If you’re looking for summer activities for your child, a coding camp for kids might not be at the top of your list… but perhaps it should be! After all, how many summertime learning opportunities can you think of that many children would love to participate in, while also preparing them for real-world jobs? That’s why a […]
Ask virtually any educator, and they will tell you that the best time for a person to learn a second (or third) language is when they are a child. Children’s brains are “wired” for language acquisition, an ability that -for most- will slowly fade as they age. So, naturally, many parents look into language classes […]
Real Programming 4 Kids (RP4K) has one of the oldest and best-establish computer coding camps in the world. We’ve been in operation for 19 years – long before most people saw the potential in teaching coding to kids. In that time, more than 14,000 students have attended our camps and other specialized classes, to the […]
It’s no secret that computer science, and STEM fields in general, currently employ far more men than women. This is a problem, not just in a social sense, but from the standpoint of long-term job outlooks. Computer science is going to be one of the most important job fields of the 21st Century, and we should be […]
Believe it or not, your child’s love of video games might not be a waste of time – not if they start developing the skills to become video game designers themselves! The video game industry is absolutely booming, becoming larger every year, and is already challenging the other major media types – such as movies […]
There is no shortage of hobbies and skills you might encourage your child to take up – have you considered computer programming? Few activities could be more all-around beneficial to a child’s development than learning computer programming for kids in Ottawa. Programming can bring big boosts to their cognitive development, as well as teaching a […]
There are plenty of reasons that computer programming for kids in Ottawa can be beneficial, but one of the most important is how it can help shape and improve your child’s cognitive development. As a cognitive activity, programming is nearly unmatched. It’s a true “all brain” exercise that engages both the creative and logical sides […]
If you’re looking to encourage your child to take up a hobby that could genuinely turn into a career later in life, few things could be better than computer programming for kids. In years to come, demand for programmers is only going to grow. It’s one of the few fields which will be immune to AI or […]