CODING AT JCPS

Coding is so much fun at Jasper County Primary School (JCPS). Students have been working on coding courses on the online platform code.org. This coding requires coding on a screen and is block based. Students create coding sequences to solve mazes and puzzles by moving colorful blocks. For our beginning readers in kindergarten many of the blocks are pictured based. For the first and second graders this form of online coding combines literacy with computational skills of solving algorithms. The best JCPS online coders were recently awarded. The students pictured who are in kindergarten completed the most modules in Course A of code.org. First grade students pictured completed the most modules in Course B. Second grade students listed were the top coders in Course C of code.org. JCPS is excited to offer coding classes as part of the STEM program. Learning to code empowers students to think creatively, solve problems efficiently, and gain the skills necessary to thrive in a digital world.

Pictured back row: Left to Right

Za’layiah Standifer, Brantsyen Campbell, Tristen Drake, Easton Monti, Lucas Willard, River Forrest, Emmett Fritz, Vivan Harris

Front Row: Left to Right

Remington Whitby, Kaylum Bond, Charleigh Banks, Elijah Clark, Issac Weeks, Steel Oxford, Adelynn Shore

James Turner was absent for the picture.