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  • August 30, 2021
    How to Structure Your Curriculum Progression

    Your curriculum is one of the most important offerings as a school or camp. It is the foundation of long-term success with your students and the foundation of their success. As an educator, building your curriculum is a challenging task. There are multiple challenges and considerations to take into account. Our blog this week aims […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • August 23, 2021
    How To Optimize Minecraft’s Performance on PC

    Minecraft is one of the most popular games out now. This is especially true for children and teens, as a good percentage of the player base is younger than 18. While Minecraft is available across multiple platforms, the most popular place to play Minecraft is still on the PC. We know that not everyone can […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • August 20, 2021
    How To Assess a Student’s Proficiency to Properly Assign Lessons

    The new school year is starting, and things are ramping up. The popularity of coding courses is ever-rising. Thanks to this, more new students are likely to enroll in your classes and camps. During this time, an influx of newer students is expected. One issue you may run into with new students is determining their […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • August 10, 2021
    3 Different Ways You Can Teach Your Class

    With summer nearing an end and the return to classes on the horizon, preparations for lessons begin anew. One thing to consider when preparing is the style in which you teach your students. With the popularity of online classes growing, traditional methods may need rethinking.  As teachers and educators, our job is to provide the […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • August 5, 2021
    An Introduction to Scratch

    The demand for coding lessons is at an all-time high. Students as young as 7 years old are being taught coding either in school or through after-school programs. The main challenge that teaching coding presents is how to provide a simple starting point. How do you teach something as complicated as coding to young kids […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • July 26, 2021
    How To Enrich Your Child’s Gaming with Learning Opportunities

    Smartphones and tablets have become more common and accessible in recent years. Children of today have more technology at their fingertips than ever before. As such, kids tend to spend a lot of their free time playing video games. This can turn into an unhealthy use of time. As Parents and Educators, you want your […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • July 19, 2021
    Transitioning Summer Camp Students Into Long-Term Students: Ideas and Pointers

    With summer in full swing, coding camps are at their most popular at the moment. School isn’t due to start for over a month, and parents want their kids to use their time wisely over the summer. Summer tech camps are a way to bring in extra revenue in the off-season and offer a promising […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • July 12, 2021
    Minecraft: An Introduction

    Minecraft is one of the most popular video games on the planet. With over 140 million players from all age groups, the player base is huge. But what makes it so popular? What’s the game like at its core? We answer all these curious questions today. We’ll go through the history of the game, how […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • July 2, 2021
    5 Reasons To Start Promoting Your Academy Before You Even Open

    Starting an Academy can take a lot of hard work. Months of planning, rethinking your strategies, building your foundation. You want to take every opportunity you can during these starting months to set yourself up for success. One of the ways to help ensure a good start for your academy is to promote it and […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • June 29, 2021
    Roblox: A Fun Way To Teach Coding To Kids

      Kids coding has become a very popular topic and discussion in education circles around the world. Parents and educators alike want to better prepare their students for the future. In this ever-growing world of technology that has become part of everyday life, the need to learn to code has become essential. One of the […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • June 22, 2021
    6 Reasons Why Roblox is so Popular

    There’s a chance you might have heard about the game Roblox. It’s recently been making waves in the gaming community and has skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years, making it one of the most played games by kids and young adults. In just the span of a year since the Coronavirus pandemic hit […]

    Dmitry Litvinov
  • June 17, 2021
    How to Start a Kids Coding Academy

    With technology becoming ever more integrated into our everyday lives, the need to start teaching our kids how to interact with technology has been ever-growing. Parents are aware of this need, and most of these parents want to see coding taught in schools. However, few schools currently offer it, and even some of the ones […]

    Dmitry Litvinov