Due to government restrictions the "Power of Coding" has temporarily suspend all activities indefinitely. It is our hope and intention to resume operations in the fall of 2021 or earlier if conditions permit.

Visit our website and / or our social media pages for information regarding the resumption of "Power of Coding" programs.

This is a quick look at another very playable video game created by one of my students James P. Since taking the "Power of Coding" and learning to code last year, James has created a large number of projects with a very wide variety styles. This is a very simple example of a snake game from James.

"Power of Coding" Course information including locations, dates and registration dates will be posted on the Course Information page . Go there for "Power of Coding" specific course updates.

Greg being interviewed at 97.7 Max FM in Collingwood

Coding in the news on Global TV

In October 2019 I completed two "Power of Coding" - "Introduction to Coding for Beginners" classes at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Elementary School in Parry Sound. It was a great experience for me to drive up to Parry Sound for four Mondays in October. Not only did I get the chance to see the incredibly beautiful autumn colours and all the lakes but more importantly it was an opportunity to meet the terrific staff and students of St. Peter's.

Many thanks to Maria Lyon, Michael Cogswell and especially principal Susan Eccleshall for their warm hospitality and support. It was a pleasure and a privilege to be in your classrooms and I hope to make it back up to St. Peter's at some point in the future.

October also saw the completion of another "Power of Coding" - "Introduction to Coding for Beginners" class at St. Mary's Catholic Elementary School in Collingwood. Every time I am at St. Mary's it feels like home to me. St. Mary's is where the "Power of Coding" started and I am always impressed at the level of interest and enthusiasm that St. Mary's students have for Coding. My wife Tina Moneypenny and Mrs. Jan Dance have done such an amazing job satisfying the interest in Coding at St. Mary's. I plan to pop in every once in a while just to reconnect with the kids and see what wonderful creations they have come up with.

The "Power of Coding" humble beginnings started in late 2014 culminating in early 2015 with the establishment of the official St. Mary's Collingwood Coding Club. At this point in time, the real power of teaching coding to kids was just beginning to be noticed by educators, parents and kids alike. Click the icon on the left to view a PDF of the first article in the press that captures those first successes and click here for the link to the article on the media provider's site (if it is still accessible)

The following year, the "Power of Coding" partnered with St. Mary's Catholic Elementary school in Collingwood and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board to offer a week-long "Coding Camp" at the Collingwood St. Mary's site. The camp was open to any child in Ontario between the ages of 9 and 13. The camp was run by myself, my wife Tina and dedicated educator Jan Dance and included a focus on Coding with Robotics programming and media creation elements. The week concluded with an "Acadamy Awards" Ocsar event to celebrate and review their media creations along with a Robot programming Olympics. The week was a whirlwind of creating, coding, learning and daily physical activity and games that all supported coding principles. The camp was covered by two local press agencies as well. Click the icons on the left to view PDFs of the "Coding Camp" article in the Collingwood "Connection" newspaper and the Collingwood "Enterprise Bulletin" newspaper respectively.

Upon completion of the "2016 Coding Camp", the following summary and assessment was compiled and submitted to the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board by Jan Dance. Click the icon on the left or this link to view the "2016 Coding Camp" Summation / Assessment

M.I.T. SCRATCH

Why teaching kids to Code is so important

'Teachers With Apps' - 15 reasons why we should be teaching our kids to Code

Why we need to teach our kids to Code

CBC - Why kids should learn to Code

Reasons why kids should get started with Coding and how they can find success