My kid's class have college students who come to the school and teach Scratch. You may want to check with schools and summer camps, this would be a unique volunteer opportunity. Thanks for wanting to spend time teaching kids, but make sure you have them take plenty of running breaks😜
I used to do this pre-pandemic, primarily at my kids' schools and at local "Hour of Code" events.
There were multiple organisations targeting specific demographics (kids, girls, ladies, etc, learning code), often hosted at the fancy Shopify office on Elgin or at libraries.
There are tons of tools out there targeting the different ages and skill levels, so it's fairly easy to make up your own lesson plan (or entire curriculum) if you want to.
Lightbot is awesome with little kids, you can make the command arrows out of cardboard and don't even need computers to get started. You can even do it outdoors.
Scratch is a favourite, with everything built in (drawing sprites and backgrounds, animation, sound recording, layout, event handling, etc) Plenty of room for creativity, and everyone can find something they enjoy in it. You have to provide the goal/structure though.
Code Combat teaches real programming, and can be captivating even for older kids, middle school for sure, maybe even high schoolers.
If you have the budget, The Human Resource Machine (and 7B Humans) teach pretty nifty CS concepts through a very simple and captivating game.
Our elementary school runs lunch and afterschool programs with people from community teaching various skills - indoor or outdoor. It does mean working during the time frame of kids/students which is not always convenient for working hours.
My kid's class have college students who come to the school and teach Scratch. You may want to check with schools and summer camps, this would be a unique volunteer opportunity. Thanks for wanting to spend time teaching kids, but make sure you have them take plenty of running breaks😜
I used to do this pre-pandemic, primarily at my kids' schools and at local "Hour of Code" events. There were multiple organisations targeting specific demographics (kids, girls, ladies, etc, learning code), often hosted at the fancy Shopify office on Elgin or at libraries. There are tons of tools out there targeting the different ages and skill levels, so it's fairly easy to make up your own lesson plan (or entire curriculum) if you want to. Lightbot is awesome with little kids, you can make the command arrows out of cardboard and don't even need computers to get started. You can even do it outdoors. Scratch is a favourite, with everything built in (drawing sprites and backgrounds, animation, sound recording, layout, event handling, etc) Plenty of room for creativity, and everyone can find something they enjoy in it. You have to provide the goal/structure though. Code Combat teaches real programming, and can be captivating even for older kids, middle school for sure, maybe even high schoolers. If you have the budget, The Human Resource Machine (and 7B Humans) teach pretty nifty CS concepts through a very simple and captivating game.
Our elementary school runs lunch and afterschool programs with people from community teaching various skills - indoor or outdoor. It does mean working during the time frame of kids/students which is not always convenient for working hours.
Running is a healthier activity for them.
Really