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Don’t Know Much About: The Coding Space Scholarship Program
November 16, 2021From schools moving to remote or hybrid learning environments to families losing jobs and income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a year full of challenges. Here at The Coding Space, we’re committed to offering support to families and students in need through our scholarship program. With the season of giving just around the corner, we wanted to take a moment and highlight how…
Celebrate Hour Of Code
November 12, 2021Each year during Computer Science Education Week (this year, that’s December 6th -12th), computer science enthusiasts from all over the world join together in spreading the joy of coding near and far. Whether by bringing a coding class to nearby school, hosting a free event, or sharing helpful resources online, the week promises a multitude of opportunities to expose kids and students of all ages…
Give a Growth Mindset: Coding Gifts For All Ages
November 12, 2021Coding Toys for Younger Kids Bitsbox: For kids 10 and under, there are many games and toys that help them understand the building blocks of computer programming. For example, Bitsbox delivers a physical box to your home every month containing a kit of projects, and then your young child can login to Bitsbox’s online platform to program their own version of these projects. The apps are selected…
Happy National STEM Day
November 09, 20211. Learn about the Artemis program Artemis is NASA's program to get the first woman and first person of color on the moon by 2024. Spend an afternoon exploring the massive coding tasks necessary for a galactic mission!. 2. Create your own Google logoBring your own Google doodle to life using code! Head on over to the CS First website, where you can use simple coding languages to program each…
A Look Back on Summer 2021 at Camp Coding Space
October 05, 2021From June to August, we had a blast running a second successful year of Camp Coding Space Online. Campers demonstrated tremendous creativity and commitment as they built projects in Scratch and JavaScript using our online learning environment, and we witnessed some amazing moments, like one of our campers proudly sharing his creation with his younger brother. We also loved the shout-outs! In…
The Magic of Socratic
August 23, 2021We often talk about our use of the Socratic method at The Coding Space. Why? Because it is integral to what we believe about learning: that it’s most effective when students are given space and time to forge their own connections. Our teachers are not pitchers of knowledge filling the cups of our students. Instead, our teachers act as stand-ins for the inner critical voice that we want our…