After-School Coding and Robotics Clubs at Methodist Ladies’ College
The VEX Robotics and Junior VEX Robotics clubs introduce students to robotics engineering and coding skills through hands-on activities. Working in pairs or small groups, students will build and program their own robots while exploring hardware components such as motors and gear trains using the VEX IQ and VEX GO platforms. They will use Scratch, a block-based coding language, to tackle competition-based challenges, including a maze-solving robot and a sumo robot.
The MakeCode and Minecraft Coding clubs teach coding and computational thinking through block-based approaches, providing an accessible and engaging learning experience. These clubs inspire personal connections to computing by tapping into students’ creativity and interests. Students will progress at their own pace through meaningful, self-directed projects.
The coding and robotics clubs provide a strong foundation for students to advance to more sophisticated programming and computer science courses through CodeKids’ Weekend classes at the Perth Modern School campus and Northbridge HQ campus.
Please note: All applicants are accepted on a ‘first in, first served’ basis, as there are limited positions. These coding clubs are exclusive to Methodist Ladies’ College students.
Tech in 2030 and Beyond.
With human’s innate desire to delegate the less desirable parts of life, and technologies ability to consistently deliver solutions – It’s safe to assume tech will play a massive role in our future.
Implications for All Careers
Learning to code isn’t just about securing one of the many emerging roles in the space. No matter your path, you’re guaranteed to interact with technology in some way – a trend that’s only growing with time.
Throughout the technology era and onward, confidence in controlling and directing technology can be considered a modern superpower.
Implications for General Success
Outside of technology as a whole, the skill of Computational Thinking has major implications for Setting and Achieving Goals. In a nutshell, it described the process of breaking a problem down into bite-sized, actionable tasks.
In coding, you have the opportunity to practice and see what incremental goal achievement feels like.
So, when you encounter a situation in real life where you have the desired outcome, you’re conditioned to define it and plan logical steps to get there.
Codekids Learning Philosophy.
Our core focus is
Progress
That’s why we hire only Specialised Coding Instructors to guide our students.
These are instructors that have completed, or are completing, their studies in Computer Science.
This implies two major benefits:
1. Holistic understanding
The ability to apply bespoke guidance to our student’s particular understanding.
2. Passion
For someone that’s chosen to pursue Computer Science, teaching it isn’t just a job. It’s an opportunity to share their passion with the next generation of coders.