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Barrington CUSD 220 Empowers K-5 Students Through STEM Located in Barrington, Illinois, Barrington CUSD 220 was formed in 1973 and now educates students from pre-kindergarten through high school. Barrington 220 has one high school, two middle school campuses for grades 6-8, eight elementary schools, and one early childhood center. This guest post was written by Elizabeth Nelson, K-5 STEM Teacher for […]

 Code the Web: HTML, JavaScript, CSS and Python with Live Preview As pioneers in early childhood education, we’ve had the privilege of watching millions of students discover coding and computer science for the first time using our scenario-driven puzzles, coding games and interactive tutorials. For middle-school and high-school students who want to advance to real-world coding languages such as HTML, […]

Margaret Hamilton, Lead Software Engineer for NASA’s Apollo 11 Mission “There was no choice but to be pioneers.” That’s what Margaret Hamilton has to say about her experience engineering software for NASA at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the 1960s. Back then, software engineering was a relatively obscure profession and regarded by many “as an art and as magic, […]

Etienne Views Coding as a Puzzle! Etienne, who hails from Charleston, South Carolina, is an incredible young coder! The 9-year-old 4th grader loves science, coding, swimming with his friends, and playing video games. A fun fact about Etienne? His middle name is actually “Danger”! Since starting with Tynker in 3rd grade, Etienne has been coding for a year. This hobby has […]

Harmony Science Academy Waco Expands into STEM with Tynker Harmony Science Academy Waco is a PreK – 6th public charter school providing a high-quality education option for students in the surrounding areas. Our school is a part of the state-wide Harmony Public Schools system. We have just expanded our STEM Technology department, and coding has really been a big hit with […]

The Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and the Blue Ribbon Training Program were created to bring together educators who are dedicated to making coding a priority in their practices.

Noah Creates Amazing Games with Code! Meet Noah, an 8-year-old from British Columbia, Canada, who has an incredible passion for coding. He is in the fourth grade and loves building with LEGOs, playing Minecraft, and, most importantly, being goofy! Reading is also a big part of Noah’s life – Garfield comics are some of his favorites. Noah aspires to become […]

Valle Lindo SD Codes Their Way to College and Career Readiness Valle Lindo is a small district located in the San Gabriel Valley in the city of South El Monte, California. One of the oldest districts in California, Valle Lindo was incorporated as a district in 1863. This guest post was written by Ryan Bonde, Teacher/STEM Coordinator for Valle Lindo SD. […]

Xavier’s Excellence Shines Through His Code! Meet 11-year-old Xavier from Perth, Australia! He loves field hockey (he’s been playing for nearly 7 years!), drawing, reading, math, playing with friends, and, of course, coding. Xavier gets coding inspiration from his drawings, and he loves teaching others how to code. Even though he’s only in the 6th grade, Xavier has had several […]