Due to the circumstances we’re facing, Code Naturally is moving all of it’s classes online. These classes are in place of the classes we were supposed to teach at schools across the county from Pajaro Valley to Scotts Valley. All students that use Code Naturally in the classroom with their teachers are also welcome to […]
Born in 1815, Ada Lovelace experienced a much different world than exists today. Though it was unusual at the time for women to study mathematics, Ada’s mother was trained in the subject and insisted that her daughter have the same education. This early decision by her mother led to Ada’s love for math, and would […]
In December, we had to make a lot of decisions about the future of our company. During this time, we decided to take a break from social media and unplug from doing anything that didn’t have to do with getting to the core of our mission and what we wanted to focus on for […]
Empathy has become a larger part of the teaching and learning experience at our schools. It’s even got the focus of by Harvard Graduate School of Education and MIT Press. As students learn to see things from the perspectives of their peers, teachers, and people around the world – their gain a strong understanding of […]
Over 1,000 students from Watsonville to Scotts Valley participated in this year’s Hour of Code event with the help of Code Naturally. During Computer Science Education Week, Code Naturally partnered with Looker and UCSC students to bring the annual Hour of Code event to local Santa Cruz schools. Volunteers attended trainings that prepared them to […]
By Sukh Singh & Charity Funtila Chromebooks are an essential part of the modern classroom. They help our students connect to the web, access a plethora of learning applications, and keep a digital archive of their work through Google Drive. But – there’s a problem. As students use the Chromebooks for 3-4 years, their […]
I’m Charity and I have been working with Code Naturally’s lead educator, Joey, to teach students how to create games and abstract art using code. This summer, Code Naturally partnered with Cabrillo to provide students with 4 code intensive one week summer camps. The last week was a girls only coding camp and I noticed […]
“When am I ever going to use this?” – The question that haunts math teachers and parents alike. Every time you push your student focus on math- this question tends to be the number one retort. I can understand why. Growing up, I asked it a lot – to my parents, to my teachers, […]
Monday morning was full of excitement as we dotted our i’s and crossed our t’s for the last time before students arrived. The educators were ready to teach, the student folders were prepped, and the snacks were ready to go, but, as always before kicking off an important event – we felt like we were […]
What is programming/coding? Coding or programming is the process of giving your computer a set of instruction to carry out. This set of instructions is referred to as a program, app, application, or software. It can be thought of as a recipe like one you’d follow to make your favorite dessert. A recipe in English […]
