[hackerspaces] Kids and Hackerspaces

[Bryce Tugwell]

One point worth mentioning on this front is insurance - which can be had,
and it's worth looking into. I am part of group that does and
tinker/technology camp for several weeks each summer in the UK - albeit the
UK isn't the US (which is where I live most of the year) but even here
insurance for this kind of activity with kids is available. We have roughly
120 participants - and host our summer program(s) at a private boarding
school. About 75% of our attendees board. (http://www.technologycamp.co.uk/)

For many hackerspaces, having a youth program - and or summer camp of this
kind can be a great way to bring in real revenue for the organization.
Generally insurance companies want to know what sort of classes are being
taught - and in a general sense what the risks are for each set of
activities. The Camp remains economically viable even after appropriate
insurance is acquired.

Bryce Tugwell
Wyoming Tinker Guild
http://www.tinkerguild.com

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Aldert Hazenberg <aldert at rotz.org> wrote:

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> On May 11, 2009, at 9:45 PM, 3ric Johanson wrote:
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> > A topic which I would love to raise at some point in the near future
> > - -
> > 'children in hackerspaces'.
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> Do not eat them.
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> Aldert.
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