Coder Blog

Hello everyone! We had another productive day at XX Coders! After lunch, students continued coding in Python using the interactive online gaming platform called Code Combat. They are currently working on developing their own original games in Python and JavaScript! We continued individual breakout sessions with Aditi and Mrs. Kavner, where students spent one-on-one time to speak about their goals, interests and what they hope to achieve through this camp on a more personal level. Read more…

Hello everyone! We had another productive and exciting day at XX Coders! After our pizza lunch, students learned a new programming language called Python using an interactive platform called Code Combat. Through Code Combat, students were able to learn computer science while playing real games. During our daily showcase, we shared and played each other’s creative and inventive games built in Scratch from the first two days of XX Coders. We also continued individual breakout Read more…

Hello everyone! We had a very productive and exciting second day of XX Coders! Students continued building their games in the programming language, Scratch. Today, the students shared what they’ve been working on for the past two days with each other. We got to see some really interesting, colorful and creative game designs! We also started to hold individual breakaway sessions, where students spend one-on-one time to speak about their goals and interests in the Read more…

Hello! We had a very successful and exciting start to XX Coders today! To everyone that attended, congratulations on completing your first day! We used a program called CS First to increase student access and exposure to computer science education, focusing specifically today on learning the basics of the visual programming language, Scratch. Students worked on building some really cool, creative and interactive games that we’ll be sharing with each other as the camp progresses, Read more…