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7 Benefits of Educational Robotics
We live in the digital age, and technology has completely transformed our lives and is present in almost every aspect. Over the past few years, technology has also made its way into the education sector, with educational robotics being one of the primary avenues. Robots, which were once just science fiction characters, have found their place in the classrooms of schools and high-schools and are proving to have a very positive impact on children’s learning. Thus, below are 7 benefits of educational robotics that directly contribute to the holistic development of children.
A coding school with 10 years of experience
Codelearn is a programming and computational thinking after-school program designed especially to introduce these disciplines to young learners. The school, which currently operates in around 30 academies and serves students from around the world through its online platform, has been steadily growing since it opened its first academy in 2013. Over all these years, thousands of kids and teenagers have discovered the Codelearn universe and their new superpower, computational thinking, a cross-cutting skill applicable to any field that helps us solve all kinds of problems.
How to choose extracurricular activities for your child
Extracurricular activities are very important for the comprehensive development of children and teenagers. These activities are done outside of school hours and therefore provide a great opportunity to help them explore their own interests, meet other children with similar interests, learn skills that complement their formal education, and acquire values that will contribute to their personal growth, such as the importance of effort, discipline and teamwork.
Sergi Ventosa and Oriol Garcia win the Karel Challenge
The grand final of the Karel Challenge 2023 was held on Saturday, June 3. More than 100 young programmers traveled to Barcelona to face the last phase of this programming competition, which is organized annually by Codelearn. Throughout the day, the participants tested their speed, strategy and precision when programming, but in the end there were only two winners: Oriol Garcia (KC Senior) and Sergi Ventosa (KC Junior)
Codelearn Special Weeks: Boolean Attack
This week we are celebrating the last theme week of the school year, which will be dedicated to Boolean Attack, an online card game that is available on the Codelearn platform and is a variant of the classic Cheat game (which is also known as I Doubt It). Cheat is a game that usually can be played by using a standard deck of cards and the aim of the players is to run out of cards before their opponents. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to lie and deceive the other players and, at the same time, be able to see when the rivals are lying.