A few months ago three British teens launched a project called Thinkspace, a school club of sorts that teaches kids to create websites and apps by making coding fun, social and student-led.
Thinkspace is different than an ordinary computer club because it can't use any old classroom. The room has to "look like you have entered Google HQ," says one of the project's 16-year-old founders, James Anderson.
That means plain walls, Thinkspace logos, bean bag chairs and modern computers.
They also created and launched their own Thinkspace social network and landed some huge names in tech as backers and advisors. Supporters include Virgin's Richard Branson, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and British actor Stephen Fry.
As of Friday, Thinkspace is going global, looking for teens worldwide to join them in a new project called Thinkspace Pioneers. They want to show kids how to launch Thinkspace in their own schools.
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- “Today, education is all about drilling the facts into people’s minds and it restricts their creativity and imagination. Thinkspace is all about bringing the creativity out of these young people and encouraging them to create real-life projects through teamwork and collaboration.”
- “We're now experiencing the making of young entrepreneurs with the help of Thinkspace, and these people are going to be the ones who will change the world tomorrow.”
- “We’re actively looking for talented young individuals who have a deep passion for technology.”
