La Joya Juarez-Lincoln High School
Hour of Code |
Hora del Código |
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Schools join mission to introduce students to computer science
Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Girls and minorities are severely underrepresented. Good news is, we’re on our way to change this.
With the Hour of Code, computer science has been on homepages of Google, MSN, Yahoo! and Disney. Over 100 partners joined together to support this movement. Last year, every Apple Store in the world hosted an Hour of Code and even President Obama wrote his first line of code as part of the campaign.
That’s why every one of the approximate 2600 students at our school are joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, after Computer Science Education Week.
The Hour of Code, organized by the nonprofit Code.org and over 100 others, is a statement that today’s generation of students are ready to learn critical skills for 21st century success.
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Did you know that in today’s economy, computing jobs outnumber students graduating into the field by 3-to-1? And, computer science is foundational for every industry today. Yet most of schools don’t teach it. At our school, we are trying to change that.
That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code. More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code.
It’ll take place on Dec. 15, and will make a strong statement that La Joya ISD is ready to teach our students critical 21st century skills. We want to ensure that our students are on the forefront of creating technology of the future--not just consuming it.
