With Apple announcing an overhaul to its
Everyone Can Code curriculum, we take a closer
look, explore the exciting sessions coming to
Apple Stores to celebrate Computer Science
Education Week, and discuss how the firm holds
the keys to a brighter education system...
EVERYONE CAN CODE
Last week, Apple lifted the lid on an all-new
Everyone Can Code curriculum, designed to
get more students into coding. It’s a bold move
for one of the world’s biggest technology
firms, but as it makes millions a year from
iPad sales to the world’s educational
establishments and even more in revenue
from the App Store, it’s in Apple’s best
interests to give everyone the skills they
need to code and create the Next Big Thing
in apps.
The redesigned curriculum is focused on
introducing elementary and middle school
students to coding and offers new resources
for teachers, a refreshed Swift Coding Club,
and a new student guide. Combined, these
enhancements breathe life into one of Apple’s
most successful ventures into education to date,
and it’s combined with free coding sessions at
Apple Stores, taking place this December to
celebrate Computer Science Education Week.
What’s perhaps most important about
the redesigned curriculum is that it’s been
developed to make coding approachable,
offering activities that are more closely
connected to students’ everyday lives. What’s
more, the program includes a guide to Swift
Playgrounds called Everyone Can Code
Puzzles, which is available for free for anyone