Established 2014 (2014) Founded 2014 Founders Will Egan, Bec Spink | Website www.codefuture.org Headquarters Melbourne | |
Mission "To forge crucial links between the technology industry and education and become partners in learning." | ||
Code the Future is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at teaching children in schools how to code. It connects software engineers with school teachers to develop and present coding projects that teach children how to write in computer programming languages. The organisation is aiming to have 10,000 students coding in schools by December 2016.
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History
Code the Future was founded in Melbourne, Australia by Bec Spink and Will Egan in November 2014.
Schools
Reception
Teachers who have used Code the Future materials in their classrooms have reported enthusiuastic interest on their students' part. Code the Future has been acknowledged by the state of Victoria's Department of Education and Training, Digital Learning Branch, for their efforts in digital learning and advocacy of Australia's new Digital Technologies Curriculum.
In 2016, Code the Future was the winner of the Innovation category of the Australian and New Zealand Internet Awards.
Need
A study by Microsoft showed that almost two thirds of Australian students wanted to learn coding; but less than a third of students in Australia have access to coding opportunities in school as either part of their curriculum or as an extra-curricular activity.