Fall Winter and Spring Classes

Description:

Classes in the fall, winter and spring are held once per week as regular school is in session.

Class Times:

• Students ages 8-10 have classes on Mondays 5-6PM (MST)

• Students ages 10-12 have classes on Tuesdays 5-6PM (MST)

• Students ages 12 and above have classes on Thursdays 5-6PM (MST)

Course Content Summary:

Week 1: Introduction and Setup

Children are introduced to their course outline, shown how to set up their computer to run coding software and create their first lines of code,

Week 2-11: Intensive Coding Classes

Each week comes with learning different concepts. The teacher introduces the concept, demonstrates how the concept is used and provides children with opportunities to try out the concept by applying it to a real-world example. Children have homework every other week, accompanied by help sessions as required.

Week 12: Project Demos

Children are introduced to a set of projects by week 7. The selected project can be completed in groups of 2 or individually. They will work on their project until the end of the session and present a demonstration of their project during the last week of classes. Parents are invited to watch the demo.

Summer Classes

Description:

Summer classes are held twice a week since students are on holiday.

Class Times:

• Students ages 8-10 have classes on Mondays and Wednesdays 5-6PM (MST)

• Students ages 10-12 have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-6PM (MST)

• Students ages 12 and above have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7PM (MST)

Course Content Summary:

First Class: Introduction and Setup

Children are introduced to their course outline, shown how to set up their computer to run coding software and create their first lines of code,

Classes 2-15: Intensive Coding Classes

Each week comes with learning different concepts. The teacher introduces the concept, demonstrates how the concept is used and provides children with opportunities to try out the concept by applying it to a real-world example. Children have homework every other week, accompanied by help sessions as required.

Classes 16-17: Project Work and Discussion

Children are introduced to a set of projects by week 7. The selected project can be completed in groups of 2 or individually. These two classes are intended to be used as in class project time or help sessions, where students continue working on their projets and recieve giudance from their instructor on discussed difficulties.

Class 18: Project Demos

The lst class of the summer session is used as project demonstration day, where each student or group presents their project. Parents and siblings are welcome to watch these presentations in order to see what students have accomplished over the session.