Coding Courses Fun Science

Is your child interested in learning to code? Would you rather they were designing video games rather than playing them? Home educating and don’t know where to start? Get to grips with the basics of coding with our online coding course specifically designed for home educated children aged 7-12.

All sessions will be run online via zoom so are suitable for children across the UK. Coding sessions will last for one hour per week and children will be working with the BBC Micro:bit and blockly coding. Children will be able to share their coding creations with one another and a scientist will be on hand to help with any tricky coding bugs!

This code club is designed for children with limited/no coding experience and is suitable for children aged 7-12. You will need a computer (mac or pc) with internet access and a USB port. A webcam is desirable but not essential and there is no requirement for your child to be on camera.

In order to take part, your child will also need a BBC Micro:bit microcomputer. We are able to sell these (plus all required accessories) for an exclusive price of £14 (rrp £18.99) for children signed up to the coding club – with free postage too! All children signed up to the Coding Club will also receive a printable certificate and free Ebook on completion of the club. This E-book contains additional projects and links to helpful videos.

Prices
The price for a block of four sessions is £24 per screen (without Micro:bit) or £38 (with Micro:bit). Siblings are welcome to share a screen and work on the activities together. All sessions will be recorded so that you can access the session even if you are unavailable one week. We are also on hand for help and support between sessions too.

This club will be strictly limited to 15 participants so that every child gets the most out of the club.

Sessions
Session 1 – 11am – 29th September – Getting started and making an animation – In this session, children will be getting started with the online editor, coding their own words, phrases and animations and downloading them onto the Micro:bit.

Session 2 – 11am – 6th October – Making a compass and a step counter – This week we will be using the built in magnetic sensor and accelerometer to code a step counter and a compass.

Session 3 – 11am – 13th October – Coding simple games – Next up, we will be coding some simple games including a rock, paper scissors game. Children will be using ‘if _____ then______’ commands and setting countdown timers plus learning how to create a reset button for their game.

Session 4 – 11am – 20th October – Coding a more advanced game – In this session, children will be using loops, game commands and animations to code a more advanced game that is playable on the Micro:Bit.