Courses Information
Coming Soon
Due to frequently changing Government imposed restrictions, "Power of Coding" has been forced to
temporarily suspend all of the evening course offerings as well all in-school programs indefinitely. It is
our hope and intention to resume all activities in the fall of 2021 or earlier if conditions permit.
There has been some consideration given to offering virtual classes over ZOOM and that may be something we will
undertake in the near future but at this point in time we have no virtual offerings scheduled.
Visit our website and / or our social media pages for information regarding the resumption of
"Power of Coding" programs.
A huge thank you goes out to all of those individuals and organizations who continue to show interest in, and
support, "Power of Coding". Your continued support is very much appreciated.
Events Calendar
Course Information
Introduction to Coding for Beginners
This course is comprised of:
• Four 2.5 hour classes
• The creation of a SCRATCH account credentials (if required)
• Validated login and access to SCRATCH for the student (if required)
• An introduction to the SCRATCH Interactive Development Environment (IDE)
• The first 45 minutes to 60 minutes of each lesson will be instruction and review of previously
discussed topics. The instruction covers the introduction to basic computer
programming concepts that apply across all programming languages.
Student Prerequisites and Requirements:
• Students must be between the ages of 9 - 13 years old
• No previous Coding or computer programming exposure is required
• Students must bring their own Device in the form of a WiFi enabled laptop or Chromebook
that contains a screen, mouse, and keyboard.
Intermediate Coding
This course is comprised of:
• Four 2.5 hour classes
• The creation of a SCRATCH account credentials (if required)
• Validated login and access to SCRATCH for the student (if required)
• An introduction to the SCRATCH Interactive Development Environment (IDE)
• The 45 minutes to 60 minutes of each lesson will be instruction and review of previously
discussed topics
The instruction involves a continuation / expansion of the computer programming concepts
taught in the "Introduction to Coding for Beginners" course and the introduction of more
advanced programming concepts that apply across languages but as demonstrated using SCRATCH
Student Prerequisites and Requirements:
• Students must have successfully completed "Introduction to Coding for Beginners" or equivalent
• Students must be between the ages of 9 - 13 years old
• Students must bring their own Device in the form of a WiFi enabled laptop or Chromebook
that contains a screen, mouse, and keyboard.
Registration Information
Collingwood Evening Classes are limited to 15 participants. At this time, payments can be made via
e-Transfer or personal cheque made out to "Harmony Information Processing Solutions Inc.".
Registrations for all "Power of Coding" events at the
Clever Office on 1st Street in Collingwood
are closed .
When new dates and times are announced you will be able to find the Registration form here.
Instructor Requirements
Thinking of bringing a "Power of Coding" event to your school or institution, contact us to get a custom detailed proposal. Every facility hosting a "Power of Coding" event must have:
• A working projector or large TV / monitor that can connect to a SVGA or HDMI capable
laptop. If unavailable, please provide the instructor with the connectivity type
so the appropriate adapter(s) may be acquired in advance.
• Working speakers that can connect to a laptop external audio port or the projector
(if unavailable instructor can provide).
• A screen or white wall to project the presentation on.
• A whiteboard, chalkboard or flip chart (white board preferred) for instructor annotations.
• Additionally it is normal practice for the instructor to take photos and videos
to record parts of the session(s) for quality improvements and for use on "Power of Coding"
public pages such as website or social media. The registration form contains a section
for sign-off on participant image usage.