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As we progress deeper into the 4th Industrial Revolution, coding is becoming the new literacy. Think Digital Academy’s Coding and Robotics course teaches real text-based code in a way that even a seven-year old can master. The courses take students from beginner’s level to expert level.  No prior knowledge of coding or any equipment is required.  The courses are user-friendly and teach students computational skills, problem solving and perseverance skills, Maths skills and critical thinking skills.

As Bill Gates said, “Learning to write programmes not only helps you think better but also stretches your mind.”

The future is at your fingertips, join the education revolution!

Course curriculum

1 Level 1Bytes 18 chapters
  1. 1Introduction to Coding
  2. 2Introduction to Scratch Junior
  3. 3Learning About Sprites
  4. 4Learning About Scratch Junior Blocks Part 1
  5. 5Learning About Scratch Junior Blocks Part 2
  6. 6Learning About Scratch Junior Blocks Part 3
  7. 7Building Your First Program
  8. 8Project 1: Under the Sea Adventure
  9. 9Project 2: Fun in Space
  10. 10Project 3: City Race (Part 1)
  11. 11Project 3: City Race (Part 2)
  12. 12Project 4: Story Time (Part 1)
  13. 13Project 4: Story Time (Part 2)
  14. 14Painting in Scratch Junior (Part 1)
  15. 15Painting in Scratch Junior (Part 2)
  16. 16Build a Maze Game (Part 1)
  17. 17Build a Maze Game (Part 2)
  18. 18Summative Assessment
2 Level 2Megabytes 16 chapters
  1. 1Introduction to Scratch
  2. 2Important Concepts in Scratch
  3. 3Creating Your First Program
  4. 4Basic Scratch Block Functions (Part 1)
  5. 5Basic Scratch Block Functions (Part 2)
  6. 6Basic Scratch Block Functions (Part 3)
  7. 7Basic Scratch Block Functions (Part 4)
  8. 8Advanced Scratch Block Functions (Part 1)
  9. 9Advanced Scratch Block Functions (Part 2)
  10. 10Drawing in Scratch (Part 1)
  11. 11Drawing in Scratch (Part 2)
  12. 12Drawing in Scratch (Part 3)
  13. 13Your First Scratch Game (Part 1)
  14. 14Your First Scratch Game (Part 2)
  15. 15Your First Scratch Game (Part 3)
  16. 16Summative Assessment
3 Level 3Gigabytes 13 chapters
  1. 1Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 1)
  2. 2Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 2)
  3. 3Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 3)
  4. 4Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 4)
  5. 5Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 5)
  6. 6Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 6)
  7. 7Advanced Scratch Gaming – Game 1 (Part 7)
  8. 8Robotics Introduction
  9. 9Robot Handling: Basic Operations and Drawing a Robot
  10. 10Robotics and Math
  11. 11Math Programming Concepts Level 2
  12. 12Moving From Scratch to Python
  13. 13Summative Assessment
4 Level 4Terabytes 5 chapters
  1. 1Advanced Scratch and Python: Motion With Pen
  2. 2Advanced Scratch and Python: Operators
  3. 3Advanced Scratch and Python: Controls
  4. 4Advanced Scratch and Python: Sensing
  5. 5Summative Assessment

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