Microsoft Offers Summer Fun for
HerWILLers

STEM and Coding

Option 1: Monday, June 28, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Option 2: Monday, July 12, 2021
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Option 3: Monday, July 12, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Option 4: Monday, August 2, 2021
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Option 5: Monday, August 2, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Beginner’s Guide to Arcade Games: Make a Clicker game

Learn to code a series of face-paced “clicker” games on the MakeCode Arcade platform to play and share with friends.

Objectives:

  • Fundamentals of game design
  • Fundamentals of block-based coding
  • How to use and explore the MakeCode Arcade
    platform

Option 1: Friday, July 30, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Hour of Code Minecraft: A tale of two villages, Ages 8+

Use basic coding concepts to bring two villages together in this one-hour activity in Minecraft: Education Edition. Players will experience empathy and compassion for their neighbors, learn about cooperation and inclusion, and practice social-emotional skills.

Objectives:

  • Learn basic principles of Minecraft.
  • Practice coding concepts such as sequences, events, loops, and artificial intelligence (AI).
  • Learn to read simple code, describe what it does, and build on their skill level and experience throughout the one-hour workshop.
  • See the creative possibilities of computer programing and understand that coding is for everyone.

Option 1:Tuesday, July 6, 2021
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time

Option 2: Tuesday, July 6, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Option 3: Monday, July 26, 2021
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Option 4: Monday, July 26, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Beginner’s Guide to Arcade Games: Code your own games

For those new to coding, and to the MakeCode Arcade platform, learn to code classic arcade-style games. In this workshop, participants will build simple and shareable games using creativity and block-based coding.

Objectives:

  • Fundamentals of game design
  • Fundamentals of block-based coding
  • How to use and explore the MakeCode Arcade platform