An Hour of Code Makes Everyone Smarter

Lifelong learning comes naturally to everyone. In my case, even before earning two degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, I used my passion for math to develop a small real estate investment. Today, I am growing Hatch Coding — and learning a ton along the way.

Hatch provides classes and week-long camp experiences that nourish young learners’ natural abilities in logic and critical thinking, programming, and troubleshooting. Hatch Coding is one of numerous businesses and specialized summer camps emerging all over North America and throughout the world to focus on code. The growth of this sector parallels the increasingly popular Hour of Code programs cropping up in schools, science museums, public libraries, and other learning centers.

Hour of Code is more than a program: it’s a global movement that in a single recent week drew 50 million students to participate. It’s promoted by a nonprofit group of tech-focused companies and organizations, such as Computer Science Education Week, with the goal of making coding fun and meaningful.

To date, students in almost every country in the world have participated in Hour of Code programs. Experts say that coding is a language skill that every literate person needs to acquire. And anyone can organize an Hour of Code program, or sign up to be a volunteer, by going to HourofCode.com. A worthy and fun endeavour for all!

-Peter Kuperman