Columbia and Penn to Offer Summer High School Coding Boot Camps in Partnership with 2U, Inc.
This summer, Columbia Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal and Professional Studies are offering the first online coding boot camps for high school students in partnership with Trilogy Education, a brand of 2U, Inc.
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The Penn Summer High School Coding Camp and Columbia Engineering High School Coding Academy are three-week intensive online immersions designed to introduce high school students to front-end web development. Both online summer programs have start dates in July and August and are open for enrollment now to learners in grades 9-12, age 13 or older.
“In today’s tech-driven world, a foundational knowledge of coding will be beneficial to high school students no matter what fields or careers they choose to pursue in the future,” said Professor Soulaymane Kachani, Vice Provost of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation at Columbia University. “Our Summer High School Coding Academy is an intensive program that will help driven individuals start to build their own portfolios applying a range of useful technologies.”
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“Our new summer coding program will equip high school students with foundational coding, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills,” said Rita McGlone, Executive Director of Professional and Organizational Development at the University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal and Professional Studies. “This will be a rewarding learning experience for high schoolers interested in learning some impressive practical coding skills in a short period of time.”
Throughout both intensive three-week programs, high schoolers will participate in instructor-led online classes along with dynamic programming projects and assignments with constant support from instructional staff and tutors. No prior coding experience is required.
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