eKids - Introduction to Coding for Kids

Langbeschreibung (max. 2000 Zeichen.): EPAM eKids program have been launched successfully at EPAM offices in 2015. The goal of this program is to support the interest of schoolkids to programming and to give more possibilities to learn for those who are already keen on programming. We are introducing the world famous MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed Scratch Program which is a software language developed to enhance the IT capacity of children. Scratch is designed especially for ages 7 to 16, but is used by people of all ages. Millions of people are creating Scratch projects in a wide variety of settings, including homes, schools, museums, libraries, and community centers.

The event will be held three times on Saturday 20.07.2019, each session will be 2 hours. Start times are 10 am, 1 pm and 4 pm. Target group will be kids age 10-15. Please note: the whole event will be conducted only in English and we will provide laptops.