3. What is Shannon Code and Play?
! Shannon Code and Play is a dedicated educational institution focused
exclusively on teaching code, robotics and recreational science to kids 8
and up.!
! Shannon Code and Play prepares kids to explore their creativity and
reach their full potential in a world dominated and articulated by technology.!
! We organize specialized Summer Camps, Workshops, Clubs, Seminars
and Extracurricular Activities, in collaboration with Schools, City Councils,
Companies and other institutions.!
! Our programs and activities are designed and supervised by experts
from the most prestigious universities in the field, including Stanford,
Princeton and Harvard.!
5. Why Shannon Code and Play?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XvmhE1J9PY&feature=player_embedded
President Obama ask America to learn Computer Science!
6. Why Shannon Code and Play?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r990CWYtx_o
The Hour of Code: Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and others!
7. Why Shannon Code and Play?
http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code.html
MIT Mitch Resnick: Let´s teach kids to code!
9. Mission and Values
! Shannon Code and Play aims to articulate a social movement that will
reach a large number of Spanish kids with the goal to create a positive
impact on society.!
! Sparking the interest for coding, robotics and science in boys, and
especially girls, is critical for a prosperous future.!
! In the short term, both girls and boys will benefit greatly by learning
important skills for their future. In the long term, we will create a critical
mass of skilled people that will stimulate social and tech entrepreneurship
while generating thousands of qualified jobs and wealth.!
! We are guided by 3 areas:!
10. Technology
1
! Code and Robotics will be the “linguae
francae” of the future. We will empower the kids’
innate curiosity towards new technologies, and
stimulate their abilities to make the most of them.!
! Kids will evolve from being just consumers to
creators, and will do so at an early age - when they
can learn better and more easily.!
! Creating and nurturing a breeding ground for
future programmers and computer scientists will
generate a robust ecosystem of tech experts prone
to generate extraordinary wealth.!
11. Creativity
2
! We understand creativity as the most
determinant value both in professional and
personal success in today’s society, where
creativity is a basic for adaptation. !
! We rely on playful methods in order to
encourage creativity in problem-solving,
collaboration, organizational capacity, adversity
management and other social and tech skills.
These skills will always help them whether they
pursue a career in tech or science, or not.!
12. Humanism
3
! We encourage the development of a humanistic
morality through respect for moral behavior, the work
well done, solidarity and respect for the others in
order to create better workers, business
professionals, entrepreneurs and of course,
individuals.!
! We walk the talk. We focus on gender equality: It
is our goal to enroll at least 50% girls in our programs
to break the current gender inequality barrier in the
tech field and place attention on disadvantaged
groups: we will offer a complete and extensive grant
program in order to include as many disadvantaged
kids as possible.!
14. Learning is a game - Methodologies
! We use methodologies based on playing and collaboration developed
by experts in Computer Science, Education and Psychology, all from
leading institutions such as Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard.!
! We rely on an already developed selection of platforms with proven
success: code.org, Khan Academy, Scratch-MIT, Google, LEGO, MOOC
initiatives, etc.!
16. Syllabuses
Code + Robotics
CP 8-11 years + Beginner
Scratch
–
MIT
Blockly
–
Google
Tynker
Hopscotch
R 8-11 years + Beginner
Lego
Wedo
Primo
Kano
Make
/
Maker
Shed
Play-‐i
CP 12-14 years + Advanced
Scratch
-‐
advanced
Minecra<
–
Java
HTML
CSS
Kano
R 12-14 years + Advanced
Lego
Mindstrom
Vex
Arduino
Raspberri
Pi
18. Cross Disciplinary Education
! English – Besides being the language for most of the platforms,
documentation, etc, this is one of the most important pending issues for
Spanish students. !
! Recreational Science – Fun and simple experiments designed to
encourage their natural curiosity about science and how the world in which
we live works.!
! Social Skills!
! Encouraging social and tech entrepreneurship!
! Knowledge and respect for nature and the environment!
20. Summer Camps
The Shannon Tech Camps are full-time child & youth camps that take
place during school holidays.!
They provide the first “complete immersion” in code and robotics –
complemented with cross-training- English, recreational science,
activities in nature, social skills development, etc.!
21. Clubs
The Shannon Tech Clubs are social and collaborative meeting spaces
where kids develop projects together and share their experiences
related to the fields of code and robotics.!
In the Shannon Tech Clubs participants will have a space in which to
use their free-time, where they have all the necessary equipment to
make the most of their hobby under the supervision of specialized
instructors. !
They are frequently developed in collaboration with Sport and Social
Clubs, Civic Centers, City Halls and other institutions.!
22. Workshops
The Shannon Tech Workshops are developed upon request and can
vary in length.!
Normally they concentrate on a week or four consecutive weekends .!
“Taylor made” workshops allow a greater flexibility regarding materials,
times, methodologies, ages and levels. !
They are frequently developed in collaboration with Sport and Social
Clubs, Civic Centers, City Halls and other institutions.!
23. Extracurricular
The Shannon Extracurricular Activities are developed in collaboration
with Educational Centers, which usually provide their own facilities for
the activities.!
Programs are taylor-made regarding content, schedules and other
areas. !
They are taught by Shannon instructors in collaboration with their own
teachers.!
They are developed in collaboration with Public and Private Schools,
English Academies, IT labs and others.!
27. Gijón
Camino de los Tejos 512!
Asturias – 33203!
info@shannoncodeandplay.com!
t: +34 605 123 944!
San Francisco
1846 Taylor Street!
San Francisco, CA – 94133!
info@shannoncodeandplay.com!
t: +1 415 362 0440!
