codeclub

Grade 5 and 6 code club kicks off for 2019

Different levels of experience So here we are at the start of 2019, and our grade 5/6 code club is now made up of : last year’s grade 5 kids that previously completed the majority of Code Club Python modules 1 and 2 this year’s grade 5 kids and any grade 6 kids that weren’t at code club last year Volunteers/teachers/parents/old students As we were recruiting volunteers over the last holiday period, we now have a crew that consists of, teachers, volunteers referred from Code Club Australia, parents, and code club alumni, (older kids).

Scratch 3 and starting a second code club for grades 3 and 4

Last year, we set about working out how we could cater for grades 3 and 4 (ages 8-10 years) with a code club running on a separate day to our grades 5 and 6 club. A few of us were keen to have volunteers, both from a cost perspective, and the value from having keen volunteers that want to make a difference. This also gives us the option to allow parents to use the money that would have been spent on a paid code club, for hardware that kids can take home, similar to an incursion.

2018 - in review

As you might already know, we dived into Python after a couple of small groups did pretty well towards the end of last year - when we played with a Raspberry Pi SenseHAT, some RGB LEDs, and developed a micro:bit-powered plant monitor. The plant monitor proudly sat in the school office for the rest of the year, and later evolved into a self-watering plant on Kid Inventor day. This year was spent making our way through Code Club’s Python modules 1 and 2, and more!