Dear Home Quest Parents,

For the past year I have been spending Saturday mornings teaching computer coding to my son and a friend (using Scratch).  Each week we code a fun game that teaches different programming concepts and techniques.  The boys are now working on a final project where they conceive and implement a game of their own creation.

I am wondering if this is something other Home Quest families would be interested in.  I would like to see if there is interest in a course over spring break.  I’m thinking 10 sessions (daily, mon-fri for two weeks), each 1.5 hours.  I would charge $150 per student for the 10 classes.  I would need at least 3-4 students to make this worthwhile with a maximum of 6, so each can get enough individual attention.  I could do multiple sessions if there is a lot of interest.  I have access to classroom space in North Delta (near 72nd ave and 112st).  Scratch is a computer languange that was designed at MIT specifically to be a kid-friendly way to teach coding.  The content would be most suitable for grades 3-6.

If you are interested, please email me directly at brian.stachniak@hotmail.com.  When you email, please indicate if you prefer an AM or PM class (probably ~10:00-11:30 for AM or 1:30-3:00  for PM, but TBD) and what grade your child is in.

About me: I have been a computer programmer professionally for over 20 years (C++ and Java , among others).  I am Nicholas Stachniak’s dad.

If this works out (or as an alternate) I would consider doing a once or twice a week workshop during the spring term.

Regards

-Brian Stachniak