Programming course

7.10.2020

Programming course for pupils “Code Club Ukraine” has started in the cultural and information center “Window on America”.

Code Club Ukraine is an all-Ukrainian network of free coding clubs for children aged 8-15. The project received official support from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, domestic IT companies.

Code Club Ukraine is part of the Code Club World International Volunteer Initiative, a native of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2010 by British volunteers – web designer Claire Sutcliffe and programmer Linda Sandwick. The children liked the curriculum so much that it was already translated into eight languages, and Code Club communities appeared in more than 20 countries around the world.

Code Club is fun and creative activity. It is very important for us that children enjoy their classes, do not perceive them as another school lesson. According to students, our programs are 92% entertainment. And that means they like them! Thus, students of Thus, Code Club students in a game form receive basic knowledge about programming, independently create their own projects and can try on a future profession. In any case, computer literacy and programming skills are now required skills in most industries.

Students-volunteers of Starobilsk Humanitarian and Pedagogical College of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko  National University – Vladislav Pimenov, Stanislav Bugayov and Yevhen Kichenko – have been conducting programming classes at the Window on America Center. Last year, the course “Photoshop. Starter ”was completed by ten students. This year’s “Sctartch Beginner” course has already been mastered by new students and graduates of the last year. In addition, all trainers and coordinators underwent specialized training with the support of the Luhansk Regional Library and the regional program coordinator Yulia Dubova.

Details about attending classes – +380997010279 (coordinator of the center “Window on America” ​​Oksana Husakova)