Pupils aged five to seven will learn algorithms and simple programming, said the BBC. By the age of 11, pupils will design “computational abstractions that model real-world problems”.

Learning programming introduces students to solving problems, designing applications, and making connections online. We are witnessing a remarkable comeback of computer programming in schools. In ...

By providing a free online education program, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) aims to increase the participation of underrepresented and female students in computer programming.

This not only helps grasp the concepts of programming but the tool itself is also fun to use. Scratch – Learn computer programming Scratch has been around for quite some time now.

The method: anonymous admissions tests and no tuition fees. When students find a job, the school is paid 17 per cent of their income for three years. The two-year program is open to beginners, and its ...

Malverne fifth- and sixth-graders participated in Computer Science Education Week by learning an hour of computer programming. More than 20 million students nationwide took part.

By the year 2020, Code.org predicts there will be 1.4 million jobs available in computer programming. The non-profit organization is dedicated to expanding participation in computer-science education.

One candidate language would be Python, it’s freely available and one of the easier programming languages to learn – compared, say, to C/C++.