Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School participates in the 2015 Hour of Code
All 225 students in grades 7-12 spent an hour this week participating in the worldwide Hour of Code as part of Computer Science Education Week. A one-hour introduction to computer science, it is designed to demystify coding and show that anybody can learn the basics, using Star Wars, Minecraft and Frozen tutorials.
According to Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO of Code.org, “The Hour of Code is designed to demystify code and show that computer science is not rocket-science, anybody can learn the basics.”
“We need to encourage and embrace our students’ interest in computer science,” said math & computer science teacher, Angie Garrett. “Every student deserves the chance to learn computer science to access the best careers of the 21st century.”
Over 100 million students worldwide have tried an Hour of Code. Code.org is supported by philanthropic donations from corporations, foundations and generous individuals, including Microsoft, Infosys Foundation, USA, The Ballmer Family Giving, Omidyar Network and others. For more information, please visit: code.org.
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School is a coeducational, non-discriminatory, college-preparatory day school serving students in grades seven through twelve located in Darlington, South Carolina.
Trinity-Byrnes fosters development of every student’s intellect and character through strong academics, a wide variety of athletics, and extra-curricular activities. For more information contact April Munn, Director of Admissions, at 843-395-9124, amunn@trinitybyrnes.org.
