SudoKids - Revision history

50.1.57.112: more activities

2013-08-08T08:23:26Z

more activities

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	* Children are a part of our learning community and we are interested in integrating them into the activities of our hackerspace - giving them ownership of the space and making them feel as if they are a part of our community. At SudoKids children interact with the adult members of our space as the adults go about their everyday hacking.		* Children are a part of our learning community and we are interested in integrating them into the activities of our hackerspace - giving them ownership of the space and making them feel as if they are a part of our community. At SudoKids children interact with the adult members of our space as the adults go about their everyday hacking.
	* We create a project-driven learning environment that includes a mixture of activities organized by the facilitators and projects/learning objectives identified by the learners themselves.		* We create a project-driven learning environment that includes a mixture of activities organized by the facilitators and projects/learning objectives identified by the learners themselves.
	* We provide a mix of structured and unstructured activities. We provide structured activities and workshops (calligraphy, radio, clay, art, mate-brewing, gardening, homestead-keeping) along with the opportunity to freely interact with our community of sudoers - people who are always learning and making, people who share their knowledge freely and are open to collaboration on the spot ("what are you working on?" is perhaps the most commonly-asked question after "anyone seen the tape?"). We create opportunities for serendipitous moments of learning and collaboration between adult members of our community and SudoKids participants.		* We provide a mix of structured and unstructured activities. We provide structured activities and workshops (calligraphy, radio, clay, art, mate-brewing, gardening, homestead-keeping, piano, book-binding, and more) along with the opportunity to freely interact with our community of sudoers - people who are always learning and making, people who share their knowledge freely and are open to collaboration on the spot ("what are you working on?" is perhaps the most commonly-asked question after "anyone seen the tape?"). We create opportunities for serendipitous moments of learning and collaboration between adult members of our community and SudoKids participants.
	* We aim to create an environment where a child can come to us with a project or something that she wants to learn and we are able to provide the resources and guidance to help her achieve her goal (along with some confidence and ideas about how she might go about accomplishing similar goals in the future!).		* We aim to create an environment where a child can come to us with a project or something that she wants to learn and we are able to provide the resources and guidance to help her achieve her goal (along with some confidence and ideas about how she might go about accomplishing similar goals in the future!).
	* We want parents too! Sudo Kids is a part of the Sudo Room community and we certainly hope that by providing a child-appropriate environment at Sudo Room that we also provide an opportunity for parents to hack and learn without having to worry about making arrangements for childcare or worry about kids putting themselves in vices while they turn away (although this cannot be guaranteed! :)).		* We want parents too! Sudo Kids is a part of the Sudo Room community and we certainly hope that by providing a child-appropriate environment at Sudo Room that we also provide an opportunity for parents to hack and learn without having to worry about making arrangements for childcare or worry about kids putting themselves in vices while they turn away (although this cannot be guaranteed! :)).

50.1.57.112: contact info

2013-08-08T08:18:42Z

contact info

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	'''Kids are the future'''		'''Kids are the future'''

	SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline).		SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline). SudoKids is free of charge and open to anyone (although we will happily take donations!). To join, just drop by on a Tuesday night - we'd be happy to meet you and your kids. If you'd like to learn more or have any questions, feel free to email SudoKids facilitators Ray Lai (raymond.wm.lai @ gmail.com) and/or Marina Kukso (marina.kukso @ gmail.com).

	=== What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about? ===		=== What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about? ===

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2013-08-08T08:13:40Z

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	SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline).		SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline).

	===~~= '''~~What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about?~~''' =~~===		=== What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about? ===

	* We see children as the agents of their own learning and growth. We seek to nurture the awareness, skills, and confidence that allow children to see themselves as empowered agents of their own growth.		* We see children as the agents of their own learning and growth. We seek to nurture the awareness, skills, and confidence that allow children to see themselves as empowered agents of their own growth.
	* The hackerspace philosophy is a part of the foundational DNA of SudoKids. We believe that empowerment comes from learning and making things, collaborating with others, learning and creating together, and exploring lots of different forms of creativity. Kids are natural engineers and artists. We help them see this and help them make their goals real (all while hopefully teaching some lessons about collaboration and learning!).		* The hackerspace philosophy is a part of the foundational DNA of SudoKids. We believe that empowerment comes from learning and making things, collaborating with others, learning and creating together, and exploring lots of different forms of creativity. Kids are natural engineers and artists. We help them see this and help them make their goals real (all while hopefully teaching some lessons about collaboration and learning!).
	* Children are a part of our learning community and we are interested in integrating them into the activities of our hackerspace - giving them ownership of the space and making them feel as if they are a part of our community. At SudoKids children interact with the adult members of our space as the adults go about their everyday hacking.		[[File:Sudokids clay.png\|right\|Sudo Kids & Clay]]
			* Children are a part of our learning community and we are interested in integrating them into the activities of our hackerspace - giving them ownership of the space and making them feel as if they are a part of our community. At SudoKids children interact with the adult members of our space as the adults go about their everyday hacking.
	* We create a project-driven learning environment that includes a mixture of activities organized by the facilitators and projects/learning objectives identified by the learners themselves.		* We create a project-driven learning environment that includes a mixture of activities organized by the facilitators and projects/learning objectives identified by the learners themselves.
	* We provide a mix of structured and unstructured activities. We provide structured activities and workshops (calligraphy, radio, clay, art, mate-brewing, gardening, homestead-keeping) along with the opportunity to freely interact with our community of sudoers - people who are always learning and making, people who share their knowledge freely and are open to collaboration on the spot ("what are you working on?" is perhaps the most commonly-asked question after "anyone seen the tape?"). We create opportunities for serendipitous moments of learning and collaboration between adult members of our community and SudoKids participants.		* We provide a mix of structured and unstructured activities. We provide structured activities and workshops (calligraphy, radio, clay, art, mate-brewing, gardening, homestead-keeping) along with the opportunity to freely interact with our community of sudoers - people who are always learning and making, people who share their knowledge freely and are open to collaboration on the spot ("what are you working on?" is perhaps the most commonly-asked question after "anyone seen the tape?"). We create opportunities for serendipitous moments of learning and collaboration between adult members of our community and SudoKids participants.
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	===~~= '''~~Where do we want to go from here?~~''' =~~===

			=== Where do we want to go from here? ===

	We love our current weekly activities, but we want to grow! Our goal is to have many more kids and families be a part of the Sudo Room community & Sudo Kids. We are working towards expanding our group of facilitators to allow us to work with more children. We are building our curriculum and defining a future direction. In keeping with Sudo Room's commitment to community access, we currently offer Sudo Kids for free. We are all also volunteers and do all of our activities without a budget. As we create our program, we are also keenly aware of the need to identify a funding model that will allow us to expand, mostly to meet our biggest goal: to open a dedicated SudoKids space in the same building as Sudo Room to provide a dedicated child-oriented space within the larger Sudo Room community. As we do this, we are documenting our activities to demonstrate the possibilities of our approach and to help others who are interested in creating empowering learning environments.		We love our current weekly activities, but we want to grow! Our goal is to have many more kids and families be a part of the Sudo Room community & Sudo Kids. We are working towards expanding our group of facilitators to allow us to work with more children. We are building our curriculum and defining a future direction. In keeping with Sudo Room's commitment to community access, we currently offer Sudo Kids for free. We are all also volunteers and do all of our activities without a budget. As we create our program, we are also keenly aware of the need to identify a funding model that will allow us to expand, mostly to meet our biggest goal: to open a dedicated SudoKids space in the same building as Sudo Room to provide a dedicated child-oriented space within the larger Sudo Room community. As we do this, we are documenting our activities to demonstrate the possibilities of our approach and to help others who are interested in creating empowering learning environments.
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	===~~= '''~~Future Activities & Program Needs~~''' =~~===		=== Future Activities & Program Needs ===

	===== Ideas for Future Activities =====		===== Ideas for Future Activities =====

50.1.57.112: format

2013-08-08T08:10:34Z

format

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	SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline).		SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline).

	===== '''What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about?''' =====		==== '''What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about?''' ====

	* We see children as the agents of their own learning and growth. We seek to nurture the awareness, skills, and confidence that allow children to see themselves as empowered agents of their own growth.		* We see children as the agents of their own learning and growth. We seek to nurture the awareness, skills, and confidence that allow children to see themselves as empowered agents of their own growth.
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	===== '''Where do we want to go from here?''' =====		==== '''Where do we want to go from here?''' ====

	We love our current weekly activities, but we want to grow! Our goal is to have many more kids and families be a part of the Sudo Room community & Sudo Kids. We are working towards expanding our group of facilitators to allow us to work with more children. We are building our curriculum and defining a future direction. In keeping with Sudo Room's commitment to community access, we currently offer Sudo Kids for free. We are all also volunteers and do all of our activities without a budget. As we create our program, we are also keenly aware of the need to identify a funding model that will allow us to expand, mostly to meet our biggest goal: to open a dedicated SudoKids space in the same building as Sudo Room to provide a dedicated child-oriented space within the larger Sudo Room community. As we do this, we are documenting our activities to demonstrate the possibilities of our approach and to help others who are interested in creating empowering learning environments.		We love our current weekly activities, but we want to grow! Our goal is to have many more kids and families be a part of the Sudo Room community & Sudo Kids. We are working towards expanding our group of facilitators to allow us to work with more children. We are building our curriculum and defining a future direction. In keeping with Sudo Room's commitment to community access, we currently offer Sudo Kids for free. We are all also volunteers and do all of our activities without a budget. As we create our program, we are also keenly aware of the need to identify a funding model that will allow us to expand, mostly to meet our biggest goal: to open a dedicated SudoKids space in the same building as Sudo Room to provide a dedicated child-oriented space within the larger Sudo Room community. As we do this, we are documenting our activities to demonstrate the possibilities of our approach and to help others who are interested in creating empowering learning environments.
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	What does our ultimate vision look like? It looks like city-wide transformation. We literally have no idea what could happen if every child in Oakland had a supportive learning community and the tools and resources to explore, build, and create with the guidance of caring adults. [http://%20http://artworks.arts.gov/?p=11112 This] is a farmerâ€™s market in north carolina that was designed and built entirely by students. What would the children and youth of Oakland build if we gave them a warehouse full of tools and supplies and the knowledge that they could build anything that they wanted? What if a space for learning and making, each with its own character and style, existed in every neighborhood? What if it existed on every block?		What does our ultimate vision look like? It looks like city-wide transformation. We literally have no idea what could happen if every child in Oakland had a supportive learning community and the tools and resources to explore, build, and create with the guidance of caring adults. [http://%20http://artworks.arts.gov/?p=11112 This] is a farmerâ€™s market in north carolina that was designed and built entirely by students. What would the children and youth of Oakland build if we gave them a warehouse full of tools and supplies and the knowledge that they could build anything that they wanted? What if a space for learning and making, each with its own character and style, existed in every neighborhood? What if it existed on every block?

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	===== '''Future Activities''' =====

			==== '''Future Activities & Program Needs''' ====

			===== Ideas for Future Activities =====
	-scratch based computer games<br />		-scratch based computer games<br />
	-cardboard box imaginarium<br />		-cardboard box imaginarium<br />
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	===== ~~'''~~SudoKid-desired Activities!~~'''~~ =====		===== SudoKid-desired Activities! =====

	- what can we make out of duct tape???<BR>		- what can we make out of duct tape???<BR>
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	===== ~~'''~~Art supplies~~'''~~ =====		===== Art supplies =====

	We Need:<BR>		We Need:<BR>
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	-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts)<br />		-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts)<br />

	===== ~~'''~~Manipulatives (toys)~~'''~~ =====		===== Manipulatives (toys) =====

	We Need: <BR>		We Need: <BR>

50.1.57.112: update

2013-08-08T08:07:29Z

update

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	'''Kids are the future'''		'''Kids are the future'''

	~~'''Vision''': To create a kid centric~~ Sudo Room in ~~which kids can experience hacker/maker mind through paradigm~~-~~shifting toys~~, ~~games, activities, classes~~ and ~~discussions with Sudo Room educators~~.		SudoKids is the childrenâ€™s program at Sudo Room, a community hackerspace in downtown Oakland located at 2141 Broadway. As of Summer 2013, SudoKids happens every Tuesday night from 6-8:30PM (dinner at 5PM). Additionally, SudoKids outdoor chapter happens every Sunday from 10-11:30AM in the garden and yard of a sudoer's home in West Oakland (2429 Adeline).

	'''~~Mission~~'''~~: Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.~~		===== '''What kinds of things do we do at SudoKids and what are we all about?''' =====

	~~'''Goals''': Open~~ a [[SudoKids~~/Facility]]~~ in ~~[[2141 Broadway]],~~ the ~~same building~~ as ~~Sudo Room's current room~~.		* We see children as the agents of their own learning and growth. We seek to nurture the awareness, skills, and confidence that allow children to see themselves as empowered agents of their own growth.
	~~[[File:Sudokids~~ clay.~~png\|right\|~~Sudo Kids ~~& Clay]]~~		* The hackerspace philosophy is a part of the foundational DNA of SudoKids. We believe that empowerment comes from learning and making things, collaborating with others, learning and creating together, and exploring lots of different forms of creativity. Kids are natural engineers and artists. We help them see this and help them make their goals real (all while hopefully teaching some lessons about collaboration and learning!).
			* Children are a part of our learning community and we are interested in integrating them into the activities of our hackerspace - giving them ownership of the space and making them feel as if they are a part of our community. At SudoKids children interact with the adult members of our space as the adults go about their everyday hacking.
			* We create a project-driven learning environment that includes a mixture of activities organized by the facilitators and projects/learning objectives identified by the learners themselves.
			* We provide a mix of structured and unstructured activities. We provide structured activities and workshops (calligraphy, radio, clay, art, mate-brewing, gardening, homestead-keeping) along with the opportunity to freely interact with our community of sudoers - people who are always learning and making, people who share their knowledge freely and are open to collaboration on the spot ("what are you working on?" is perhaps the most commonly-asked question after "anyone seen the tape?"). We create opportunities for serendipitous moments of learning and collaboration between adult members of our community and SudoKids participants.
			* We aim to create an environment where a child can come to us with a project or something that she wants to learn and we are able to provide the resources and guidance to help her achieve her goal (along with some confidence and ideas about how she might go about accomplishing similar goals in the future!).
			* We want parents too! Sudo Kids is a part of the Sudo Room community and we certainly hope that by providing a child-appropriate environment at Sudo Room that we also provide an opportunity for parents to hack and learn without having to worry about making arrangements for childcare or worry about kids putting themselves in vices while they turn away (although this cannot be guaranteed! :)).

	===== '''~~Manipulatives (toys)~~''' =====
	-~~legosÂ <br />~~		===== '''Where do we want to go from here?''' =====
	-~~robotic legos <br~~ />
	~~-cardboard boxes <br~~ />		We love our current weekly activities, but we want to grow! Our goal is to have many more kids and families be a part of the Sudo Room community & Sudo Kids. We are working towards expanding our group of facilitators to allow us to work with more children. We are building our curriculum and defining a future direction. In keeping with Sudo Room's commitment to community access, we currently offer Sudo Kids for free. We are all also volunteers and do all of our activities without a budget. As we create our program, we are also keenly aware of the need to identify a funding model that will allow us to expand, mostly to meet our biggest goal: to open a dedicated SudoKids space in the same building as Sudo Room to provide a dedicated child-oriented space within the larger Sudo Room community. As we do this, we are documenting our activities to demonstrate the possibilities of our approach and to help others who are interested in creating empowering learning environments.
	~~-bubble wrap <br~~ />
	~~-wooden blocks <br~~ />		What does our ultimate vision look like? It looks like city-wide transformation. We literally have no idea what could happen if every child in Oakland had a supportive learning community and the tools and resources to explore, build, and create with the guidance of caring adults. [http://%20http://artworks.arts.gov/?p=11112 This] is a farmerâ€™s market in north carolina that was designed and built entirely by students. What would the children and youth of Oakland build if we gave them a warehouse full of tools and supplies and the knowledge that they could build anything that they wanted? What if a space for learning and making, each with its own character and style, existed in every neighborhood? What if it existed on every block?
	~~-wooden science oriented toys (telescope~~, ~~microscopes~~, ~~stethescopes)~~ <~~br /~~>
	~~-wooden molecules, double helix~~ <~~br /~~>		<Br>
	~~<br />~~		<Br>
	===== '''Activities''' =====
			===== '''Future Activities''' =====
	-scratch based computer games<br />		-scratch based computer games<br />
	-cardboard box imaginarium<br />		-cardboard box imaginarium<br />
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	===== '''SudoKid-desired Activities!''' =====		===== '''SudoKid-desired Activities!''' =====

	- what can we make out of duct tape???		- what can we make out of duct tape???<BR>
	- let's make videos		- let's make videos<BR>
	- let's do a play!		- let's do a play!<BR>
			- 3D printing<BR>


	===== '''Art supplies''' =====		===== '''Art supplies''' =====

			We Need:<BR>

	-glitter<br />		-glitter<br />
	-house made playdoughs (glow in the dark)<br />		-house made playdoughs (glow in the dark)<br />
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	-protractors, rulers, compasses<br />		-protractors, rulers, compasses<br />
	-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts)<br />		-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts)<br />

			===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====

			We Need: <BR>

			-legos <br />
			-robotic legos <br />
			-cardboard boxes <br />
			-bubble wrap <br />
			-wooden blocks <br />
			-wooden science oriented toys (telescope, microscopes, stethescopes) <br />
			-wooden molecules, double helix <br />
			<br />

	===== Reading Materials =====		===== Reading Materials =====
	* Child-oriented craft workstation: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/build-a-kid-crafts-studio-for.html		* Child-oriented craft workstation: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/build-a-kid-crafts-studio-for.html
	* Youtubes of weekend science activities: http://www.youtube.com/user/chuvak1?feature=watch		* Youtubes of weekend science activities: http://www.youtube.com/user/chuvak1?feature=watch

50.0.83.158 at 04:27, 7 August 2013

2013-08-07T04:27:25Z

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	-astronomy telescopes - navigation from stars, astrolabs, compass<br />		-astronomy telescopes - navigation from stars, astrolabs, compass<br />
	<br />		<br />

			===== '''SudoKid-desired Activities!''' =====

			- what can we make out of duct tape???
			- let's make videos
			- let's do a play!


	===== '''Art supplies''' =====		===== '''Art supplies''' =====
	-glitter<br />		-glitter<br />

Raytheicecreamman at 22:58, 16 July 2013

2013-07-16T22:58:18Z

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	'''Goals''': Open a [[SudoKids/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building as Sudo Room's current room.		'''Goals''': Open a [[SudoKids/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building as Sudo Room's current room.
			[[File:Sudokids clay.png\|right\|Sudo Kids & Clay]]

	===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====		===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====

Matt: grammarmamrmamrarmar

2013-01-24T04:07:16Z

grammarmamrmamrarmar

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	'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.		'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.

	'''Goals''': Open a [[SudoKids/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building Sudo Room's current room.		'''Goals''': Open a [[SudoKids/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building as Sudo Room's current room.

	===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====		===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====

Matt: fixes link

2013-01-24T03:57:25Z

fixes link

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	'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.		'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.

	'''Goals''': Open a [[~~SudoKid~~/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building Sudo Room's current room.		'''Goals''': Open a [[SudoKids/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building Sudo Room's current room.

	===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====		===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====

Matt: adds goals section and facility link

2013-01-24T03:47:11Z

adds goals section and facility link

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	'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.		'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.

			'''Goals''': Open a [[SudoKid/Facility]] in [[2141 Broadway]], the same building Sudo Room's current room.

	===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====		===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====