CodeNow Stories

“CodeNow is Motivational”

“I’m teaching my students computer science and I wanted to find a way for my own son to be exposed to this field”

2017–2018 Student Achievements

“I can, without a doubt, say that the summer of 2017 was the best summer of my life.”

“I thought it would be really cool if I could start a club of my own in my local community…”

Weeks 3–5: “… figuring out semi-hacky ways of getting around roadblocks is just part of the fun.”

Week 2: Taking Risks and Venturing into Something Seemingly Impossible

Week 1: New to Seattle — Just Settling in.

What have you been up to since the CodeNow workshop?

“CodeNow afforded me an opportunity to learn about computer programming. It inspired me to expand my knowledge and share what I have…

“When there’s something that you want to do but you don’t know anything about it, it can be really intimidating and scary.”

“I didn’t know what #000 was so I erased it and experimented with the name of an actual color…”

“Coding helps you think very logically, which is a skill that everyone can utilize in any fashion.”

“She had this interest in coding… and it made me want to learn also.”

“CodeNow got me interested in computer science and kept me interested in it.”

“Doing CodeNow during my junior year of high school set me on the path that I am on now.”

“I came from the Dominican Republic when I was 8 years old. Having to adapt to the culture while learning the language from scratch was…

“I didn’t like coding at first … but then I did CodeNow, and that’s when I really got started…”

“I don’t think I had much of a direction until CodeNow happened.”