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First Virtual coding class at Papakura High School

 Kia ora Koutou,

We have been continuing to run the Papakura High Code Club virtually. Unfortunately I was unable to send out all the invitations to all the students who have been attending. We are treading on new ground and the positives for the lock-down create opportunity!

We had some students attend this week and with the support of Code Club staff Siobhan O'connor we came up with a plan: The first thing we did was assign all code club members to Grok Learning a 'Space Invaders' game. If you attend the club next week I will be able to sign you up! Also we thought about creating a blog dedicated to the club and here it is!

We are hoping to source merchandise from Code Club and present to members who complete the projects we set, together with a Code Club certificate. Some of these prizes are T-shirts and key-rings from the official Code Club Aotearoa - watch this space. Looking forward to seeing you next week.

Satchet Singh

Location: Willis Road, Auckland 2110, New Zealand

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  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2020 at 6:54 PM

    Great Work Guys.... Didnt know we had a coding club but would love to learn more about what you do.

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    1. Satchet SinghNovember 10, 2020 at 7:06 PM

      We learn how to code in Python and also this club is a safe and friendly place to explore other learning, through playing Minecraft.

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