Scratch Programming (5 week sessions)

Scratch was developed by MIT as an easy to learn programming language for children and teens. It uses a drag and drop interface so they don’t have to remember programming commands and syntax. Scratch is available in an online programming environment and runs on Macs and PCs. It is free to use. Apart from the course fee, there are no further costs involved in this course. Students will spend 1-2 hours each week on this course.

This course has been totally updated for the new Scratch 3.0 version.

Each week students will watch 3 videos that require them to practice as they learn. They will also have to complete a programming assignment -usually a game. If students need additional assistance it will be provided via email or video conference call.

This is a completely self-paced programming class. Start when you want to and take as long as you want. Depending on the level of the student you can select Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. The work is graded and assistance is provided when needed.

We also offer a full semester class which comprises the Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced classes plus a final assignment. The assignments are the same whether they are done in the 5-week classes or the full semester one. Taking all the classes constitutes a 1/2 credit in programming for high school (as does the full semester class).