Team Coding Projects for Kids

Penguin Coding believes in the application of knowledge and helps students convert their interest and skills into a meaningful deliverable.  This is a team app project where a team of similar age students come up with a problem in the world or community that they want to help solve, and then designs an app (mobile or web or AI) to help solve that problem.  The students then make a video/presentation to submit to an App Contest (some are girls only, some are coed) and be judged and evaluated on their efforts.  

Penguin Coding teachers provide the structure, mentorship and deadlines to motivate students through the entire process.  

Technovation for Girls

For girls, we offer mentorship & coaching for Technovation for Girls, a global program with a curriculum for beginner to advanced students who form a team to create a web/mobile/AI application that tackles a local or global community issue (e.g., a relaxation app for middle schoolers, an app to increase participation of girls in STEM).

Congressional App Challenge

For boys & girls, we form similar teams to create a web/mobile/AI app through the Congressional App Challenge.

What will be covered in the weekly sessions? 

Session 1-2: Brainstorm a community or world problem that the team would like to work on.

Session 3-4: Map out the components needed for the app to solve that problem. Build a user flow diagram of how the app will work. 

Session 4-12: Weekly check-in on progress with building the prototype. 

Session 12-14: Have a complete prototype for the application and a presentation video prepared.

What is the time commitment?

Weekly 60-minute meetings and an expectation of 30 min to 1 hour of work in between each session that the student completes on their own. 

*Age ranges are approximate. If you are unsure which class would be best for your child, please feel free to reach out to us at info@penguincodingschool.com.