Free summer coding club on offer for young people via wrexham glyndwr university

A free coding club for young people is set to be run by computing experts at Wrexham Glyndwr University. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Technocamps team at the university will be running the club, for youngsters aged between 11 and 16, for the week beginning Monday August 12. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Hannah Marubbi, Technocamps co-ordinator for Wrexham Glyndwr University, said: “Developing coding skills is a great way for young people to improve their computing prowess. What’s more, it’s great fun too! ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“This week-long club will give children the opportunity to learn to think like a computer, design games, solve mysteries and get hands-on with robotics. Participants will be using some of the state of the art equipment the experts in Computer science here at Wrexham Glyndŵr University get to work with every day. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Throughout the week, they will be given the chance to complete fun challenges using a variety of programming languages and hardware. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“These will include practical trials, both on computers and unplugged, to develop problem solving skills; using Greenfoot, a simple visual programming language based on Java, to create an interactive game; making animations through Scratch, a user-friendly drag-and-drop software commonly used in schools – and building and programming robots to solve real-world problems. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“There is something for everyone throughout the week and there is absolutely no charge to take part – we expect places to be taken up quickly!” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

All equipment will be provided and no previous experience necessary. Participants will need to bring their own lunch. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Numbers for the event are limited – so book early to avoid disappointment.  To book go to:  http://bit.ly/GlyndwrCoding ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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