Kids And Parents Invited To WordCamp Miami!

KID’S TICKETS HAVE SOLD OUT

Kids Invited To WordCamp Miami

WordCamp parents can now usher in the next generation of WordPress builders at our annual KidsCamp! Last year we expanded our kid’s workshops to TWO days. And it was awesome! Check out the videos below:

This year, we are once again encouraging parents and guardians to bring their kids to WordCamp Miami! Parents and guardians can now grab a ticket for their children ages 6 to 14 on the ticket page. We are finalizing plans and some surprises now. Here’s what you can expect:

– On Saturday (March 25th) and Sunday (March 26th) registered kids ages 6 to 14 can get their own “Child Theme” version of an attendee bag. It will hold some nice surprises and gifts especially for the kids.

– On Saturday, if your child is new to publishing on the web we will have a workshop devoted to teaching children w/ their parents how to safely and securely publish content on the web with WordPress (we will update this page with a link to more information on this workshop shortly). If your child attended last year we are offering a more advanced segment that will get your child learning more how to customize their site and publish from their mobile devices.

– Sunday is devoted to introducing coding to the young ones, starting with basic concepts with the goal of allowing them to edit their WordPress site/blog.

– Sunday afternoon children are welcome to join us for ice cream (and not just ANY ice cream – nitrogen frozen ice cream, just like last year).

– Also on Sunday: children and parents (along with the rest of our attendees) will be invited to hear our second kid’s panel. If your child blogs with WordPress and would like to talk about it, then please nominate them to be a part of the panel. Here’s our panel from last year:

Lunch both days will be provided, however if your child has a special diet please bring something just in case.

We aim to provide more information later this month. Please stay tuned and looking forward to seeing you next month!

Disclaimer: Interested WordPress parents or guardians will need to have a ticket for Saturday attendance purchased before signing up their junior creators. Parents will be responsible for staying with their child during KidsCamp, but may switch guardians during the course of the day if you are both attending. Each child will need his or her own laptop to work on. We are not providing daycare services at this time.

Speaker Call Opening…. For Kids!

Update: The call for speakers is now closed

We broke records once again with our speaker call which ended last month. We are confirming final speakers now with emails going out to everyone – regardless if they were chosen or sadly not able to be selected this year.

But now it’s time for us to open a new speaker call…. for kids. We are looking for two or three kids who want to give a 5 minute presentation at WordCamp Miami on March 25th/26th. The young person must be between ages of 7-18 (and if under the age of 16, with their parent or guardian present).

Possible topics:
– How I Use WordPress
– How I Publish Content Online (Even If They Don’t WordPress)
– How Can WordPress Be Better/Easier For Youths My Age

…and those are just suggestions. We would love to see what our youths have to talk about.

WordCamp Miami is known for it’s events specialized for young people. We have had young people speak in previous years. Plus in 2016 we had two full days of activities for the younger generation, plus our first Kid’s Panel. We are looking to expand and give youths their time to shine.

Please ping us with any questions. The deadline for applications is February 10th. And remember… no adults please! 🙂

Kid’s Workshops For WCMIA 2017: Sneak Preview

WordCamp Miami 2017 is coming up fast and we wanted to showcase one of the most special and dear to our heart aspects of the conference: the focus on the next-generation of WordCampers and digital publishers: our children.

If you are thinking about returning to WordCamp Miami or attending for the first time with youth, we would love to get them involved. Also – we would love it if you could help SPREAD THE WORD. Do you know a teacher, parent, student, etc. that might be able to spread the word… especially if attendance for children would be without cost?

Here’s our gameplan for children and young ones for WordCamp Miami 2017:

1. We are again planning two near FULL days of activities. On Saturday, we will likely be having a “code camp” where kids can learn how to publish their own blogs with WordPress… and possibly some actual coding. On Sunday, we will continue our activities with coding and STEAM/STEM activities.

2. One of our weekend sessions will be a panel of youths, focused on how they publish content on the web (with and without WordPress). We had this panel at our last WordCamp on a Sunday and it was met with great success.

Can your child participate in our kids sessions? Can your child be a part of our Youth Panel?

WordCamp Miami 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!