Linux Clubs
Help advance information technology education in your community
The Linux Clubs program supports teachers, community organizers and technology advocates who teach, train and advance student careers in information technology.
Who Can Benefit
- School teachers/ administrators looking to offer fun and educational activities
- Local computer classes for teenagers/ seniors/ second career
- Veteran education & training programs
- Linux User Groups (LUG) & similar organizations
Types of Groups
- High school, college, university and other academic groups
- Linux User Groups (LUGs)
- Computer Science
- Special interest (sub-groups of larger organizations)
- Second career
- Military career transition
- Library learning circles
Linux Clubs make learning technology enjoyable
Clubs at schools and community centers make learning technology enjoyable. Club programming can prepare their members for rewarding careers and engaging hobbies. They encourage community service and involvement, entrepreneurship, innovation and learning-by-doing. Clubs can provide members with social networks that can last a lifetime.
Working with Open Source software further encourages…
- an ethos of sharing
- collaboration
- shared accomplishment
While club members are having fun with computing, they can be laying the groundwork for fulfilling, high-paying careers working with Open Source.
Benefits of Starting a Linux Club
- Free learning materials
- Club development resources
- Access to a support forum with your peers
- Free annual Essentials exam for the teacher
- Two free Linux Essentials exams each year for distribution to Club members
- No fees
Requirements
- Must have a minimum of five (5) members
- Must have a designated club leader to act as contact with LPI
- Maintain publicly accessible presence via: website, meetup page, social media, OR provide institutional authorization letter (schools/organizations)
- Operate in accordance with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) principles
- Adherence to LPI Code of Conduct
- Share knowledge, experiences, and resources with the global network of LPI clubs, when feasible
Connect with LPI
In order to join the Linux Club programs, each school/ club/ association requires a leader, such as an instructor or staff, who is the point person with the Linux Professional Institute.
Our program will assist your club advance its goals through resources that help with planning, acquiring resources and fundraising with the free Open Source Clubs Guide. The guide is a collaborative effort and living document that will grow and improve. It serves to provide the tools teachers and leaders need to run a club, including lesson plans, extra-curricular activities, group challenges and everything else that can help.
Clubs Application
Thank you Stu!
Special thanks to Stu Keroff, whose own club was the foundation for the Open Source Club Guide. Stu’s passion for teaching Linux to his students continues to inspire LPI’s Linux Clubs program.