DofE

Duke of Edinburgh

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  • Foundational Coding Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Foundational Coding Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    The Foundational Coding Skills 4 DofE course introduces absolute beginners – who have never written a line of code for the web – to the fundamental concepts of computer coding, including algorithms, sequencing, variables, inputs and outputs, selection (decision-making), iteration (loops) and debugging. Through fun, hands-on challenges, attendees will develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning how to create simple programs and interactive applications.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

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  • Python Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Python Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    This Python Skills 4 DofE course introduces attendees to a powerful, modern programming language that has a gentle learning curve along with lots of useful accompanying documentation. The nature of Python means you can write short programs really quickly, with the platform remaining flexible enough for its use to be limited only by the programmers imagination.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

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  • Python Skills Taster 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Python Skills Taster 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    The Python Skills Taster 4 DofE session is designed to give DofE Participants, a sneak peek into Spark4Kids’ Python Skills 4 DofE course. The nature of Python allows you to write short programs really quickly when learning the language, whilst remaining flexible enough for its use to be limited only by the programmers imagination as more experience is gained.

    This course has an accompanying free Taster Session for you to explore.

    After you finish the main course, you will receive a Spark4Kids Certificate. An Assessor Report will also be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh, towards earning your DofE Skills award.

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  • Typing Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Typing Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    This Typing Skills 4 DofE course is for attendees either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills. Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, attendees learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Note that unlike courses from other providers, these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

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  • Unity Skills 4 DofE (ages 13-17)

    Unity Skills 4 DofE (ages 13-17)

    This Unity Skills 4 DofE is a game design course for attendees aged 13-17, during which they will complete a number of video game coding and level design projects using the professionally-capable Unity games engine and the MonoDevelop scripting tool. Attendees will learn the basics of coding in the C# language, as well as how to operate the Unity engine to produce polished, fully-realised games.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

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  • Unity Skills Taster 4 DofE (ages 13-17)

    Unity Skills Taster 4 DofE (ages 13-17)

    The Unity Skills Taster 4 DofE session is designed to give DofE Participants a sneak peek into Spark4Kids’ unique Unity Skills 4 DofE course, enabling attendees decide if they want to continue their games design journey on the full Unity Skills 4 DofE course.

    This course has an accompanying free Taster Session for you to explore.

    After you finish the main course, you will receive a Spark4Kids Certificate. An Assessor Report will also be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh, towards earning your DofE Skills award.

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  • Web Coding Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Web Coding Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    The Web Coding Skills 4 DofE introduces attendees to hand-coding HTML, CSS and JavaScript – the three core building blocks on which virtually all websites on the internet are built. This course covers the fundamentals of web development.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

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