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Little Bytes is an in-person 45-minute, 8-week coding program for children ages 4 - 7. Students are introduced to problem-solving skills and vocabulary to give them the building blocks to becoming an excellent coder.
Big Bytes: Scratch [Online] is a 1 hour, 4-week coding program for children ages 8 - 12 that introduces them to Scratch Blocks Code. Students learn basic coding concepts and use these tools to create simple projects in Scratch!
Big Bytes: Vex Robotics [Online] is a 1 hour, 4-week program for children ages 8 - 17 that introduces them to coding with Virtual Robots (VR). VEXcode VR brings real world STEM concepts to life making coding immersive, accessible and fun. Switch coding makes the Blocks to Text transition easy. Learn by playing with virtual Vex robotics online through mini games and puzzles.
Story Coders is an in-person or online 1 hour, 4-week coding program for children between the ages of 9-17 that teaches them to code a choose-your-own-adventure story in Twine. Participants flex their storytelling muscles while building basic coding skills like text styling, variable creation, and conditionals.

Music Coders is an in-person 1 hour, 4-week coding program for children between the ages of 9-17 that teaches them how to code, compose, and customize your own songs! Participants will learn about music through the coding language Python, using a free online coding program called EarSketch. Additionally, they’ll build coding skills like variables, constants, and functions.

code.org “provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science in the largest school districts in the United States... Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world.” (Grades K-12)
Google CS First “A free computer science curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn.” Lessons are also available in Spanish. (Grades K-12)
Scratch “Scratch is a programming language and an online community w here children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation”. (Grades 5-12)
kodable.com “Kids learn core programming concepts through engaging games developed with real teachers and kids.” (Grades K-4)