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Educators and teachers interested in a coding program to teach programming skills to kids
About codeSpark Academy
codeSpark Academy is the most used home coding program for kids 5-9! codeSpark Academy has introduced over 30 million kids in 190 countries to the ABCs of computer science and our lovable coding characters, the Foos. codeSpark Academy uses a patent pending "no words" interface to teach the basics of computer programming and essential coding skills through a variety of interactive learning activities including puzzles, games, step-by-step creative projects, game design and offline printables, all of which can be monitored by parents. Kids learn key programming concepts and use them to code their own projects in the Game Maker. Personalized daily activities based on your child’s progress. Curriculum developed based on collaboration with and research from MIT, Princeton and Carnegie Mellon. Perfect for pre-readers, ELL students and kids with reading and focus-related challenges. No written communication between players or external parties.
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codeSpark Academy
Founded: 2015
United States
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