This 18-week middle school course introduces students to computer science as a vehicle for problem-solving, communication, and personal expression. Students will build on their coding experience as they create programmatic images, animations, interactive art, and games. Along the way, they practice design, testing, and iteration, as they come to see that failure and debugging are an expected and valuable part of the programming process.

This 18-week middle school course will have students explore the broader social impacts of computing and learn how to create basic web pages. Through a series of design challenges, students will have the opportunity to identify a need that they care about, prototype solutions, and test solutions with real users to get feedback and drive further iteration.