🎉 Exciting Community Events Update!

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Hey everyone! :wave:

Based on your feedback from our recent community survey, we’re making some exciting changes to our event schedule! Thank you to everyone who participated - your input has directly shaped these updates!

:star2: What’s New?

New Events We’re Adding:

  • Tuesday Teaching - Interactive programming workshops covering key concepts and best practices
  • Workshop Wednesday - Dedicated code review sessions and contribution support for freeCodeCamp
  • Power Hour - Focused co-working sessions for accountability and productivity
  • OSS Hackathon Hour - Collaborative coding sprints on open source projects

Events We’re Keeping (with improvements!):

  • Curriculum Nights - Still following along with Naomi through the full stack curriculum!
  • Contributor Onboarding - Helping you make your first open source contributions
  • Themed Talks - Guest speakers, tech talks, and career stories
  • Mentorship Hours - Career guidance and learning journey support (moved from Saturday!)

What We’re Changing:

  • Coffee Chats (Sundays) - Discontinued due to low interest
  • Weekend Events - Moving to weekdays so everyone can have proper weekends!

:date: New Schedule (Starting Feb 17th)

All events are at 4:00pm PST and run for 1 hour:

Every Week:

  • Something happening Monday through Thursday!

Alternating Pattern:

Week 1:

  • Monday: Curriculum Nights
  • Tuesday: Themed Talks
  • Wednesday: Mentorship Hours
  • Thursday: Power Hour

Week 2:

  • Monday: Contributor Onboarding
  • Tuesday: Tuesday Teaching
  • Wednesday: Workshop Wednesday
  • Thursday: OSS Hackathon Hour

Weekends: FREE! :tada:

:earth_africa: About Time zones

We know time zone coverage was a major concern in the survey. Here’s how we’re addressing it:

  • Live events primarily serve Americas time zones (60% of our community)
  • Team Cohorts remain async and month-long, accessible to ALL time zones! (This was your #1 most requested event!)
  • We’re exploring volunteer-led alternate time zone sessions for the future

:purple_heart: Why These Changes?

The survey results were clear:

  • Team Cohorts (4.35/5) - Already async and available to everyone! :white_check_mark:
  • Contributor Onboarding (4.33/5) - Now bi-weekly! :white_check_mark:
  • OSS Hackathons (4.21/5) - Added as OSS Hackathon Hour! :white_check_mark:
  • Teaching Events (4.06/5) - Added Tuesday Teaching! :white_check_mark:
  • Themed Talks (3.94/5) - Kept and improved! :white_check_mark:

We discontinued events with lower interest (Coffee Chats, TTRPG, Minecraft) to focus on what the community actually wants!

:rocket: Looking Forward

This new schedule is:

  • :white_check_mark: Data-driven - Based on your survey responses
  • :white_check_mark: Sustainable - Protects weekends for everyone
  • :white_check_mark: High-value - Focuses on your top-rated events
  • :white_check_mark: Consistent - Easy to remember alternating pattern

:mega: Get Involved!

  • Check the Discord Events tab to see the full schedule
  • Mark events you’re interested in to get reminders
  • Bring your questions, projects, and enthusiasm!
  • We had 43.8% of you say you’d volunteer to help organize - if you’re interested, reach out!

:pray: Thank You!

This community is amazing, and your feedback helps us serve you better. We’re excited to see you at these new events!

Questions? Drop them in the comments below! :speech_balloon:

OH! And if you haven’t already, please fill out our JavaScript Curriculum survey! :pink_heart: Grist Form - Grist

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