If you haven’t heard of Bee-Bots yet – just ask a Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) first grader! Students are using measurement, calculation, strategy and more to program these small bee-shaped robots to drive through mazes and number charts. The teamwork and programming skills they are learning at this young age will carry over to Ranney’s robotics and coding programs as they enter higher grade levels.
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Shipley places a strong emphasis on teaching computer science skills from the time students enter Lower School. But the goal is not to prepare all students to pursue computer science in college and beyond. Shipley helps students translate coding skills into valuable skills for all subject areas and life situations. Students in Kindergarten through first […]
“By 2018, there will be nearly three times as many job openings requiring computer science knowledge than qualified applicants. This goes well beyond just becoming a professional programmer — learning computer science can teach problem solving skills, new ways of breaking down complex scenarios, and a means to build something tangible in our software-driven age.” […]
Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) fourth- and fifth-graders have the option of taking a Robotics Elective course. This month, these robotics students showed off their building, programming and driving skills with a Robotics Demonstration Assembly for the entire Lower School. The students proudly walked into the assembly hall to the musical theme of “Star Wars” […]
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