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INTRODUCTION
The student focused agenda is suitable for beginners and intermediate coders – happy to have fun and learn to code their own games, animated stories, phone apps and more.
The emphasis is on learning to code, having fun, and working at their own speed, on their own or in pairs. The classes are small – 8 at most.
To book a place please email maire@letsleap.ie. When there is enough interest a class will run.
WHERE? LFI computer room
WHEN? Wednesday afternoons
TIME? 3.30 – 4.30 pm 11 – 12 year olds
4.30 – 5.30 pm 13 – 14 year olds
COST? €9 per class.
ACTIVITIES
“The MIT App Inventor project seeks to democratize software development by empowering all people, especially young people, to move from technology consumption to technology creation.”
Scratch is a great block program to start learning concepts such as logical order, loops, and debugging while making fun games.
“Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.
Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.”
“Mission Zero offers students and young people the chance to have their computer programs run” in space on the International Space Station!
Write in Python to astronauts as part of European Space Agency Education project.
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Code.org online coding course ‘CS Fundamentals Express’.
“Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities“
