Last Friday the YWCA Canberra Computer Clubhouse and eight members attended the ACT National Science Week’s Science in ACTion event at the Former Transport Depot (Old Bus Depot)in Kingston. It was a fantastic day with our members able to interact with many key players in STEM industries. The YWCA Canberra Computer Clubhouse stall was a […]
Last Saturday one of our members, Cameron, had the fantastic opportunity to have some work experience with Murray from Coordinate and Paul, the resident photographer for the CBR Brave. He was able to attend the CBR Brave vs Adelaide Adrenaline game and shoot some photographs from the net-free press area. Ice Hockey is one of […]
Our Clubhouse members and team have been working on strengthening the connections between Computer Clubhouses in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Lach has initiated regular Skype calls between Computer Clubhouses in Australia and New Zealand so that we can share program ideas, and encourage our members to collaborate on projects. Lach has also taken on […]
The first quarter of 2015 has seen Lach Howarth, our Clubhouse Coordinator, running regular outreach sessions with Calwell High School and Wanniassa School Senior Campus. The sessions are being run in community spaces within the school, such as the library and the wellbeing rooms, and involve up to 10 students at a time. During the […]
January is a quiet month for some, but we’re all systems go at the YWCA Computer Clubhouse! After receiving ten copies of Adobe Photoshop Elements late last year, digital imaging has been the flavour of the month here at the Clubhouse. A favourite starter project for our members has been to add pictures of animals to local scenery. To do this, members have taken photographs using […]
We’re delighted to announce that YWCA Canberra launched the ACT’s first Computer Clubhouse at a grand opening event on Friday 10 October! Along with a host of corporate, philanthropic, government and community partners, YWCA Canberra celebrated the landmark event with its young Clubhouse members, and their families. Media also took a keen interest, with ABC […]
Check out our brand new video that tells the story behind the YWCA Computer Clubhouse! Big thanks to the team at Coordinate for producing this for us!
After meeting with the Clubhouse team earlier this year, NICTA’s Karsten Schulz and John Westgarth donated a seriously cool piece of hardware. Our new MakerBot Mini 3D printer allows our Clubhouse members to design and produce their very own 3D objects. Not sure what 3D printing is all about? As the name suggests, 3D printing […]
We are very excited to officially open the doors of YWCA Canberra’s Computer Clubhouse. If you’re a young person living in the Tuggeranong region, drop by the Clubhouse to grab a permission form and sign up, and you can start using the exciting equipment we have in the space to make your own projects! We […]
If you drop by the Computer Clubhouse, you’ll come across one friendly face in particular – Lach Howarth is YWCA Canberra’s Computer Clubhouse Coordinator, and he loves his job! Lach has a background in software engineering at university and a passion for music. He got in to the community sector teaching music at a youth […]