1. It’s fun!
Once you learn how to code you can express yourself in entirely new ways. Designing games, building apps, or turning an idea into (virtual) reality is all within reach. Coding can be an art form or a math project. For example, when you start building a game, it is incredibly addicting to want to see your game come to life. And when you get to play the game you built, it is not only incredibly fun but you feel a sense of pride and ownership that is incredibly rewarding.
Once you learn how to code you can express yourself in entirely new ways. Designing games, building apps, or turning an idea into (virtual) reality is all within reach. Coding can be an art form or a math project. For example, when you start building a game, it is incredibly addicting to want to see your game come to life. And when you get to play the game you built, it is not only incredibly fun but you feel a sense of pride and ownership that is incredibly rewarding.
2. Promote critical thinking.
Learning coding is more than copy-pasting. It is about developing an intuition for logic and analytical reasoning that can help your child excel in all other areas of life. They can transfer these logic skills from their computer to their real life. It’s almost an unfair advantage.
Learning coding is more than copy-pasting. It is about developing an intuition for logic and analytical reasoning that can help your child excel in all other areas of life. They can transfer these logic skills from their computer to their real life. It’s almost an unfair advantage.
3. Coding is a 21st century language.
We teach our kids Spanish, French, Chinese, or German. Why not Javascript or Scratch? We know that learning a language when you are younger makes it much easier to remember it for life and learn other languages. This is very true for coding- once you learn the basics with Scratch, learning more complex languages like Javascript or Ruby become much easier. The roots, the structure, and the critical thinking skills of studying these languages translate directly.
We teach our kids Spanish, French, Chinese, or German. Why not Javascript or Scratch? We know that learning a language when you are younger makes it much easier to remember it for life and learn other languages. This is very true for coding- once you learn the basics with Scratch, learning more complex languages like Javascript or Ruby become much easier. The roots, the structure, and the critical thinking skills of studying these languages translate directly.
4. To lead the world of STEAM.
We need more women taking leadership in tech. Today, less than 20% of women are in technical positions. It’s time to change that statistic. Providing your daughter with the opportunity to test out coding to see is the best way to raise that percentage and create gender equality.
We need more women taking leadership in tech. Today, less than 20% of women are in technical positions. It’s time to change that statistic. Providing your daughter with the opportunity to test out coding to see is the best way to raise that percentage and create gender equality.
5. It’s not just for the boys.
There are tons of wonderful resources and organizations today encouraging women to learn code. For example, Girls Who Code is a world-wide organization that allows women to have free access to classes and meet a supportive community. There are also ton of hackathons (24+ hour events to practice coding) that are designed just for women.
There are tons of wonderful resources and organizations today encouraging women to learn code. For example, Girls Who Code is a world-wide organization that allows women to have free access to classes and meet a supportive community. There are also ton of hackathons (24+ hour events to practice coding) that are designed just for women.
READY, SET, CODE!
At The Coding Space, our team is passionate about providing young women with the tools they need to become leaders in the world of STEAM. To learn more about our application process and programs take a look at our fall schedule.