NEWS POST

Middle School Participates in HOUR OF CODE

written by Ellen Hatherill

On Wednesday, April 16, all 150 seventh and eighth graders participated in the inaugural Middle School Hour of Code run by Holton’s Upper School 3D Printing and Computer Programming Club. Hour of Code is a nationwide initiative to introduce as many students as possible to one hour of computer science and computer programming. Across the country, tens of millions of students have tried the Hour of Code, including Holton’s entire Upper School.

Lead by 9th graders, Clara Ferrari, Rinnie Hewlett, Victoria Thede, and Sarah Greisdorf, the Middle School girls spent the hour learning the basics of coding via a self-directed tutorial. In addition to this introduction to coding, the girls learned that computer programmers are the master minds behind the technology we encounter in everyday life i.e. cell phones, microwaves, computers, even traffic lights.

Mrs. Mary Dobroth, Holton’s Academic Technology Coordinator, applauded the girls’ enthusiasm for the Hour of Code saying, “A week ago, I emailed the girls instructions for downloading an app that introduced programming. The girls could not wait until the Middle School Hour of Code to start exploring! Almost immediately, they jumped right in creating everything from basic codes that could draw a pattern to more advanced programs to create games!

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