Panda Programmer is happy share some good news about the FTC
robots competition team that is sponsored by Panda: Last weekend, on Jan 21st, Team
#21814 (team ROR) had a great showing at the Qualifiers competition in Laurel,
and advanced to the Regionals competition on Feb 11th !
Out of 28 teams, the team took first place for the “Innovate”
award, 2nd place for the “Design” award, and 2nd place
for the “Inspire” award. Good job team
members! Both captains of the team are
graduates of Panda Programmers Coding classes for kids. Good luck team ROR at the Regionals!
June 25, 2021 News: Now that the pandemic seems to be “more under control” people are scrambling to get their elementary and middle school children signed up for summer camps!
Maryland summer camps are thriving in 2021. Tennis camps, arts camps, and especially tech camps are getting kids out of the house, around their peers, and enjoying life again!
Summer camp coding is a fun and educational experience for many children in grades 1 through 8. Initially such kids are drawn to coding from their love of video games. But at Panda Programmer, the beauty and elegance of computer science quickly wins them over. The students see the rewards first hand, of writing clean, well-don code.
Summer day camp is a great way to allow children to experiment with new hobbies and ideas. At Panda Programmer, we welcome both beginning programmers and advanced programmers. Our experienced teachers guide students and allow them to proceed at their own pace. That way students are neither overwhelmed, nor are they bored!
Well, that’s about it for the June 25, 2021 News… See you at summer camp!
Hello Panda Programmer,
Have you announced dates yet for summer day camp 2019? Also, what’s the deal with ukuleles and foreign language?? I thought this was primarily a coding camp?
Beth in Rockville
I have a comment regarding summer camp in Gaithersburg. Your summer camps rock. My child recently participated in the Panda Programmer Gaithersburg summer camp. It was 5 intense half-days of coding. Consequently my child loved it! Additionally the instructor made the topic fun and interesting for the children. Amazingly they actually taught 8 year old children programming. However they showed my child some amazing techniques. They used the Scratch programming language. As a result, it was a great experience, and we are looking forward to doing another summer day camp with Panda Programmer next year. And we prefer your summer camp in Gaithersburg if possible.
On another topic- Do you think you will be teaching in-school, after-school programs again this fall? I have heard many good things about Panda Programmer classes that are held in elementary and middle schools. And I heard that your curriculum allows students to progress from where they left their learning in previous classes. That’s a great system. I sure hope that the Montgomery county government (or MCPS) allows in-school after-school programs this coming fall. Otherwise, we’ll just come back to summer camps in Gaithersburg…
Thanks Panda Programmer!
Alice in Gaithersburg