Holiday Hackafun Code Camp in July 2018
Join us these July school holidays from Monday 2 – Friday 13 July 2018 Build something awesome these school holidays! Coding Kids is running Holiday Hackafun code camp again this coming April school holidays, from Monday 2 – Friday 13 July 2018. We will be…
Learn to code in your pyjamas
Online code clubs, in the comfort of your own home We have a number of online code clubs this during the school term and school holidays. Learn to code with our fun, friendly, Brisbane-based Coding Mentors in the comfort of your own home. No need…
Why should my kids be learning to code?
We explore the reasons it’s important for your child to be learning to code Childhood starts with crying. Everything is unfamiliar at first, but it becomes more endearing with time: when they cry, you feel them; when they fall over, you help them up; when…
Questions to ask your child about their coding project
Parents often ask us this question to better engage with their child about their coding classes. Here are our recommendations for you as to what questions to ask your child in conversations about the coding project that their child has built. We have a number…
Why we don’t have coding classes for 2 – 5 year olds
We often get asked by parents of 4 and 5 year olds as well as toddlers as to whether we offer coding classes suitable for their young child. We don’t do this because it doesn’t make much sense. You see, coding is a literacy that…
Code with Python: From beginner to innovator in 12 months
What is Python? Python is a high-level, general-purpose computer programming language. It has been used in many popular applications: YouTube, DropBox, Google, Quora, Instagram, BitTorrent, Spotify, and Reddit. In this course, you can use Python to program computer games, animations, dynamic websites, development boards and…
Creativity + Curiosity = Coding
I recently listened to a Tim Ferriss’ interview of Karlie Kloss on his podcast ‘The Tim Ferriss Show’ . I really loved how Kloss describes coding as a language for creative expression and a powerful enterprise tool that enables and empowers. For those of you who…
Coding is just like baking a cake
Coding is just like baking a cake. We look at the six fundamental concepts of coding — sequencing, looping, branching, arithmetic, data storage, and data in/data out — in the context of baking a cake.
Which programming languages should my child learn?
Scratch, Python, Javascript, Java, C#. Are you starting to feel overwhelmed already? And it doesn’t get any easier when your tech-savvy friend recommends one language, your HR friend recommends another and a recent news article says that a third one is the way of the…
Are you struggling to keep your kids occupied during the school holidays?
Are you struggling to keep your kids occupied during the school holidays? It’s the middle of the school holidays, you’re supposed to be at work and the kids have all this spare time. This can be a tricky time for working parents. It’s not always…