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Right. That&#8217;s easier said than done, isn&#8217;t it? Where to start? What do you need for a local meetup? Are people going to show up? We&#8217;ll cover the basics for getting started with your own local meetup!<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"lightning-talk-titles\">Teaching WordPress to Kids: What it taught me<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2016.london.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/rachel-mccollin\/\">Rachel McCollin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I run a Code Club for 10 &#8211; 11 year olds at my son&#8217;s school and as well as teaching them Scratch, HTML and other technologies, I&#8217;ve been using WordPress to teach them how to create their own websites. 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