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Partner Spotlight: HoodCode
August 02, 2022The Coding Space is honored to partner with Hood Code, a program that offers free coding classes to youth living in NYC public housing. Since our initial partnership in 2019, we have provided teachers, shared our training materials, and offered access to our top-tier curriculum to support Hood Code’s mission. Keep reading to learn more about Jason Gibson, founder of HoodCode, and the necessary…
Coding Career Spotlight: Animation
August 01, 2022Most people understand that a coding education can set you up for a successful career as a software engineer. But a foundation in code can actually prepare you for all kinds of fulfilling careers across a broad spectrum of fields! For example, visual artists and illustrators can use a degree in coding to propel themselves into the world of animation. WHAT DO ANIMATORS DO? Buzz Lightyear wasn’t…
The Coding Space @ Samsung 837
July 27, 2022This July, we took a group of lucky TCS campers to Samsung 837, an experiential tech wonderland in the Meatpacking District featuring a living lab, a VR tunnel, digital art installations, and three floors of dynamic, immersive programming powered by state-of-the-art technology. We started the day with a tour of the space, where we saw all of Samsung’s latest gadgets (including Dusty the Cleanly…
Coding Career Spotlight: Ethical Hacking
July 01, 2022Here at TCS, we love to spotlight the many enriching careers in a broad range of fields that can be built from a foundation in coding. One of the more surprising (and exciting!) coding careers involves the field of Ethical Hacking. WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING? Ethical hacking is legally breaking into computers and devices to test the strength of an organization's defenses. It's among the most exciting…
5 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth as a Family
June 05, 2022Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, or Emancipation Day) is a day to honor and celebrate liberation. It’s a celebration of the day in 1865 when word of the Emancipation Proclamation — which had been signed two years prior and freed all enslaved people — made its way to Texas. Why the delay? Back then, Texas was extremely remote; it took a long time for news of General Lee’s…
Summer 2022 @ The Coding Space
May 31, 2022Curious what your child will be up to at The Coding Space this summer? Look no further. Each summer, we craft a curriculum designed to expose students to a wide variety of puzzles, problems, and challenges. This summer, we’re excited to introduce a new skill to the party: design thinking. Design thinking is an educational approach with a five-step framework (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype…