This Saturday we'll be continuing our Javascript class at 4:00pm. We took a deep dive into variables last week, covering string, numeric and boolean variables and learning all sorts of things we could do with them, particularly as Javascript is loosly typed. This week we'll be focusing on arrays, and building programs to take advantage…

This Saturday we're starting a brand new class: Beginning Javascript at our usual starting time of 16:00. It's a new class which we're running for the first time as we're looking forward to seeing how it is received. This will be followed by the Advanced Roblox Scripting class. We're also running a Twine for Girls…

This Saturday we'll holding our final Scratch class of this season at 4:00pm, one called Space Junk, which I believe might be the first time we're doing this project. It's a good one to end the course with, as it brings together a number of concepts learnt in a fun way and means everyone has…

This Saturday at 16:00 we'll be running our penultimate Scratch session of this term, a session called Clone Wars where the class will be creating a shoot-em-up using all the things they have learnt in Scratch so far. As with all our sessions, it's great fun with lots to learn. At 17:00 we'll be continuing…

This Saturday, we're running a Scratch project at 4:00pm called Catch the Dots. We've done this a number of times before and it's always great to see the class put together a game that they and their friends can play. It's a fantastic example of what can be built by beginners learning to program and…

This Saturday, we'll be running our Scratch class as usual at 16:00. This week we'll be following a project called Dodgeball, which involves creating a platform-based game, complete with obstacles and baddies. It's good fun, and the class is bound to learn lots of new things. This will be followed by Advanced Roblox Scripting at…

This Saturday at 4:00pm the Scratch group will be working on an old favourite: Flappy Parrot! It's a take on the famous Flappy Bird game, but using Scratch. The project uses collision detection, simulates a physics engine and cloning as a way of instantiating new objects through the lifetime of game. They're concepts we've introduced in…

Welcome to 2018, a New Year and one in which we'd love to get everyone coding! We're starting this year with the continuation of our Scratch class, which is now half-way through the sessions we have prepared. Last week the class put together a boat race and we still have a number of handouts available.…

We're getting ready for our last Scratch session of the year, a project called Boat Race. In this session we start using Scratch to introduce game mechanics, creating a race against a clock complete with obstacles and power-ups. Like the previous Scratch projects it's lots of fun and a great way to learn to code.…

This Saturday the Scratch class will be building a Paint Box. It's the next in our series and introduces the concept of cross-object communication. Each of our Scratch lessons builds on the previous one and introduces new ideas. It's all done in a gentle way, and Code Club students are introduced to how to program…