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Scratch Coder

Age guide: 7 to 10

Location Fees Virtual Camps

Part 1: Beginner to Intermediate £205 £255
Part 2: Advanced £205 £255

Give your child a head-start by learning how to code games.  

Whilst the theory and logic of coding has remained the same for decades, methods have evolved significantly. This camp is ideal for younger kids to get to grips with coding. Scratch is a fantastic visual-based coding editor which enables children to create fun animations, interactive stories, games, sounds and much more! It’s the perfect introduction to coding and computational thinking that makes coding for kids seriously fun! 

Virtual course format

Our camps have been restructured into two parts that can be taken as one week courses.

  Mon - Fri
Part 1
Beginner to Intermediate
AM or PM
Part 2
Advanced
AM or PM
Part 1 & 2
Beginner to Advanced
Full Day*

 

* Recommended for older children

What your child will learn

  • Scratch (Scratch 2.0, Offline Editor, Workspaces, The Canvas, The Coding Board, The Image Editor)
  • Procedural Coding (Variables, Data-Types, Branches, Loops)
  • Conditional Statements (If-statements, If-Else-Statements)
  • Iteration (Do-Until Loops, Forever Loops, For Loops)

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Tech requirements

    Chromebooks and iPads are not supported

Internet speed requirements

  • 5Mbps download speed and 3Mbps upload speed (per user)
  • If using FunTech Virtual Machine at least 6Mbps download speed and 6Mbps upload speed; lower speeds will work, but the quality of the remote computer experience will deteriorate (per user)

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Minimum system requirements

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later or OS X 10.11 or later
  • Processor: 1.5GHz or faster 
  • Memory: 2GB (2,048MB) RAM
  • Free HDD space: 2GB 
  • Hardware: keyboard, mouse, and headset with microphone

Find your computers’ tech specs:  Windows  |  Mac

IMPORTANT – FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Course software must be installed before the start of the camp. Instructions on how to do this will be in your FunTech Parent Portal and includes free technical support.

If the software is not installed prior to the start of the camp, then your child will miss some of the course and their may be an additional charge to catch up on missed content.

About this camp

This camp will give your child a head start in learning how to code. After a short orientation, they will use Scratch’s visual coding environment to cover the key areas of branching and iteration plus variables and game logic. Your child will use engaging projects to learn how to create fun, interactive and animated games as well as code their Ozobot (Location-based camps only) to race, dance and even complete the FunTech maze!

By the end of the course's computer coding classes your child will be a Scratch Coding expert!

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