Press Release: Coding Challenge

   Do you know a student who is interested in coding games or apps? The Metropolitan Library System is now hosting a coding challenge for kids to code a game or app that could help them deal with a specific problem they might face in 2021.  

Studies show that when kids code, they get an appreciation of digital technology which surrounds everyone’s lives. Coding adds to so many skills that help improve lives – skills like computational thinking, learning logic and problem solving. According to www.raisesmartkid.com, problem solving is transferable to a lot of other fields. “In coding, a programmer figures out bugs by generating intelligent hypotheses and tweaking parts of his code one component at a time to test which one solves the problem.”

Coding also builds confidence. Students get immediate reaction on whether their coding works.

Also, many careers in the future will be based on coding. “Coding helps with skills students need to be successful in their future careers,” Kellie Delaney, MLS Digital Services and Strategy Manager said.

The Coding Challenge contest deadline is Sunday, December 13 at 6 p.m. Coding must apply to a real life problem that could be faced in the future. This could be anything from bullying to global warming to distance learning to something as simple as connecting with friends when in quarantine. 

Entries may be submitted at bit.ly/mlscodingchallenge and more information, including the list of rules and prizes, please visit https://spotic.us/kidscoding.

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