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A curriculum built for young coders.

Every chapter and camp runs on a Steel City Codes-designed curriculum, from first steps in Python or Java to hands-on electives.

Core curriculum

Every chapter and camp runs on a Steel City Codes–built curriculum, designed and refined for younger students since 2018.

Python

Intro: programming basics, variables and data types, input, if-statements, loops, functions.
Intermediate: lists and tuples, memory and references, dictionaries, object-oriented programming, inheritance.

Java

Intro: programming basics, variables and data types, user input, if-statements, loops, functions.
Intermediate: methods, arrays, object-oriented programming, inheritance, multidimensional arrays.

Workshops & electives

Beyond the core languages, we run hands-on workshops to spark different interests.

Web DevelopmentHTML tags, the CSS box model, colors, Flexbox, interactivity with JavaScript.
App Development (Thunkable)Components, multiple screens, custom elements, data, interactivity with code blocks.
ScratchStages, sprites, control flow, variables.
CryptographyPigpen, phone, and Caesar ciphers — and many more.
Robotics with DashIntro to code blocks, moving and turning, control flow, variables.

See the curriculum in action.

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