Coding jobs are sitting, unfilled all throughout the country. Events like coding summits are working to bring people together to solve that problem and fill those jobs. Consider a recent article for the Wyoming Business Report titled “Green House to send two to coding summit.”
The author of the article writes, “At Governor Matt Mead’s fourth annual Broadband Summit in November, many Wyoming entrepreneurs and business leaders brought up the lack of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education in the community. Now, just a few months later, somebody is doing something more than talk about that lack. To support STEM for the next generation, Green House Data is offering two full-ride scholarships for two Wyoming 10- to 12-year-olds to a week-long, sleep-away code camp at the University of Denver next summer. ‘More than just a 21st century job skill, learning a coding language at a young age helps teach kids to analyze and to think critically,’ said Green House Data CEO Shawn Mills. ‘We see an enormous amount of talent among Wyoming’s young people, and exposure to the languages that make technology tick will help them excel in the future. ‘Like other skills—and languages—starting young means a better shot at mastery.’ At the camp, which will run June 12 through 17, students will learn object-oriented programming concepts with JavaScript, ‘one of the most power and popular programming languages for interactive websites, apps, and applications’ a release said. The curriculum is customized for beginner to intermediate learners, is delivered in small student clusters and is individually tailored to each student. There are no prerequisites and no prior knowledge of coding or programming languages is required. The scholarship covers full tuition, room and board and round-trip transportation from Cheyenne. Any child who is a resident of the state is eligible to apply.”
When it comes to customized coding education, your best bet is CodeRev Kids. At CodeRev Kids, our lessons focus on computational thinking, which encompasses a wide variety of programming languages and concepts.
Our lessons build upon one another and we adjust starting points to each student’s level of expertise. Thus, the entire curriculum is customized. We are known for saying we are the most educational tech camp out there, but we also keep the focus on having fun. As a result, students stay engaged while learning to blend creativity with technology.