Introduction to Computer Science using Snap!

Fridays, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, September 9 – November 18, at

Smile Camp, 6301 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh NC 27606

Limited to 6 students

This course is an introduction to functional programming, with an emphasis on recursion and abstraction. The class is taught using Snap!, a visual computer programming language. While students will learn to code in Snap!, this is not a class that teaches “coding” per se, but teaches how to think about and solve problems by writing computer programs. The aim of the course is to think about functions and data in a way that supports future programming endeavors.

This course closely follows the content of AP Computer Science Principles. While students student below high school are not allowed to include the “AP” designation on their transcripts, the course is based on the curriculum, Beauty and Joy of Computing: https://bjc.edc.org/bjc-r/course/bjc4nyc.html.