Learners embark on a 8-week journey into the beauty and fun of creative coding. Learners will design their own games and animations and then bring them to life by writing code a language called p5.js JavaScript, simple enough for beginners but powerful enough to create beautiful and lively projects.

Through tinkering, discussing, and investigating examples, learners gain a solid grasp of coding as well as a deep appreciation of the endless, magical possibilities that come from writing your own "generative" code – code that enables animations and games to change themselves each time they play. Learners work in small steps, tinkering with teacher-provided code and considering just one idea at a time.  New concepts and commands are added in small steps, with plenty of concrete examples and time for invention and collaboration. Learning also proceeds in a spiral fashion, where each lesson revisits the skills of previous lessons and builds on them thoughtfully. Gradually, students make projects independently. 

Class sizes are small so that I can work with individual students, finding each student's strengths and proposing questions or challenges appropriate for them. In addition, I provide supplementary written or video materials for students who move a little faster than the class.

Please refer to the class syllabus for a detailed breakdown of each lesson, tailored to students in grades 6-8. Late enrollment is not allowed in this class because skills build. If interested, or if the proposed schedule isn't convenient, please send a message.

Join us to launch your journey into JavaScript coding!