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Program Overview: Coding Level II

The goals of Coding Level II are to introduce students to web programming. With a basic understanding of code from Coding I (or similar background), students are now given the opportunity to create larger scale projects in the form of dynamic websites. Each day, we will orient students to a new component to web development, whether it be HTML syntax or helpful softwares like Heroku. From there, students are given chance to play around with code and create the building blocks to their final website. With guided instruction and access to a well-trained Harvard undergraduate coding instructor, this Academy builds confidence in students as a coder and web programmer. We aim to equip students with an extensive education in web development through a hands-on approach.

Our Level II program extends our goals from the Level I program by focusing on web programming. By using the building blocks taught in Level I, students are given skills to connect those into higher level projects. This program highlights and practices a critical skill of programming: practicing perspective. The ability to look at the finer details and debug individual lines of code, while also keeping in mind the broad picture and end goal of a project.