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What is Mozilla's Summer Code Party?

It's Mozilla's big summer campaign, kicking off June 23 and running all summer long. It's all about helping people learn the basics of coding and the web by making and building together. With tools, resources and events that make it easy, social. It's 100% free, open and fun.
Who should come?

Anyone who wants to learn the web. learn how to code and make stuff with new tools. Or just increase your general web literacy.
Volunteer teachers and instructors. From code Yodas and ninjas to peer learning around your own kitchen table.
Developers, designers, open web geeks. Help build learning tools, resources and curriculum.
Partner organizations and communities. Gather under our big summer umbrella, so that we can all make and learn together.

What is Mozilla bringing to the party?

tools. software, authoring tools and webmaker apps that take the fear out of code and help people learn by making.
resources. Recipes, kits, curriculum, and how-tos. Fun summer projects anyone can take on quickly. The web equivalent of building your first birdhouse. Or light saber.
events. Festivals, camps, learning labs, and kitchen table meet-ups around the world. Plus a platform and way to share your own meet-ups, courses, teach-ins or kitchen table makefests.

What will I come away with?

sharpen your web skills. From basics like HTML, CSS, Javascript, to playing with more advanced tools like Mozilla Popcorn, HTML5 and ridiculously powerful new apps and prototypes.
make something awesome. Learn by diving into your first project fast. Like building your own birdhouse, Lego castle or light saber.
get badges and party favors. Get public recognition for your new skills with Mozilla digital badges.

What are "digital badges" and how do they tie into all this?
Through Mozilla's Open Badges infrastructure (more at http://openbadges.org/) you'll be able to earn recognition for participating in the Summer Code Party that you can share with anyone you like – from badges lauding you for hosting or taking part up to ones awarded for specific skills you'll obtain.

Do I have to be an engineer / computer science person / serious geek to attend?
No! We're all about teaching anybody how to become a webmaker.

What do you mean by "webmaking?"
Think Mashable meets Make Magazine: using code and web tools the same way makers use soddering guns and sparkle. "Coding" not just for people who want to become professional developers, but for the rest of us: youth, teachers, film-makers, journalists, gamers, mums, Bieberites – everybody.

We live in a digital world where everyone should know a little code. It's all around us. Mozilla's Summer Code Party will help you see it, shape it, and make something amazing with it.

Will it be fun?
Hell yeah! This is not your grandpa's summer school, or a buncha nerds getting sand kicked in their face. Think MaferFaire meets Mozilla Festival, or summer ninja camp for geeks. We want to:

help you make something amazing. Using the web to create something meaningful quickly – because that's always the best way to learn.
get real skills fast. From the basics of HTML to advanced, next-level stuff, like Popcorn, HTML5 and cutting-edge new apps.
spread the party. Do your own thing. Or connect with what great local groups and organizations are already planning this summer.

Convinced yet? Sign up here:
To join the Party as an individual: https://donate.mozilla.org/Summer-2012
To join the Party as a partner organization: https://donate.mozilla.org/Summer-Code-Partner

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