Curriculum

Students build foundational computer science skills through creative projects like training a virtual class pet, exploring a “future me” scene, and coding an alien invasion game. They learn key programming concepts, including loops, variables, and conditionals, while also gaining essential digital citizenship skills for safe and responsible tech use.

These hands-on experiences foster both technical abilities and ethical awareness, encouraging students to think critically about technology’s role in their lives.

Students bring coding to life by creating virtual dream houses, programming team adventures on deserted islands, and designing branching storylines. Along the way, they gain hands-on experience with variables, loops, conditionals, and functions, building skills through interactive scenes and stories.

Starting with essentials like internet safety and collaborative skills, students quickly move into creative coding projects that encourage teamwork and innovation. Each project allows them to use CoBlocks to turn their ideas into immersive digital experiences.

Students take on advanced computer science projects, bringing virtual worlds to life through interactive scenes, games, and simulations. They begin by exploring foundational concepts like networks, cybersecurity, and the inner workings of computer systems, giving them a broad understanding of digital technology.

Students then move on to designing cityscapes, training virtual animals, and building branching storylines using functions, lists, and nested conditionals. Each project allows them to create immersive, interactive experiences that challenge their skills in logic, problem-solving, and creative design.

Students learn to build their own websites, starting with HTML and CSS projects like fan pages, interactive lists, and custom galleries. They explore how to structure content with HTML and style it with CSS to create visually appealing, user-friendly layouts.

As they progress, students dive into JavaScript to add animations and interactive features, learning essential web design principles. By the end of the course, they can bring websites to life with dynamic elements, creating engaging, personalized sites that showcase their creativity and technical skills.

Students explore Python programming through hands-on projects like building interactive stories, trivia games, and virtual shops. They start with the basics, learning to use variables, conditionals, and loops to create simple but engaging programs.

As they advance, students take on more complex challenges, incorporating functions and lists to design timed games, decision-based stories, and even chatbots. Each project builds their confidence in coding and strengthens their problem-solving abilities, giving them a solid foundation in Python.

Students explore data science and AI fundamentals through hands-on Python projects, analyzing datasets, building search algorithms, and creating tools like autocorrect. They review core skills like functions, loops, and conditionals while learning to organize data.

As they advance, students work with AI concepts like pattern matching and text prediction, using Pandas and Matplotlib to visualize data. Projects like urban bike share planning strengthen problem-solving and analytical skills, preparing them for real-world data challenges.

In this groundbreaking module, students become
✨ AI Power Users ✨! They craft sequels to their favorite books by harnessing AI to generate story ideas and bring narratives to life in immersive VR spaces. As they build and interact with characters, students explore the history and evolution of AI, tackle ethical issues like privacy and bias, and consider AI’s impact on society. By the end, they’ll be equipped to navigate AI thoughtfully, ready to blend creativity with technology as responsible users of this transformative tool.

IQs empower students to connect computer science with other subject areas like science, math, ELA, and social studies, exploring cultural topics along the way. In these modules, students learn key computer science concepts, build unique and meaningful projects, and express themselves creatively. Through hands-on learning, IQs inspire innovation and foster deeper connections between technology and the world around them.

These modules are designed for all classes, not just computer science.