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Junior Creative Coding

Build playful stories and games while learning computational thinking.

Yiga AI

Beginner en

Beginner · Course · 3 weeks at 3 hrs/week

Duration: 3 weeks
Effort: 3 hrs/week
Lessons: 20
Hands-on exercises: 20
Projects: 1
Language: en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

Scratch Basics

Game Design with Scratch

Animation & Storytelling

Introduction to AI for Kids

Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

4 modules · 25 lessons · 8 hours · 1 graded project

485 minutes of guided lesson time.

Module 1 · 6 lessons · 1.8 hoursMake a character moveModule 1 of 4 in Junior Creative Coding.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Make a character move in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Make a character move in Junior Creative Coding.
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Worked example
Worked example — Make a character move in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Make a character move in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Make a character move in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Module quiz: Make a character move
Check what you learned in Make a character move before moving on.
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10 min

Module 2 · 6 lessons · 1.8 hours LockedBuild a tiny gameModule 2 of 4 in Junior Creative Coding.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Build a tiny game in Junior Creative Coding.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Build a tiny game in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Worked example
Worked example — Build a tiny game in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Build a tiny game in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Build a tiny game in Junior Creative Coding.
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20 min
Module quiz: Build a tiny game
Check what you learned in Build a tiny game before moving on.
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10 min

Module 3 · 6 lessons · 1.8 hours LockedApplied practiceModule 3 of 4 in Junior Creative Coding.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Applied practice in Junior Creative Coding.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Applied practice in Junior Creative Coding.
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Worked example
Worked example — Applied practice in Junior Creative Coding.
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Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Applied practice in Junior Creative Coding.
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Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Applied practice in Junior Creative Coding.
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Module quiz: Applied practice
Check what you learned in Applied practice before moving on.
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10 min

Module 4 · 7 lessons · 2.6 hours LockedAdvanced techniquesModule 4 of 4 in Junior Creative Coding.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Advanced techniques in Junior Creative Coding.
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Core concepts
Core concepts — Advanced techniques in Junior Creative Coding.
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Worked example
Worked example — Advanced techniques in Junior Creative Coding.
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Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Advanced techniques in Junior Creative Coding.
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Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Advanced techniques in Junior Creative Coding.
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Module quiz: Advanced techniques
Check what you learned in Advanced techniques before moving on.
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Graded project: Junior Creative Coding
Apply everything from Junior Creative Coding in one graded, portfolio-ready build.
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45 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Junior Creative Coding to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share

Your instructor

Daniel O.

Data & analytics

Turns real African data problems into practical lessons learners can apply immediately.

“The course content made machine learning understandable, and the practice kept me moving.”
Brian Okello
Software developer, Kampala

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