During the pandemic, our team started doing Coding classes with a few different programming levels. Very similar to our CADemy project, we also put in many hours to teach kids and let them have access to computer science. We have different platforms and versions of coding for kids of different experience and ages to make sure they have as much fun as possible when learning.
Our member, Yashwant Sinha, decided to make in depth videos that explain how to code games with scratch! You can see all the videos with this link. This will take you to a playlist on YouTube, of some Scratch Game tutorials, as well as some Roblox help. These videos are the most general videos for students. Scratch is at a good level for all ages and students can learn new traits and descriptions of computer science. There is no downloading at all, and the video guide the students to creating games and levels so that they can venture on their own and add on to make very fun and unique games.
In Scratch Jr, kids of young age can get their first step in coding. These classes use kids iPads or tablets, and they can code very simple games. After mastering this FREE course, Scratch will be much easier and they can go more depth in it because they will be able to get around more obstacles. This class is for beginners that want to start learning coding with scratch. The age range is around 4-10. If you would like to join a class, please fill out this form
Roblox is a fun game that is loved by a majority of kids in grades 3-7. It is based on worlds and games that the kids can play in, and we teach our students how to make their very own games. We use Roblox Studio, and the kids can create different maps and add in a whole bunch of script so that the parts and pieces of the game can interact with the players. We use a language called "Lua", and uses complex keywords that are similar to Python and Java. Roblox programming is a very good start for kids in programming because it is involved with a game they love, and the concepts are easy for them to connect and understand. This is linked to K12Stemcamp. The age range is around 9-15.