Three youth leaders from SWICN’s Computer Clubhouse are heading to Boston, Massachusetts today, for the Boston Teen Summit 2010. There they will join up with nearly 300 other young people, ages 13 to 18, from 20 countries, including Russia, Jordan, Israel, South Africa, Palestine, New Zealand, India, Brazil, and the United States.

The theme of this years event is: Mobilize, Act, Inspire! They will share ideas, learn new skills, and wor

On a trip to the IADT, Clubhouse members could see the VLab, a new 3D system, and learn about its possibilities.

In "four wall technique", a virtual room is built using using a big cube made up of three walls and a floor that act as screens of four projectors. The images flicker at a very fast rate, and the user wears special goggles that toggle between the left and right eye at the same rate. The result is that the users'

The SWICN Computer Clubhouse was honoured to have two students, Jay Silverman and Eric Rossenbaum, from Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology visit and run a masterclass with the members, aged 8-18 years.

Our members were delighted to meet the inventors of some of the creative tools they use on a

The Computer Clubhouse was proud to have eight lovely ladies (including auntie Mazie & Gabi, top right picture) in this years Flora Women's Mini-Marathon. The weather wasn't great but this didn't dampen spirits. It was a cracking day out and everyone involved seemed to really enjoy themselves.

All the money raised will go towards the Clubhouse Members Summer Programmes. This will include a trip to IADT's Vlab, a Phoenix Park treasu

During February and March of 2010, Johanka, the Youth Worker from SWICN Youth service, facilitated a Gender Awareness Workshop here at the Computer Clubhouse. 

It was open to older members from 14 years up as the concepts explored might have been too complex for younger members.  Some of the older members had already graduated from the Adobe Youth Voices Programme and they’re had the experience of workin

Intel Foundation Scholarship Award

At the Annual Showcase 2010 a mentor and alumni member Abdul Al Hassan was presented with a $5,000 scholarship enabling him to continue his studies in Engineering at Dublin City University. Abdul was presented with his scholarship by the Minister Conor Lenihan TD.

Abdul received this award through his associations with the Computer Clubhouse as well as his dedication to his studies. A l

Thanks to all our friends around the Computer Clubhouse Network we were able to showcase this wonderful video at the 2010 SWICN Computer Clubhouse Annual Showcase.

Hope you like it!

Enthusiasm, passion and the committed participation of so many great people - this is what made the 2010 Computer Clubhouse Annual Showcase an event to be proud of.

21st Century Learning

The Clubhouse members, aged 8 upwards, demonstrated the best in 21st Century education and proved how important it is to give young people a voice. It's simple: create an environment for them to learn based

Through the generosity of the Adobe Foundation's Global Philanthropy Program the Adobe Youth Voices has come to the Computer Clubhouse. Ciaran and Janice, the Co-ordinators of the Clubhouse were invited to apply to participate in this global project and on applying proved successful and were awarded a place on the educational scheme.  This was a fantastic opportunity for the young people (aged 15+ and already members of th

On Thursday the 25th of February 2010 at the Computer Clubhouse Dr. Takashi Sawaguchi and three of his colleauges visit to inquire about setting up their own Computer Clubhouse in Japan.

If they do manage to set a Clubhouse up they would be asking students of the nearby Shohoku College to act as mentors to the young people. Shohoku College was set up by the founder of Sony, which is located nearby and a possible partner for the project.

Takashi