On top of the new Helpsters-branded coding
classes, Apple is sending Apple Distinguished
Educators to some of its stores, as well as
access to Apple Entrepreneur Camp innovators,
developers, and artists. Those who are
interested in visiting an Apple Store for
a coding class should register online to
avoid disappointment; Apple’s most high-
profile coding program to date is expected
to be popular.
Apple will back up its in-store experiences with
an all-new Hour of Code Facilitator Guide,
in celebration of the seventh annual Hour of
Code. In a unique Hour of Code experience,
participants will be able to explore a modified
lesson from the new Everyone Can Code
curriculum, learning not just how to code,
but also how code is used in everyday life.
Apple’s support of the nationwide Hour to
Code is in collaboration with Computer Science
Education Week and code.org. As part of its
involvement, Apple is offering teachers and
parents access to a record 200,000 educational
apps from the App Store for their lesson plans,
all inside of Swift Playgrounds.
COLLEGE KIDS CAN CODE
Apple has not forgotten about high school and
college students with its latest Everyone Can
Code program. Develop in Swift is designed
to offer students more of the practical tools
and techniques they need to qualify for high-
demand and high-skill jobs in the world of
computer programming and coding. There’s a
huge skills gap in the coding industry, and
schemes like Apple’s will hopefully encourage
more students to enter into the field.