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CODESPARK 10
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ACADEMY Companies
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2020
Grant-Hosford
CEO
Computer Science for Young Kids
Creativity is an essential tool for success in life. It and 50% people of color.
helps us solve problems, imagine new products,
produce art and find humor in difficult times. Play Creative Learning Platform
and creativity have a significant role in education, codeSpark believes all kids can create incredible
and professionals have a responsibility to nurture things so their platform gives kids access to powerful
both. We now know from research that children learn creative tools for coding games and interactive stories.
best through play and this includes learning how to The company wants every child in the world to have
be creative. So, in spite of some out of date views on access to a first-class computer science education to
education, governments should support and develop help prepare them for success in a future dominated by
this vital teaching of learning through play. Regularly computers and software.
working to combine coding with core subjects like
math and English, edtech company codeSpark has Some key differentiators for codeSpark Academy are:
produced codeSpark Academy, a specialized learning
game that teaches kids about computer science, game A word-free interface that makes the platform highly
design and digital story telling. accessible (pre-readers, visual learners, etc.)
codeSpark’s mission is to ignite curiosity about Powerful creative tools that allow kids to design and
computer science and to turn programming into play. code their own video games and create interactive
The company’s award-winning computer science stories (these tools were only available to teens and
education platform, “codeSpark Academy with The adults previously)
Foos”, is specially designed for kids who are aged 5
and up. codeSpark Academy teaches young kids about A focus on making sure the platform is as interesting
computer science concepts by letting them program to girls as it is to boys (done with a combination of
cute characters in a virtual world. The company powerful female characters and the focus on using
believes that diverse teams are the most creative and code creatively)
innovative. codeSpark is also a proud participant in Power of Programming Tools
Kapor Capital’s Founder’s Commitment to diverse and
inclusive hiring. The codeSpark team is 50% women
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