Summer Scratch

Description

Age: 3rd Grade – 8th Grade

Day: Mondays or Thursdays

Dates: June 2 – 26

Times: Mondays 2:15 – 3:45 or Thursdays 12:30 – 2:00

Fee: $120

Summer Scratch Overview

This is a 4-week class during June, meeting for 1.5 hours each week. During this summer course, we will explore Scratch to learn core coding concepts, such as movement, collisions, variables, and more, while designing and customizing an interactive game.

Course Overview
Students will learn Scratch, a beginner-friendly block programming language designed to make coding accessible and fun. They’ll create interactive stories, games, and animations while building a strong foundation in programming concepts like loops, conditionals, and events.

This course is taught by Ryan Schlomer (239-203-7797), who has over 20 years in the software development industry.

Prerequisites
No prior programming experience is necessary, but basic computer or tablet skills are helpful, and enthusiasm for learning is a must. Children ages 8 – 14 can attend.

Almost any device (laptop or tablet) will work. Students are required to bring a laptop or tablet to class each week. If your child would like to join the class but they need a tablet to use, I might have an extra that can be shared in the class.

What is Scratch

See what is possible with Scratch by viewing some of the projects I’ve been working on. Search for “homeschoolextras” on Scratch’s site:  Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share.

Some of them are simple, and others are complex. Even the complex ones can be made with simpler means than what I did.

Here is a link to one of the games I have been working on:  Space Wars on Scratch