Coding classes for kids in high demand Forget traditional enrichment classes to learn ballet or play the piano. More children are being sent for computational thinking and coding lessons as ...

For the most part, though, the website says kids will start with Scratch, a visual programming tool, or by building their own website.

Classes such as Scratch and Cognimates use block-based coding to teach kids how to create animations, games, and stories. These classes use a drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for kids to ...

China's enthusiasm for teaching children to code is facing a new roadblock as organizations and students lose an essential tool: the Scratch programming language developed by the Lifelong ...

Major coding training companies accounted for a large portion of Chinese education investment deals last year, raising more than 780 million yuan altogether, according to latest industry figures.

Do we need a new beginning programming language? My answer is “yes”, and the more programming languages and tools we have to introduce programming to kids, adults and everyone else, the better.

Perhaps the only online coding community that could compete with Scratch for kids’ attention is Minecraft, which aims to provide kids with a similar sense interest- and peer-based exploration.