Our Upcoming Scratch and Java Course Sessions
About Our Course Sessions
Welcome to Girls Code It's FREE course session program page!
We are currently offering 3 Scratch/Java Sessions . Below, you will find the dates and content of each program.
For the SCRATCH course, all you will need is a laptop, a scratch account, and a google account if our instructor decides to use google meetings.
You can create a Scratch account here: https://scratch.mit.edu/join
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For the JAVA course, all you will need is a laptop, have Bluej downloaded, and a google account if our instructor decides to use google meetings.
You can download BlueJ here: https://www.bluej.org/
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*You must sign up to attend sessions!
General Information
Scratch vs. Java
Cost: All sessions are FREE!​
Are the sessions individual or group sessions? They are group sessions with 1-2 coding instructors!
Length of each session: ~3 weeks long
Length of each class: 45-60 minutes
Class start time: Java classes at 3PM and Scratch classes at 4PM (Will briefly cover material from the previous week every class for the first 5 minutes of class)
Number of classes per session: 8 classes in each session
Meeting platform: Depends on if your instructor prefers Zoom or Google Meetings, please have a Google account ready if needed
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What is Scratch?
Scratch is a coding language that is suitable for all ages. Perfect introduction to computer science.
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What is Java?
Java is a coding language that is suitable for ages 13+ . Taking this course will help you prepare for AP Computer Science.
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