[Online] Coding Playground for kids 8 to 11

This playful online course will introduce children ages 8 to 11 to the world of coding. The course will run every Tuesday from 5:00 am to 6:30 pm for 12 weeks.

In addition to learning basic coding concepts, kids will improve their typing and keyboarding skills. They will solve puzzles, have fun, and of course write code to make drawings and animations. Also, kids will use the virtual circuit playground to learn about sensors, events, and animations. Computer science is a fun, creative, and joyful field, and it is foundational for all fields of study. Kids who build computing skills at an early age will greater chances of future success and achievement. 

Kids will achieve the following learning goals:

• Improve Typing and keyboarding skills
• Learn concepts of coding 
• Learn about where code is used and how? 
• Develop coding skills:
  • Variables
  • Loops
  • Conditions
  • events and functions