On December 7, River Hill will be participating in the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. The activity is a one hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code” to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science.   It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. It is part of the 3rd Annual HCPSS Hour of Code and Computer Science Week.
 
The goal of the Hour of Code is not to teach anybody to become an expert computer scientist in one hour. One hour is only enough to learn that computer science is fun and creative, that it is accessible at all ages, for all students, regardless of background. The measure of success of this campaign is not in how much CS students learn - the success is reflected in broad participation across gender and ethnic and socioeconomic groups, and the resulting increase in enrollment and participation we see in CS courses at all grade levels.  For more information, go to https://hourofcode.com/files/hoc-one-pager.pdf.