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CSEdWeek Project Roundup
December 07, 2022This year, the second week of December is Computer Science Education Week — an annual call to action to inspire students to learn computer science and advocate for STEM equity! We're celebrating by doing a round-up of our coders' favorite projects, coded in Scratch, WoofJS, CodePen, and more. Scroll down to see what our coders have been dreaming up in our classes!
3 Ways That Computer Science Has Powered Innovation In Other Fields
December 01, 2022Happy Computer Science Education Week! This year’s theme is #CSEverywhere, honoring the impact of computer science in a boggling array of industries, career paths, subjects, and everyday activities. In honor of #CSEdWeek 2022, we’ve gathered 3 surprising ways that computer science has catalyzed innovation EVERYWHERE.
Coding Career Spotlight: Cybersecurity Engineer
December 01, 2022Black Mirror. War Games. Ocean’s 8. The Imitation Game. Cybersecurity is all over Hollywood — and understandably so, because it’s a downright thrilling field. But cybersecurity doesn’t just happen in movies. It’s also a fast-moving and ever-growing professional sector in the real world! WHAT IS A CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER? Cybersecurity engineers — sometimes called information security engineers…
Coding Career Spotlight: Race Engineer
November 01, 2022If you’ve ever watched a NASCAR race on TV, you’ve seen race engineers hard at work. You know, the guys who huddle around screens trackside, with serious expressions and massive headphones? They are the Spock to the race car driver’s Kirk, the left-brains behind the whole gutsy operation. If you love coding, and you ALSO love spark plugs and showrooms, you might have a bright future as a race…
6 Thanksgiving STEM Activities
November 01, 2022Take advantage of the season with a healthy dose of Fall and Thanksgiving themed STEM festivity! If you’re looking for innovative ways to keep learning alive during your Thanksgiving break, plus add a little fun, then keep reading.
Coding + Chess = Double Trouble
October 01, 2022Pop quiz: what activity builds critical thinking skills, intellectual confidence, and independence? If you answered CODING, you're correct! If you answered CHESS, you're also correct! We’ve joined forces with Chess at Three, an organization that teaches chess strategy through storytelling, to inspire a love of logic & creativity in kids from all over NYC. In September, we traveled just blocks…