ADVENTURES IN CODING WITH SCRATCH

Hello parents, guardians and students! Welcome to our Young Learners & Discovery: Coding with Scratch class page!

Our in-person classes begin on Saturday, January 13 at 10:30 AM. We are excited about all of the activities we have planned!

Bookmark this page and check back occasionally since we will post occasional updates from our classes!

Scratch

Scratch is an educational drag-and-drop coding language, that can be used to create interactive stories, games, and animations. With Scratch, kids will be introduced to coding and learn basic programming logic. During our Scratch activities, kids will be using the Scratch Code Editor. We highly recommend creating a free account as it will make saving their work easier at the end of each activity!

To view your project, download the file onto your computer. Open up scratch and create a new project, select file, and “load from computer.”

Scratch Code Editor: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted

(All content coming soon)

We recommend that our students practice typing!

https://www.typingclub.com/

Week 1


Today, our first class was a blast with the "Robot Make Me a Sandwich" game. Students took turns giving instructions to our coding instructor pretending to be a robot. It got real fun when everyone realized we had to be super specific with our commands for the robot to get things right!

Each student got a shot at giving instructions, making it a cool teamwork experience. Guess what? Our first-timers even got to take home a jam sandwich made by our coding-savvy robot. Learning was a treat, literally! 🤖🥪

cat art

Let the artistic adventure begin! Wag your mouse to paint with your vibrant cat! Up and down arrow keys tweak their size, while the right and left arrow keys switch up the effects! To start a fresh canvas and unleash new art vibes, hit that spacebar! 🎨🐾

mATEO

Week 3

Today, students had a blast revisiting Scratch as they engaged in a lively Jeopardy-style mini-game! The excitement reached its peak when a four-way tie emerged, but the good news is that everyone walked away with fantastic prizes of their choice! Fun and learning were the real winners of the day!

DINO CATCHER

Guide your dino on a taco-catching adventure! Use the right and left arrow keys to snag as many tasty tacos as you can! 🌮🦖

Week 2

Today students explored different effects using Scratch!

Magical mouse trail

Get ready for a whimsical journey! Guide Kirby with your mouse and marvel at the rainbow trail he leaves behind! Feel like transforming into a different character? Just hit the spacebar or give a click to return to your normal, fun-loving self! 🌈🕹️

Week 4

Today, students stepped into the shoes of game designers, embarking on an educational adventure. They kicked off with a pre-made whack-a-mole game, putting their creative minds to the test by designing the preset objects. Staying true to the theme of elusive characters, they then dove into Scratch, where they crafted their very own hide-and-seek game! 🎮✨

hide and seek

Prepare for a sprite-seeking extravaganza! You've got a brief moment to click on the sprite and rack up points before it dashes away and magically reappears in a brand new spot! 🕵️‍♂️🌟

SILAS

Week 6

Obstacle Avoider

Join the fun and guide your character through a thrilling obstacle course! Use the space bar to make them jump and dodge obstacles. The more you avoid, the higher your score climbs! Let's see how far you can go! 🚀🌟

Week 8

candy hunt

Get ready for a spooky adventure! Use your mouse to guide the ghost and snatch up as many candies as you can! The more candies you gather, the higher your score will soar! Let's see how many sweet treats you can gather while having a ghostly good time! 👻🍬🎃

ALEXIOS

SILAS

spiralizer

Get ready to unleash your inner artist and create wild, colorful spiral designs! Mix things up by tinkering with the sliders to change their speed or angle, and watch your creations come to life in a whirlwind of fun! 🌀🎨 Let your imagination run wild! 🌈✨

Week 5

Week 7

TRISTAN

Pong

Get ready to dive into the world of retro gaming fun, inspired by the legendary Pong! You're in control of the paddle—just move your mouse left and right to keep the action going. Aim to hit the diamond as many times as you can to earn big points! But watch out for the floor—let the diamond drop, and it's game over! Let's keep the game going and see how high you can score! 🎮🏓🌟

RONAN

Allyn

CLASS FAQs

  • We will post our student’s projects each class so you have a general idea of the class activities our students participated in.

  • To view your project, download the file onto your computer. Open up scratch and create a new project, select file, and “load from computer.”

    Scratch Code Editor: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted

  • Typing and Typing practice! We suggest 10 mins every day of typingclub.com

  • The short answer is no, as all campers are assumed to start from the basics or introductory levels; that said, our coding projects are always different from week to week, and difficulty levels and customization are encouraged at the end of each project.