14th December 2020
Amazing #MyCodeClub moments from 2020
We asked educators, volunteers, young coders, and the Code Club team across the world to share their #MyCodeClub moments from 2020, to mark the incredible work that has taken place during this unprecedented year. Loving their coding lesson St Patrick’s Primary School based in Troon, Scotland shared their #MyCodeClub moment on Twitter: Fifty children coding …
9th December 2020
Coding through science — how Code Club India is supporting young coders
The team at Code Club India are always working on new ways to make coding accessible and relevant for students and educators in India. Vasu shares how Code Club is helping to enrich the New Education Policy with their new ‘Learn coding through science’ resource, which was designed to support cross-curricular links for educators and …
1st December 2020
How your voice has helped shape Code Club in 2020
This year, we asked the Code Club community to take part in two polls to help the team understand how the coronavirus pandemic was impacting clubs around the world. Dave Hazeldean, Code Club’s Data Analyst, shares why answering the polls was so important, how they gave us a better picture of how clubs were running, …
24th November 2020
A tale of three Code Clubs: running in-person sessions safely
We share stories from three clubs around the world who are beginning to hold in-person Code Club sessions once again. Hear their stories and their top tips! Meet the clubs The Mount School Code Club in York, UK had to stop meeting in person back in March when the UK lockdown began. The club switched …
27th October 2020
Coding at home with Willow Brook School
Willow Brook Primary School Academy started using Scratch to help their students keep coding from home while schools were closed. Find out how they set up their #CodeClub@Home and read their top tips for running remote coding sessions. Going online with Scratch Willow Brook Primary School Academy started their Code Club in summer 2016. With …
8th October 2020
Take time out and try the NEW ‘Look after yourself’ Scratch module!
Last month, a brand-new Scratch module was launched called ‘Look after yourself’. This module has six projects based on wellbeing, which will get children making digital games, interactive animations, and apps! Let’s try the projects! Our colleagues at the Raspberry Pi Foundation have been trying the projects. Find out how they got on: “Relax and …
22nd September 2020
Community members share advice for running online Code Club sessions!
We understand that going online to run a Code Club session might be making you feel a little nervous. We’re here to support you every step of the way on this new learning journey. Check out our new guidance on online sessions, and read on to hear top tips and words of advice from Code …
8th September 2020
Let’s get back to Code Club safely
Move over August, September has arrived and Code Club has a range of exciting new options to help you restart your Code Club safety. Guiding you through options We’ve developed a framework to guide you through which option will suit your club’s current situation. The options are flexible, to allow you to pick and combine …
7th September 2020
What do you think about Code Club? The results are in!
At the end of 2019 we asked the Code Club community to tell us about your clubs as part of our annual survey. The full report has now been published and here are some of the highlights from your feedback. Who are our volunteers and club leaders? We received a total of 1583 survey responses …
17th August 2020
Linking code to literacy with The 13-Storey Treehouse
Learn how Leeds Libraries have adapted their Code Clubs and established a thriving online coding community as part of their #LibrariesFromHome offer. This online offer has given young coders from across the city the chance to be involved in a collaborative project linking code to literacy with the book The 13-Storey Treehouse. Linking Code Club …
