Category: Computer Programming for Kids

Creative Ways to Teach Applied Math to Kids

Published on September 26, 2024

Math is one of the most important, fundamental things kids can learn in school, but they’re not always rushing to their math class. Depending on how the concepts are framed, math can seem abstract, difficult, or boring. We all know that excited, engaged students are better learners, so how do we make students hungry to […]

The Importance of Teaching Ethical AI to Kids

Published on August 28, 2024

Technology runs through many large and small aspects of our lives. We use computers and smartphones to gather information, do our banking, communicate with each other, and countless other things. Computers are extremely powerful machines, and it is important people use them in healthy and safe ways. Technology is amoral in that it’s not inherently […]

Coding Is a Team Sport: How to Strengthen Teamwork Skills in Young Learners

Published on August 13, 2024

In Hollywood movies, coders are often depicted as lone geniuses who impact society with just a laptop and their raw skills. For example, The Social Network depicted the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, along these lines, and there’s a long list of movies where one coder takes on multinational corporations or even countries. Away from […]

Byte-sized Brilliance: How RP4K is Crafting Future Innovators

Published on April 15, 2024

STEM subjects are so popular now and have been for years because parents understand that we live in a digital world. Computers control everything around us and knowing how they work gives people a sense of control. We’re all dazzled by the technology we use every day, but there’s also a feeling that it cuts […]

Unlock Your Child's Potential: Dive into Our 18-Week Online Coding Experience

Published on March 28, 2024

Parents everywhere want their kids to enjoy their childhood, first and foremost, in ways that also prepare them for the digital future. After all, nobody can say with certainty what apps, video games, or devices will look like in a decade or two from now. But they’ll be written in code. With all the schools […]

Code Champions: Empowering Kids in Our Online Coding Program

Published on March 15, 2024

Parents enroll their children in after-school programs for two main reasons. They want them to learn something important that they’ll use later, in life or their careers. But more than that, they want them to have fun and enjoy their childhoods. In over twenty years of teaching kids to code, RP4K has found that these […]

Milestones and Metrics: How to Measure Coding Progress for Kids

Published on December 21, 2023

For parents, measuring their children’s progress in coding lessons may be trickier than it seems at first. What is the metric for success? The answer is perhaps philosophical. A subject involving STEM skills often uses numbers or statistics, but not everything can be quantified so neatly. Let’s look closer at the considerations parents should take […]

Burnout Prevention for Young Coders: Techniques to Stay Calm and Focused While Learning to Code

Published on December 6, 2023

Even the richest, most rewarding concepts can get tiring or tedious if you study them the wrong way or without ever taking a break. Some people think that diving headlong into a subject is necessarily the best way to absorb the material, but that’s not true! Plunging yourself too deeply can backfire by causing boredom […]

5 Simple Coding Projects for Kids to Tackle During the School Year

Published on November 9, 2023

If you have a son or daughter who’s started to show a keen interest in coding, you’re right to nurture their curiosity. Computer programming is an excellent way to foster key problem-solving and critical thinking skills while cultivating creativity — to name just a few benefits! Fortunately, there are plenty of simple coding projects that […]

Tips for Balancing Academics and Coding Simultaneously

Published on September 27, 2023

It isn’t easy serving two masters! People with multiple passions often struggle to find enough time to devote to both. Kids who are hungry to learn computer programming need ample time to study, experiment, and play with the code. Coding is a discipline as open-ended as your skills and imagination. Once you grasp the fundamentals, […]

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