This December, we will be participating in the Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week, December 7 – 13. Along with many other classes at Capitol Hill and students in over one-hundred eighty countries, we will spend one hour completing a coding tutorial.

The Hour of Code is organized, in part, by the non-profit
group Code.org. The group points out that “whatever field
our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly hinge on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning computer science, and less students are studying it than a decade ago.”

The students will do some blogging after the event to let you know how it went. We are excited to hear what they thought about the experience; it will be the first time many have coded. If you’d like to join us, or to volunteer with one of the other classes, please let us know. We can always use more volunteers.