[Inpycon] Proposal for “Python in Education” day in PyCon India

[Nisha Poyarekar]

Hi,

> IMO, this will help both school and college students get exposure to the Python world and an opportunity for them to meet and interact with Python professionals. We can also plan to provide participation certificate and goodies to the students who participate to encourage them.

I would really appreciate any information on whether something like this is already in place for kids attending the local meet ups? After initiating the kids in the age group of 8-14 to basics of Python using turtle graphics and the young coders tutorials (https://github.com/mechanicalgirl/young-coders-tutorial) I have been trying to get them involved in the local Python Pune meet ups. 
The kids are largely self-motivated which is why they come to the Pune makerspace, however, it would really help in long term engagement if we can give certificates/goodies. IMO if we target the local regional meet ups for an active education track, they will organically grow and play a larger part in the main conference.


Regards,
Nisha