DNA is excited to announce that we have Indie Game Developer, Rebecca Cox, working with us this term. Bex founded her own company, Bexcellent Games and launched her first game, Koi Pond Code Breaker on iTunes in 2013. Since then, she has been working on a...
Two Rotorua projects are among those set to benefit from the Unlocking Curious Minds fund, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today. Rotorua Daily Post Nearly $1 million of additional funding has been awarded to 25 new projects across New Zealand to engage more young Kiwis...
Digital innovation starts with Lego, at least in an Rotorua digital hub. On Friday, the Digital Natives Academy (DNA) held its fifth and final workshop in its Inspiring Curious Minds pilot. Using Lego Mindstorm EV3s around 50 rangitahi (children) aged 13 to 16 have learned how...
Future digital leaders have graduated from a Rotorua pilot programme where they were introduced to the basics of computer coding. Digital Natives Academy ran the seven week course, Coding for Kids 2015. It followed on from The Hour of Code pilot programme where local children connected...