to enable access to Google Classroom. Learners can access Google Classroom 24/7 on the web or via the Android and iOS Google Classroom mobile apps.
We would encourage parents or guardians to include their email with their children's account, which will give them access to the weekly task, course materials and enable them to support and monitor progress.
In view of the above, we would like the parents/guardians to complete a new permission form via this link. This is for safeguarding and compliance purposes!
If your child should have problem remembering their password, please contact the Volunteer Program Manager, Hettie Baker, via henrietta.baker@thedatakirk.org.uk to reset it.
Further information on the online weekly data literacy club will be communicated to you shortly.
Best Regards
Chuks Ododo
For and on behalf of The DataKirk
We fully understand the impact school closures are having on families due to the current Coronavirus situation. Therefore, we are moving the teaching of our data literacy club online and are working hard to ensure lesson materials are put online by end of the March so that weekly session can resume 7th April.
As part of our commitment to empowering data enthusiasts with data literacy and analytics skills, we are introducing them to the use of Google classroom, where all the learning materials will be available online.
Each learner will have a unique identification number and email account to enable access to Google Classroom. Learners can access Google Classroom 24/7 on the web or via the Android and iOS Google Classroom mobile apps.
We would encourage parents or guardians to include their email with their children's account, which will give them access to the weekly task, course materials and enable them to support and monitor progress.
In view of the above, we would like the parents/guardians to complete a new permission form via this link. This is for safeguarding and compliance purposes!
If your child should have problem remembering their password, please contact the Volunteer Program Manager, Hettie Baker, via henrietta.baker@thedatakirk.org.uk to reset it.
Further information on the online weekly data literacy club will be communicated to you shortly.
Best Regards
Chuks Ododo
For and on behalf of The DataKirk
Registered Address:
9 Walkers Wynd, Edinburgh EH14 2TD
Tel:(0044) 7792012713
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The DataKirk Club:
We meet at Innovation Center, Tynecastle Stadium (Hearts of Midlothian), McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NL,
every Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.30 pm.
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© Copyright The DataKirk
9 Walkers Wynd, Edinburgh EH14 2TD
Tel:(0044) 7792012713
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The DataKirk Club:
We meet at Innovation Center, Tynecastle Stadium (Hearts of Midlothian), McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NL,
every Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.30 pm.
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© Copyright The DataKirk