New Apple Camp Session Teaches Coding And Programming To Children: How To Participate

Apple has been hosting a summer camp program called Apple Camp to provide both enjoyment and learning to kids. Just recently, the lineup of Apple Camp sessions has been expanded to a new course that will teach basic coding and programming to children with ages between eight and 12.

Kids Will Learn Coding And Programming Robots

The "Coding Games and Programming Robots" course will cater to a small number of participants per group, around a dozen kids only, Tech Crunch reported. The three-day session, which will be held at Apple retail stores, will teach children coding and how to program Sphero robots using software from Tynker.

Tynker has been reaching out to schools and camps by offering a teaching style that relies on visual interfaces. With these, children will be able to easily grasp programming and coding through virtual blocks.

Apple began Apple Camp in 2003 to attract children into learning the Cupertino-based company's technology and software while exercising their own creative juices. Though it has the word 'camp' attached to it, parents can't just drop off their children at the venue and head to work.

Moms and dads will have to stay in the retail store as their children learn coding and programming for 90 minutes. Parents shouldn't worry about being idle during that time because staff members will offer them an overview of what was being taught to the kids. The adults would also learn family-friendly features of Apple products.

How Kids Can Participate

Apple Camp also offers courses about iBooks and iMovie -- "Interactive Storytelling with iBooks" and "Stories in Motion with iMovie," respectively. The first one will teach children how to create books with illustrations, multi-touch gestures and sound effects. The second will ask kids to form a storyboard and shoot and edit a movie, Apple Insider reported.

Apple Camp sessions will be held for free during the entire month of July. The weeks of July 11 and July 18 will center on the iBooks and iMovie courses. The coding and programming session will be held on the last week of the month.

Parents who want their kids to participate should reserve spots as early as they can. The iBooks and iMovie sessions will be available in all of Apple's retail stores worldwide. Specific dates and times of the courses will vary from each store.

The coding and programming class, meanwhile, is only available in the U.S., U.K., Canada and greater China. Aside from Apple Camp, the tech giant also offers the Field Trip program to youth-oriented groups, students and teachers. The program demonstrates how teachers can use Apple products as helpful teaching tools in the classroom.