Longer workshop

processes/initiatives/longer-workshops_VTO/Event-Description.md

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+# Event description
+
+A special codebar workshop that last 4 hours on a Friday afternoon. So that student get a better and stronger learning experience.
+
+Same  codebar workshop format:
+* socialization
+* round of presentation ( silly question included!)
+* 1 o 1
+
+Governed by the same [code of conduct](https://codebar.io/code-of-conduct)
+
+Plus some specifics:
+* a coffee break with talks
+* a short final presentation from each student
+* student and coaches are paired in advance and have meet (online) before

processes/initiatives/longer-workshops_VTO/README.md

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+longer workshops - VTO
+---
+
+This initiative is for organizing longer workshops or coaching sessions that will need that coaches have longer availability thanks to VTO (Volunteering Time Off) or equivalent from their company.
+
+#  Friday afternoon workshop,
+
+A quick poll on the #barcelona-chapter slack channel gave as best choices for students a Friday afternoon workshop.
+We will try with this format and see how it goes.
+
+# Event description
+
+See [Event-Description.md](Event-Description.md)
+
+# Todo list
+
+* [x] describe the new [event](event-description.md)
+* [ ] contact some companies to see if they are interested in VTO or similar.
+* [ ] confirm interest & availability  of students
+* [ ] confirm interest & availability of coaches
+* organize the first workshop:
+ * [ ] find a host
+ * [ ] find a sponsor
+ * [ ] fix a date
+
+
+---
+
+# Quick slack poll Results
+
+ __daverick 20 oct. à 12 h 42__
+
+ Hi tod@s,
+ Just a quick pool for students to see if you are interested in longer codebar workshop for next year.
+ ¿Would you like to have and be able to attend a longer codebar workshop?
+ * ⛔ No
+ * 🍰 yes in the afternoon
+ * ☕ yes in the morning
+ * 🎂 yes all day long
+ * 5️⃣ yea all week long
+ Please choose all the possible choices you agree and do not hesitate to add your comments or suggestions.
+
+ Results:
+
+ |Choice|Votes|Voters|
+ |---|---|---|
+ |⛔ No|0||
+ |🍰 yes in the afternoon|5|Henriette, Alba, Stefi, Klara, Robby  |
+ |☕ yes in the morning|2|Henriette, Robby|
+ |🎂 yes all day long|2|Henriette, Robby|
+ |5️⃣ yea all week long|3|Henriette, Alba, Robby|
+
+
+---
+
+# Working Material:
+
+|Options |Pros|Cons|
+|---|---|---|
+|pairing in advance|better fit </br> enable preparation |organization + dificult </br> no show|
+|some preparation from students?|better engagement|time to do it|
+|some preparation from coaches?|better engagement|time to do it|
+|a short presentation at the end for each student?|completion feeling <br> emulation|less time  for learning <br>|
+|a short presentation at the beginning?|emulation <br> codebar way||
+|coffee break or lightning talks breaks?<br> by the coaches?<br> students?<br> others?<br> hosts?<br> sponsors?|||
+
+
+how to measure the success, just students?  coaches?
+
+# promoting VTO at companies
+
+## why VTO
+
+* promoting companies values
+* make workforce involved in companies values
+* make workforce happy because they act
+
+## why codebar
+
+* promoting diversity in tech
+* codebar format is:
+ * effective, we have various success stories
+ * coach learnes essential soft skills