UCC students from Jennifer Torrance's Grade 10 computer science class recently used their knowledge to help students at St. Agnes Catholic School participate in the world-wide 'Hour of Code' program.
"We are hoping to have all of our elementary partner schools in Chatham-Kent participate in the 'Hour of Code,'" says Ms. Torrance. "Many schools will be participating during Computer Science Education Week in December. That's very exciting!"
Coding is developing commands or instructions to create executable actions within a computer system. It teaches students what it takes to produce the programs and apps they use every day on their devices.
The 'Hour of Code' initiative is designed to get more kids involved in computer science. The program has partnered with important people in the industry, such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to help get young people interested.
Ms. Torrance says students in her class have really enjoyed sharing their knowledge with other students.
"It is also a great way for our secondary school students to connect with our elementary partner schools."
