National Learn to Code Day takes place on September 26

Ladies Learning Code -- a national not-for-profit offering beginner-friendly tech education -- is proud to announce the third year of the Canada-wide initiative designed to promote technology education: National Learn to Code Day. On September 26, 2015, 1,200+ adult learners will attend simultaneous in-person workshops in 22 cities across the country plus thousands more will have the ability to participate online from anywhere in the world via live stream.

There’s never been more energy around the importance of learning to code.

This year, in partnership with Facebook, Ladies Learning Code has set out to teach learners 21st century digital skills and more specifically how to unlock the power of data using python. In hands-on, beginner friendly python workshops happening on this day across Canada, participants will learn basic programming fundamentals and how to read and manipulate large data sets, provided by the Government of Canada, to draw insights for marketing and analysis. And, it will be fun! In Ladies Learning Code fashion, over 300 volunteer expert developers will serve as mentors at each workshop across Canada - a ratio of 4 learners to every mentor making the learning environment perfect for absolute beginners.

“Facebook is thrilled to partner with Ladies Learn to Code, helping to provide women the opportunity to build digital literacy skills,” said Jordan Banks, Managing Director, Facebook Canada. “At Facebook our mission is to make the world more open and connected and we’re pleased that initiatives like National Learn to Code Day exist and provide Canadian women and girls the skills they need to build technology that helps make our world smaller and future brighter.”

“National Learn to Code Day promotes digital literacy while helping Canadian women skill-up on important 21st century skills,” said Melissa Sariffodeen, Ladies Learning Code’s Co-Executive Director. “Since its inception in 2011, Ladies Learning Code has held over 550 workshops and events and reached over 22,000 learners across the country.In an effort to increase digital literacy across Canada, there’s a way for every Canadian to get involved in National Learn to Code Day. Help us make history! Join us in this national movement to empower and equip women with important technical skills to navigate our increasingly digital world.”

Find a workshop in a city near you by visiting our website at ladieslearningcodeday.com

About Ladies Learning Code

Ladies Learning Code is a Canada-wide not-for-profit organization that runs workshops for women and youth who want to learn beginner-friendly computer programming and other technical skills in a social and collaborative way. Today they have 22 chapters (and counting) across Canada, a thriving girls' program called Girls Learning Code and co-ed kids program called Kids Learning Code and a big goal to teach 200,000 Canadian women and youth to code by 2020. With sponsors and community partners that include TELUS, Microsoft, Facebook, Autodesk, Google and many more, Ladies Learning Code has become synonymous with technology education in Canada.