Hour of Code
Each December, TPF4Y celebrates Computer Science Education Week by providing schools in Indiana with the resources they need to complete an Hour of Code activity. Since 2014, we've grown our Hour of Code event from a one-hour celebration impacting 375 students to a multi-day, multi-school event engaging 10,000+ students all over the state. Check below for more information on how to get involved!
The 2024 Computer Science Education Week will be December 9th-15th
2024 Highlights
Below is a list of all the participating schools, robotics teams, and teachers who provided an Hour of Code for their students
10,600+ Students Participated in Hour of Code this year!
“The students were having so much fun coding that they didn’t want to stop! This was very rewarding experience. ”
Allisonville Elementary School | Beiriger Elementary | Benjamin Franklin Elementary | Benjamin Harrison CFI School 2 | Clarence Farrington Elementary #61 | Clarks Creek | Evansville Christian School | Ferdinand Elementary | Fred J Hums Elementary | IPS/Butler Lab School 60 | James A. Garfield IPS #31 | Mollie B Hoover Elementary | Northeast East | Nuner Fine Arts Academy | Prairie Trace Elementary | Sidener Elementary | Speedway High School | Washington Woods Elementary | West Elementary| William Tell Elementary
41 Robotics Teams from 22 Schools Participating in Hour of Code
“This is such a great way to introduce programming to young students! ”
Blackford Junior Senior High School | Bloomington High School South | Brentwood Elementary | Cardinal Ritter | Croninger Elementary | Fall Creek Intermediate | Forest Dale Elementary | Greenbriar Elementary | Hope Elementary | Mill Creek West | Mintonye Elementary | Nora | Northern Heights Elementary School | Sand Creek Intermediate | Selma Middle School | Silver Creek Elementary | St Luke Catholic School | St. Mary School | TechWise Academy | William Tell Elementary | Winchester Village Elementary School | Woodlan Jr/Sr High School
17 Schools with In Classroom Robotics Participating in Hour of Code
Anna Brochausen IPS 88 | Beiger School | Brentwood Elementary | Carl Wilde 79 School of Inquiry | Crestdale Elementary | Crothersville Jr Sr High School | East Washington School Corporation | George Julian IPS #57 | James Russell Lowell Montessori #51 | New Bethel Elementary | Otwell Miller Academy | St. Maria Goretti | Stout Field Elementary | Towles Intermediate School | Trailside | Westlake Elementary | Winchester Village Elementary School
ways to Participate in Hour of Code
State-wide Hour of Code
This year, TechPoint Foundation for Youth is providing classrooms all over the state with the resources they need to safely code in the classroom.
Take the pledge below and join the already thousands of students dedicated to coding during computer science week. Last year we had 10,000 students in Indiana who made the pledge to code. We want to raise that number even higher!
Ready to get started? Check out past Hour of Code activities to brush up and prepare for a #CODEallyAwesome time!
Code with VEX GO
New for this year’s Hour of Code, we are encouraging all our VEX GO classrooms to make the pledge to code.
You can find lessons for first time coders or experienced coders on the VEXcode website
In the STEM Lesson Library, you will find a list of coding activities to use in your class for the Hour of Code. All you need to do is select the “coding” filter on the left hand side to find the relevant activities.
You can find all the information on the activities at this LINK.
Code with Robotics
Whether your team is new to coding or an expert, TechPoint Foundation for Youth wants your team to dedicate one hour to ensure everyone has the chance to code! Below are 3 different ways to code with a robot:
Dedicate one hour of your robotics practice to code your robot for this year’s game!
Students will code their way through one of the activities listed at hoc.vexrobotics.com/
You can also register for our coding help hotline!