#hacktheworldabetterplace – creative approaches for digital education through first-hand inspiration

Abstract

The Hacker School is a German non-profit aiming to introduce young people to the world of IT and programming. The organizational commitment is to ensure that young people – regardless of origin, gender or social environment – have had the experience of programming at least once themselves to be able to actively shape their own digital future. The courses promote creative experimental learning by actively incorporating the 21st century skills and enable accessibility and equal opportunities, and practical orientation. This results in a higher self-confidence for the area of IT, as well as an improvement in the interest in IT.