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About codeSpark
CODESPARK ACADEMY
A great way for your kid
to learn how to code.
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Benefits
- Completely word-free.
- Based on research-backed curriculum from MIT and Princeton.
- Built with girls in mind without pandering.
- Self-directed - no experience required.
The Benefits of Learning Code
Get a head start in STEM
Ignite interest in STEM by showing how science and technology can be creative and fun.
Pathway to Math and Reading
Sequencing skills learned in codeSpark Academy are the building blocks to early literacy and mathematics.
Breakdown Stereotypes
The earlier kids are exposed to programming, the less likely they are to demonstrate gendered stereotypes about STEM careers.
Math
Reading
Logic
Problem
Solving
Creativity
Empathy
Pattern
Recognition
What coding looks like in codeSpark Academy
Learn with Puzzles
Click a puzzle below to learn more
Donut Detective
Tool Trouble
Kite Plight
Puppy Problems
Lunch Crunch
Helps With
Donut Detective
Player Level: Beginner
Puzzle Type: Sequencing
The step-by-step order in which instructions should occurTool Trouble
Player Level: Beginner
Puzzle Type: Loops
A set of instructions that is repeated over and over againKite Plight
Player Level: Intermediate
Puzzle Type: Advanced Sequencing
Reinforces the core computer science concept of sequencingPuppy Problems
Player Level: Advanced
Puzzle Type: Events
An action or cue that signals a new line of code to runLunch Crunch
Player Level: Advanced
Puzzle Type: Conditional Statements
Actions that execute based on certain provisions
Create with Game Maker
Once kids have mastered the concepts learned in the puzzles,
they are ready to make their own games.
Empathy
Creativity
Reading
Mastering Automation - Pet Pals
Pet Pals is a fun way to use creative problem solving through
taking care of (and picking up after) lots of pets.
Empathy
Creativity
Logic
Problem
SolvingPattern
Recognition
Mini-games
Mini-games helps kids learn additional concepts
that may apply to STEM subjects.
Sweet Sorter
Math
Pattern
Recognition
Pet Stacker
Math
Pattern
RecognitionProblem
Solving
Calamity
Job: Animal Trainer and Lassoist
Originally a lassoist, Calamity now trains animals for her acrobatic show. She once lassoed the elusive White Buffoolo but, feeling sorry for animal, let the Buffoolo go. This inspired her to train wayward pets for her wild west show. Sarge’s pet pig Nugget, is actually one of Calamity’s former wild west stars.
Queen Candy
Job: Royalty
Queen “Candy” Candice is the current ruler of Sweetopia, a province west of Fooville. Sweetopia’s power and agriculture is powered by the area’s abundant sugary treats that are regularly collected and sorted.
Safari Sam
Job: Zoologist
(aka Pet Pals Center Operator)
Sam currently runs the Pet Pals Pet Center, which provides care, grooming, and shelter for Fooville’s PetFoos. Sam has a Ph.d in Zoology, and has published many research papers on the behavioral and psychosomatic effects of hats on PetFoos.
The Glitch
Job: Causing trouble
(but they mean well)
The Glitch appears whenever there’s a system error in Fooville. Once falsely blamed for the errors, it’s now known that The Glitch happens to be attracted to the electricity the system errors emit. The Glitch now helps out by “sniffing out” system errors caused by viruses.
Gracie
Job: Fooville Police
Gracie is a Police Foo who specializes in catching Glitches and viruses. She also finds missing pets like in her “Runaway Pets” case files. Loves donuts.
Woz
Job: Construction Expert
Woz loves his tools and is incredibly attached to them. He’s also heading the construction of Foover Dam. A perfectionist, Woz tends to redo projects over and over again, much to his friends’ chagrin.
Naomi
Job: Covert Code Operative
(aka Ninja)
Naomi fervently studies a set of scrolls called “The Code,” passed down from Master Fooma. Her greatest rival is the white ninja Ichi, who once octopus-napped her best friend Hachi the OctoFoo.
Val
Job: Data Cargo Transporter
(aka AstroFoo Pilot)
Val is an AstroFoo from FASA Space Station. She has traveled across vast systems, but currently enjoys the quiet life as a data cargo transporter. Val loves her puppies, who often come with her on her trips.
Sarge
Job: Chef
A veteran from the infamous Great Food Fight Catastrophe of Foo York, Sarge now uses food to “bring Foos together instead of separating them.” Sarge loves to go fishing with his PetFoo pig Nugget.
Calamity
Job: Animal Trainer and Lassoist
Originally a lassoist, Calamity now trains animals for her acrobatic show. She once lassoed the elusive White Buffoolo but, feeling sorry for animal, let the Buffoolo go. This inspired her to train wayward pets for her wild west show. Sarge’s pet pig Nugget, is actually one of Calamity’s former wild west stars.
Queen Candy
Job: Royalty
Queen “Candy” Candice is the current ruler of Sweetopia, a province west of Fooville. Sweetopia’s power and agriculture is powered by the area’s abundant sugary treats that are regularly collected and sorted.
Safari Sam
Job: Zoologist
(aka Pet Pals Center Operator)
Sam currently runs the Pet Pals Pet Center, which provides care, grooming, and shelter for Fooville’s PetFoos. Sam has a Ph.d in Zoology, and has published many research papers on the behavioral and psychosomatic effects of hats on PetFoos.
The Glitch
Job: Causing trouble
(but they mean well)
The Glitch appears whenever there’s a system error in Fooville. Once falsely blamed for the errors, it’s now known that The Glitch happens to be attracted to the electricity the system errors emit. The Glitch now helps out by “sniffing out” system errors caused by viruses.
Gracie
Job: Fooville Police
Gracie is a Police Foo who specializes in catching Glitches and viruses. She also finds missing pets like in her “Runaway Pets” case files. Loves donuts.
Woz
Job: Construction Expert
Woz loves his tools and is incredibly attached to them. He’s also heading the construction of Foover Dam. A perfectionist, Woz tends to redo projects over and over again, much to his friends’ chagrin.
