Computer Science Education Week 2020

The week of December 7th is Computer Science Education Week 2020. During this week, many schools around the world host an Hour of Code.

What is the Hour of Code? An excerpt from the HoC website states that "The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code," to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. This grassroots campaign is supported by over 400 partners and 200,000 educators worldwide."

At Lake Braddock, we are participating in the Hour of Code in several ways. First, we will provide ongoing information about coding and computer science to the community through social media. We are also providing teachers with options to incorporate coding into their lessons. Finally, students will participate in an Hour of Code event during a future Advisory lesson. It is our hope that this will help our students and community become familiar with the benefits that computer science and coding have to offer.