Course Details

Length:	9 weeks (one afternoon per week)
Duration:	90 mins
Skill Level:	Beginner
Ages:	7 – 10
Price:	€120
Software:	Scratch

Course Overview

The game designer course is aimed at 7-10 year olds who are just starting out learning to code. The goal of the course is to teach the fundamentals of programming in a fun and engaging way.

We think it’s important for kids to learn coding, but it’s even more important that they enjoy coding. There’s no point in teaching them a skill that they hate doing. At brainbox, we’ve worked hard to create the right blend of entertainment and education. Our courses our designed to be as entertaining and enjoyable as possible. Our lessons build gradually so your child won’t be overwhelmed and we use proven experiential learning techniques to keep them engaged. The course uses intuitive software which takes the tedious elements out of coding and enables your child to create entertaining games quickly and easily.

What will Your Child learn?

Through the course, children will be introduced to a whole new world of computing where they can let their imaginations run wild as they create animations, build interactive games, and share their creations with their friends.

At Brainbox your child will learn:

• How to register an account in scratch
• How to work with the Scratch interface
• Fundamental coding concepts (such as working with commands, loops, variables, conditional statements and operators)
• How to create and Modify sprites
• How to create simple animations
• How to create titles and credits
• How to work with co-ordinates
• How to publish and share games online
• Critical thinking and problem solving

 

Available Courses

 

But isn’t coding difficult?

One of the biggest misconceptions about coding is that it is incredibly difficult. The truth is that anyone can learn coding. In fact, coding is far simpler than many of the things your child already understands. Coding is often made difficult by people who use jargon to make it sound more complex than it actually is. The reality is that most computer languages are nowhere near as complicated as the language we use on a day to day basis, and anyone, regardless of age can master the basics.

The second most common misconception is that coding requires a lot of complicated maths. This is also not true, if your child can add and subtract then she/he will know all the maths she/he will need for this class.

A note on the software

Scratch is a visual programming language. It uses blocks of code which can be combined, moved and adapted to perform all kinds of functions. Scratch is easy to use. It relies on a simple drag and drop interface which eliminates the need for writing long and tedious blocks of code. It is also free, which means that if they want to children can practice and develop their skills at home without any extra cost to you.