Education Hackathon 2022: Nigeria
Deadline to apply: September 23rd * * * Date of Hackathon: November 4th-6th, 2022 *
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Deadline to apply: September 23rd * * * Date of Hackathon: November 4th-6th, 2022 * * *
working together to transform education
Focus : Nigeria
Dates: November 4th-6th, 2022
Where: Online on Discord and at B21, Montreal.
Application deadline: September 23rd
Who can apply: Nigerian educators
Are you a Nigerian educator passionate about Regenerating and Reimagining Nigerian Education in the 21st Century?
Teams welcome.
Let’s change the world together.
Building 21, an experimental laboratory at McGill University, invites you to participate in a free weekend-long virtual educational hackathon (EduHack), an event to support transformational educational ideas. The purpose of this program is to interact with people passionate about revamping education to fit everyone despite status, class or gender. In the event, we will LEARN, INSPIRE AND CONNECT.
Our Why
We are a group of like-minded individuals who believe in making the simplest degree of impact with the intention that our actions can change the world. We envision education in a limitless and all-encompassing transformational setting that will equip learners to be the ideal changemakers needed in the century.
By coming together to explore, iterate and create innovative educational and pedagogical solutions, we envision transformations that will maximize the potentials of students.
Why an Educational Hackathon?
Schools are meant to be directors of learning and the path to attaining self-discovery and transformative learning. Education should lead to creativity, curiosity, and overall personal development. Certain school practices undermine students’ curiosity, and free and boundless thinking, thereby obstructing the potentials of students.
Can innovative education and unconventional pedagogies reconstruct education in the 21st century? The intent of this hackathon is to create an unusual gathering for brainstorming and dialogue to reimagine the future of progressive education.
What we hope to achieve
This hackathon will give room for unattempted, outside-the-box, and oftentimes ignored ideas to blossom.
We recognize that innovation could be doing old things in a different way and we are not swayed by a desire to discard the old but by a desire to make things better.
Our Vision
We’re looking beyond Nigeria to fundamentally help students contribute to global development. We want to understand the terrain by looking deeply into the complexity of problems.
We want to engage with teachers, who are the key to changing a system. We would like to help teachers help students grow; inspire teachers who are willing to change the teacher-centric curriculum; translate words into actions; and extend into rural communities.
Our Code of Conduct
The goal of the EduHack event is to create an inclusive, safe and welcoming space for educators to participate, collaborate, enquire and engage in conversations for change. We are committed to providing a harassment-free environment for everyone, irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. We encourage the participants and guests to help us create a positive experience. Hence, we require all participants, speakers, mentors, and volunteers at the EDUHACK event to adhere to this virtual meeting policy.
Please read the full policy here.
the team
Building21 Team
Amarachi Onuorah: Educator. Graduate student in educational leadership at McGill. Thinker. (Project lead.)
Ferdinand Ochor : Economist. Graduate student in educational leadership at McGill. Entrepreneur. Catalyst. (Project lead.)
Anita Parmar : Physicist. Co-director of Building21. People believer. (Project coordinator.)
Agnes Totschnig : Undergrad mathematician. Educational dreamer. (Project lead.)
Viola Ruzzier : Communicator. Illustrator and writer. (Project support. B21 staff.)
Darius Valevicius : Cognitive scientist. Artist. Game dev. (Project support. B21 staff.)
Jhave : Digital poet. Media artist. Contemplator. (Project support. B21 advisor.)
Joshua Weinstein : Software engineer. Machine learning and activism researcher. (Project support. B21 scholar.)
EduHack FAQ
Who can apply?
This event is for Nigerian educators working at any level.
How long will the event last?
Eduhack will take place over a weekend, starting on Friday November 4th and ending on Sunday November 7th. There will be about 4 hours of workshops and activities each day. In addition, there will be an onboarding session in the weeks prior to the event dates.
Will a stipend be provided?
Yes! You may expect a stipend that covers internet and food costs, as well as a bit more to thank you for participating in our event.
What kinds of projects are you looking for?
Anything related to education in Nigeria. It can be a project for your classroom, it can be an idea that tries to radically change education, or anything in between. We find the most important aspect of any project to be passion, so as long as you feel strongly about your idea, feel free to apply!