(CODING) - Intro to Coding for Kids (Age 10-13) (MONDAY)

TIME:  Every MONDAY from 3:30 to 4:50 pm, except for school holiday weeks, from Sept 18 - Dec 11, 2023. 

VENUE: Room 112, South Whidbey Community Center.  

During this semester-long class, Teacher Justin will introduce coding fundamentals and basic programming concepts to kids aged 10-13 through engaging, hands-on activities and projects using Scratch and Python.

Through week-by-week progressions, students will learn what is coding and what are some common coding interfaces. They will also learn to:

- create a simple coding project that includes basic programming concepts

- work in teams to draw complex shapes & patterns and design a simple game with Python and Turtle Graphics

- showcase their Python game for class discussion and feedback at the end!

By the end of the course, students will have a basic understanding of programming concepts, created their own Scratch games, and built simple Python games using Turtle Graphics. 

REQUIREMENTS: To be qualified for classes, students need to be proficient in reading and writing. Some experience with using a keyboard will be very helpful. 

About the instructor 

Justin MacDonald grew up in the Seattle area and has a PhD in Quantitative Psychology from Purdue University. He has been a college faculty since 2007 and regularly teaches graduate coding classes. He has extensive experience with a number of programming languages, including Python and Matlab. He also serves as the Math teacher for the 6th and 7th grades at Whidbey Island Waldorf School.