Category: Online Coding Classes

The Benefits of Learning to Code in a Small Class Setting

Published on May 25, 2023

When a student is in the right learning environment, there’s nothing they can’t achieve. Kids take coding classes to have fun acquiring or sharpening their coding skills. Parents understand that we live in a digital world, where the ability to write code is a major advantage when job hunting. Preparing kids for their eventual entry […]

The Many Benefits of Studying Coding Twice a Week

Published on March 21, 2023

We have all experienced a tense minute that felt like hours or weeks that felt like a day or two. Time can be an extremely relative, elastic thing. Students learning a new subject tend to absorb the material more fully when they immerse themselves and take multiple dives into the material. Coding students of all […]

Understanding the RP4K Elite Program

Published on October 18, 2022

It can be hard to answer what sounds like a straightforward question: how good are you at coding? In sports, athletes play at a certain level and move up or down as they win or lose. Chess players get an official rating that rises and falls depending on their tournament play. In coding, programmers advance […]

What Extracurricular Activities Can Do for Kids’ Mental Health

Published on November 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged economies worldwide and taken a significant toll on the way people feel. It’s difficult to precisely quantify society’s collective health in good times or bad, but surely, people are struggling after months of worrying about their health, job status, and more. To reduce the spread of COVID-19, kids faced constrictions […]

What Makes Coding Such a Great Extracurricular Activity?

Published on September 28, 2021

The classroom is not the only place in life where great learning occurs. For one thing, while kids are at school, they can learn a lot by socializing with their peers in between classes. But after-school programs can be every bit as foundational as any math or literature course. Depending where you live, public schools […]

Get Ready for Coding in School with Fun Summer Bootcamp Sessions

Published on August 25, 2021

Every aspect of life was disrupted by the pandemic, from the global economy to people’s private lives. When schools had to shut down classrooms for in-person learning, children accustomed to socializing with their peers and seeing their teacher face to face had to pivot to online learning. Many parents worked from home and had to […]

Examining The Best Coding Apps Out There for Kids and Teens

Published on August 11, 2021

In many ways, the world of modern technology is all about the world of apps. Apps give users the functionality of a website but on a slick and portable format more suitable to smartphones, tablets, and sometimes even desktops. There’s an app for nearly every purpose you can imagine, and if there isn’t one, there […]

Online Coding Classes Help Fight Summer Brain Drain

Published on July 27, 2021

Summer is the time where kids relax, play, and socialize with their friends. Exploring their surroundings and hanging out with their peers teaches them important lessons about life that can’t be learned any other way. But after a school year unlike any other, where COVID-19 compelled schools to close for in-class learning, parents are understandably […]

How to Pick Online Coding Courses at RP4K

Published on July 13, 2021

You probably hear a lot about how children should learn how to program computers because they’re the future. This is true! But parents may struggle to know precisely what their children need to learn, especially if they (the parents) don’t know much about computer programming. Where exactly should kids begin? How does the student’s age […]

Coding Terms You Need to Know

Published on April 14, 2021

Every activity or subject has its own jargon or common words that have specific meanings in that context. You don’t need to be a poet to understand the word “metaphor,” but literature also features more specialized terms like “assonance” or “onomatopoeia.” Sometimes, a word may have one connotation in general usage, but it means something […]

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