2D Games Design 4 Kids (ages 11-16)
2D Games Design 4 Kids is a computer coding workshop for children aged 11-16 that introduces kids to designing and coding 2D video games for computers, mobile devices, and the web.
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Book a Taster Session (All Ages)
Our Taster Sessions are a great way to experience what it’s like to learn computer coding with Spark4Kids.
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Coding Intro 4 Kids (ages 8-11)
The Coding Intro 4 Kids course is designed for children aged 8-11 who are taking their first steps in coding.
Scratch is a procedural programming language invented at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for teaching children the concepts of programming using visual blocks as the basic programming constructs. The coding environment within Scratch is both graphical and event-driven.
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CompSci Revision 4 GCSE (Years 9, 10 and 11)
Spark4Kids is offering online GCSE courses for Year 9, 10 and 11 students planning to take the GCSE Computer Science exam. The material and topics covered in these courses are mostly exam-board agnostic, applying to all UK exam boards (with a few exceptions which will be highlighted during the course).
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ONLINE Python 4 DofE (age 13-17)
The ONLINE Python 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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ONLINE Typing 4 DofE (age 13-17)
The ONLINE Typing 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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ONLINE Unity 4 DofE (ages 13-17)
Our ONLINE Unity 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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Python 4 Kids (ages 12-16)
Python 4 Kids is a computer coding workshop for children aged 12-16 during which they will learn Python syntax by completing a series of game-based challenges, building up their knowledge of Python syntax as they progress.
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Python Intro 4 Kids (ages 9-11)
Python Intro 4 Kids is a computer coding workshop for children aged 9-11 which introduces attendees to a powerful, modern programming language that has a gentle learning curve and features usually found enterprise-level languages. It is used widely in many professional applications. This workshop is recommended for children who are ready to progress on to text/keyword-based languages after having programmed “block” based languages (such as Scratch).
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Python Taster 4 Kids (age 8-11)
The Python Taster 4 Kids session is designed to give young learners aged 8-11 a sneak peek into the exciting world of Python programming in one session. Perfect for those who have experience with block-based languages like Scratch and are ready to take the next step into text-based coding.
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Term-Time 2D Games Design 4 Kids (age 11-14)
The Games Design 4 Kids course introduces kids to designing and coding 2D video games for computers, mobile devices, and the web. This course is recommended for children aged 11-14 who have extensive experience with block languages (such as Scratch) and want to branch into creating games for web, mobile and desktop using professional-level tools.
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Term-Time Coding 4 Kids (ages 7-10)
The Scratch 4 Kids course is designed for children aged 7-10 who are taking their first steps in coding.
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Term-Time Dev Squad (age 12+, invitation-only)
The Spark4Kids Dev Squad is an invitation-only course that extends the “Games Design 4 Kids” course, with a focus on building and releasing mobile games to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
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Term-Time JavaScript 4 Kids (age 11-14)
JavaScript an ideal programming language for children progressing past the basics of coding, who want an introduction to programming on the web. This course is a next step in progression after completing our “Coding 4 Kids” course. This course is recommended for children aged 11-14 who are ready to progress on to text/keyword-based languages after having programmed “block” based languages (such as Scratch).
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Term-Time Kodu 4 Kids (ages 8-12)
The Kodu 4 Kids course is designed for children aged 8-12 who are taking their first steps in coding.
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Term-Time Python 4 Kids (age 11-14)
The Python 4 Kids course introduces attendees to a powerful, modern programming language that has a gentle learning curve and features usually found enterprise-level languages. It is used widely in many professional applications. This course is recommended for children aged 11-14 who are ready to progress on to text/keyword-based languages after having programmed “block” based languages (such as Scratch).
