Camp to help kids crack the code

WITH school holidays arriving at the end of the month, a different kind of camping experience is aiming to keep kids entertained over the break.

Children’s coding-based holiday program, Code Camp, is set to make its regional debut at Ballarat Grammar School on Wednesday, 28 September and Thursday, 29 September.

CEO and co-founder Ben Levi will be joining in for the program’s weekend visit, and said he’s excited to bring the program to the city.

“This program is really about inspiring kids to be creative with technology and not just consumers of it in a really fun and engaging way,” he said.

Code Camp’s debut will introduce the in-house Spark program which aims to teach computer and web programming language to seven-to-eight-year-olds, as well as their YouTube creators filmmaking program, and Minions animation program for five-to-seven-year-olds.

Alongside a small crew of visiting representatives, a team of about 10 local recruits will be formed to help deliver the program.

Mr Levi said their Ballarat debut will mark the program’s expansion into regional Victoria after nine years in Melbourne.

“We’re looking to expand more beyond the major capital cities and help more kids to experience this so Ballarat’s the first foray into that,” he said.

“We do run other programs like a DJ program, extended coding and drone programs. There’s a lot for us to come back to Ballarat with and do more with hopefully over the summer holidays.”

The program will cost $260 and can be booked via the Code Camp website.