Robotics, Drone and Game Building Skills for Kids in Underserved Communities
What is the benefit of creating with code? Do we want all of our kids to become programmers? Not necessarily. As parents, we want them to learn skills that might be important to their future success. We want our children to be confident, independent and resourceful problem-solvers.
We are very excited to announce that we’ve released two new drone and robot courses to help kids learn to code at home in a fun, creative way. These courses introduce coding in a way that is relevant to any child’s interests–be it robotics, Minecraft, or advanced text languages.
Course and Stunt Pilot allow kids to program drones and robots as they simultaneously learn to program and reinforce subjects they’re learning at school. When they program a drone to trace out a star, for example, they practice geometry and angles. And when they solve tricky puzzles, they practice their analytical. reasoning skills!
Kids program virtual bots, lights and drones as they practice programming logic and learn the hardware specific blocks necessary to control real-world devices. The course covers Parrot drones, Phillips Hue Lights and Sphero robots, all within a virtual environment, so you don't even need to own your own device!
Stunt Pilot teaches the full array of drone programming skills. Kids with little or no programming experience can master the basics as they program their own Parrot drone.
The Program is currently being delivered by various stakeholders and community partners including #BlackTecMatters, African School for Excellence and AFRICASGOTGAME.COM and a host of volunteers who are equally passionate about sharing life skills, coding support and the curriculum to these communities. We are currently trying to match demand for the program through raising funds to host similar programs in other communities through duplicating access much needed infrastructure such as notebooks, tablets, internet connectivity, drones, Sphero Ollies and Sphero Sparks through donations and crowdfunding.
Week 1-12
Weeks of compulsory attendance
Week 13
Capstone Project and Programming Challenge
