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.
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 proto-type.
Session 12-14: Have a complete proto-type 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 and we would be happy to help.
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. relaxation app for middle schoolers, an app to increase participation of girls in STEM).
For boys & girls, we form similar teams to create a web/mobile/AI app through the Congressional App Challenge .
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Capstone Coding Project for High Schoolers:
For students who enroll in this capstone program, Penguin Coding will match the student with one of our teacher/mentors and they will schedule a series of 8 weekly virtual meetings through the semester to map out a plan for them to code an application with the goal of having a working copy of an application by the end.
What will be covered in the weekly sessions?
Session 1: Brainstorm and map out a roadmap for building the application. Build a user flow diagram of how the app will work.
Session 2: Map out the components needed for the app.
Session 3: Start building the easiest components.Session 4: Check progress and revise features or completion estimation.
Session 5+: (length of time depends on project) Weekly check-in on progress with building the proto-type. Can be anywhere from 1 to 6 month project.
Session 8: Have a demonstrable proto-type for the application. (Depending on the application, it may rollover into another semester)What is the time commitment?
Weekly 1 hour meeting and an expectation of 1-2 hours of work in between each session that the student completes on their own.The "app" can be a web application, a Python project, a Pygame, or a mobile app built in iOS. Must be something that the student has prior experience. Otherwise there will need to be lessons on how to code.
What is the time commitment?
Weekly 1 hour meeting and an expectation of 2-3 hours of work in between each session that the student completes on their own.
The proposal can be honed through subsequent semesters to make for a competitive application.
Applications for this Program:
Capstone STEM/Computer Science Research for High Schoolers
Session 1-2: Review past winning projects and identify student interest. Brainstorm/mind map to identify associations between concepts.
Session 3: Form preliminary research questions - learn how to start with simple questions and build complexity with series of whys.
Session 4: Finalize the research question and outline all the background research done so far.
Session 5+ (length of time depends on proto-type) : Build a proto-type of experiment or model. Can be anywhere from 1 to 6 month project.
What is the time commitment?
Weekly 1 hour meeting and an expectation of 2-3 hours of work in between each session that the student completes on their own.
Deliverable at the end will be a proposal with thorough background research and proto-type of experiment/model that demonstrates feasibility.
The proposal can then be honed through subsequent semesters to make for a competitive application.
Applications:
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Rather than requiring students to have completed a research project before applying, THINK caters to students who have done extensive research on the background of a potential research project and are looking for additional guidance in the early stages of their project. The program is organized by a group of undergraduates at MIT.
Selected finalists have weekly mentorship meetings with THINK team members for technical guidance, helpful resources, and updates on the projects progress and are given up to $1,000 in funding for their project. Additionally, if permitting, finalists are invited to a four-day all-expenses paid trip to MIT's campus, where they tour labs, present their research to MIT students and faculty, and hang out with members of the THINK team.
https://think.mit.edu/
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Application Deadline: March 1, 2022
Program Dates: One week in July 2022
CURIE Academy is a one-week program for high school girls who excel in math and science. The focus is on rising juniors and seniors who may not have had prior opportunities to explore engineering, but want to learn more about it in an interactive atmosphere. This summer connect with Cornell University and explore the many possibilities awaiting you in engineering. Find out more about the program: https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/curieacademy/
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The Generation Google Scholarship was established to help aspiring computer scientists excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected students will receive 10,000 USD (for those studying in the US) or 5,000 CAD (for those studying in Canada). As part of the scholarship, current high school seniors who are entering their first year of university will be required to attend Google’s Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) in the summer. Current undergraduate or graduate students will be invited to attend the Google Scholars’ Retreat.
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Innovate with passion and bring your idea to life in the Imagine Cup. Collaborate with other students and build your skills together to solve global issues.
https://imaginecup.microsoft.com/en-us
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Each summer, 80 of the world's most accomplished high school students gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Research Science Institute (RSI). RSI is the first cost-free to students, summer science & engineering program to combine on-campus course work in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research.
Participants experience the entire research cycle from start to finish. They read the most current literature in their field, draft and execute a detailed research plan, and deliver conference-style oral and written reports on their findings.
For more information on the program and how to apply visit https://www.cee.org/programs/research-science-institute