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Coding bootcamps and Codelearn, two different ways to learn to code
Coding bootcamps are intensive courses that last a few weeks and get their students ready to enter the working world and the programming field by acquiring specific knowledge. Each bootcamp has a different duration, some of them are part time and some others are full time studies, there are some courses that are designed to learn programming from scratch and some others require a certain level of knowledge to access the course. Thus, every programming bootcamps is dedicated to a specific subject and requires a different time of dedication, but they all are characterized by being intensive courses following a highly concentrated agenda.
Karel Challenge 2020: join our coding competition and win an Oculus Quest or a Nintendo Switch Lite
The Karel Challenge is a game / e-sport that tests participants’ speed, strategy and correctness when programming. Its main goal is to spread the importance of programming and computational thinking among children and young people and to do so in a fun and exciting way. Regarding Codelearn students, only those who have finished Chapter 2 of Karel’s adventure can participate, but you can also sign up for the competition although you are not a student of our programming extracurricular activity – just keep in mind that you need some coding skills.
Challenges of distance education and Codelearn’s online platform
Distance education raises doubts for us as we have the feeling that students are much more isolated and have to be much more independent than in face-to-face classes, something that in some cases can hinder the student’s progress. In this sense, it is important to work from two starting-points: it is essential to set specific goals for the student and it is necessary for the teacher to follow up on the path towards these goals, that is to say, to be someone to whom students are accountable for their progress.
Resources to learn from home: Codelearn offers a 30-day free trial
Given the exceptional situation we are experiencing, the measures taken against the coronavirus and the closure of schools in many countries to stop the spread of COVID19, Codelearn offers a month of free trial to learn programming with its online method!
Coronavirus quarantine: elearning and online activities for children
Schools are closed in many countries and Codelearn has decided to close all its centres temporarily, which means that our students will have to face 100% online training for the first time, since the Codelearn method is based on a blended learning approach. Over the next few weeks Codelearn offers the possibility to keep working from home, which has become an opportunity to try an education system that has an eye on both the academic and professional future of our students.