We are living in a time of great change, and it can be difficult for a parent to know which skills they should encourage their children to embrace. It’s easy to say, “follow your heart,” but the reality is that many career skillsets are on a downswing and are likely to become less and less valued […]
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Four Big Reasons Why Kids Should Learn to Program
What’s the most valuable single real-world skill a child could learn, one which would serve them well outside of school – into college and into their careers? There are a lot of potential answers, but it’s hard to think of a better answer than programming! Computer programming is an incredibly useful skill for anyone to have, and […]
Why You Should Send Your Child to Computer Coding Camp This Summer
Does your child love playing video games? Do they have an interest in technology like computers or smartphones? Have they shown an interest in STEM disciplines or future-focused areas like robotics and AI? If so, computer coding camp could be the perfect summer activity for them! In these 1-2-week courses, with options for every skill […]
Past Interview from THE LONDON FREE PRESS :Video Game Camp Expanding
By Christopher Clark THE LONDON FREE PRESS Monday, March 8, 2010 In a battle for the hearts and minds, video games have a hold on kids that sometimes seems impossible to break. Summer camps sometimes do the trick, getting kids off the couch to a place where there may or may not even be a […]
Past Interview from WINNIPEG FREE PRESS: “Camp’s ‘programs’ attract young fans”
Summer computer students learn to design software By Leah Janzen WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Thursday, July 3, 1997 Like many kids, 12-year-old Adam Tsouras is going to camp this summer, but he won’t be tying knots or learning about archery. His days will be full of stuff like megabytes, microchips, and mainframes, not sing-songs, campfires and […]
Coding Camp for Kids Is A Springboard to Real-World Careers
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 […]
Want to Teach Your Child A New Language? Think About A Programming Language!
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 […]
Why It Makes Sense to Teach Game Design at Computer Coding Camp
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 […]