Beginner Block Coding

In this course, you will learn the skills of a coder and the mindset of an entrepreneur, through actually building and releasing an iPhone app with your friends! You’ll gain an exciting set of 21st-century tech skills and learn how to make your own apps and games. To start, you’ll learn about logic, coding (Javascript and React), and design, through fun, group-based activities, led by an enthusiastic instructor. At the end, you’ll complete a final project where you make an app for a real non-profit organization. Previous students have created real apps being used right now by a mental health charity, a New York non-profit, and a charter school in the UK for their final projects. You don’t need any previous experience or special software for the course: all you need is your creativity! SEE OUR PROGRAM IN ACTION (Click to watch a video)! Watch a group of 5th grade students meet with a non-profit CEO after building his app Hear one of our students talk about the mental health app she built to help kids get through lockdown

For the morning portion of this program students will participate in Novel Engineering with Jay. Novel Engineering is an approach to integrate engineering and literacy. Students use stories as the basis for engineering design challenges that help them identify problems, design realistic solutions, and engage in the Engineering Design Process while reinforcing their literacy skills. For the afternoon portion of this camp students will have lunch and free time outside, as well as participate in various activities including art, science experiments, games, etc.