Halifax Computer Camp

06/15/2016

This was recently seen at an elementary school open house.

Do you think schools should be doing more to teach kids about computer science?

Recently seen at an elementary school open house... (Photo by Mike Gargiulo)

04/19/2016

Computer science is an important part of any math curriculum. Kids that are exposed to it early on are 6x more likely to major in it in university (though I'd like to see numbers on how much more likely they are to attend university in general, not just major in Comp Sci)

At Code.org, we’re regularly asked if teaching computer science in grades K-12 will impact university enrollment. Note: our core motivation is for schools to teach computer science as a foundational...

04/17/2016

Our camp is 20% full! Spots are filling up faster than expected, so make sure you register today!

A fun summer camp for kids to program their own computer games!

04/05/2016

Had a great time today at Le Marchant School in Halifax, teaching some of their students about coding their own games!

06/25/2015

The camp is so close!

Are your kids ready to dive into learning about how their favorite games work, while coding their own from scratch? Halifax Computer Camp starts in just a couple of weeks!

06/16/2015

For every person you tell about our Summer camp that signs up, your name is entered into a draw for a free laptop!

Tell your friends about our Summer camp and have your name entered into a draw to win a free laptop at the end of August - just in time for school!

06/08/2015

Really great infographic from Microsoft about kids learning to code.

06/08/2015

An excellent article from Australia about the app store soon becoming dominated by young developers. It's worth the read!

Teaching children computer code is becoming a priority in schools across the world. But Australia is falling behind.

05/31/2015

Not All Randomness in Games is the Same:

This video discusses the differences between "input" and "output" randomness, and why game designers should avoid using the latter. For a more in-depth view,...

05/30/2015

Had our resident artists in last night to paint some bright art for the walls! They turned out great!

05/30/2015

Goals, core mechanisms, supporting mechanisms. Today's episode of 3 Minute Game Design is very detailed and uses Super Smash Bros. as an example. Very cool!

In this episode I lay out the details of my Clockwork Design Pattern. It's a bit much to cram into just three minutes, so some things are necessarily shortha...

05/30/2015

Open House & Registration Day - This Saturday!

Come out for refreshments and to see our new camp facilities for our kids' Summer camp this July and August. Drop in for a visit at 592 Bedford Highway