RHP Students Participate in Global Hour of Code

Rolling Hills Prep students engaging in computer coding exercises (photo: Rolling Hills Prep)

Students at Rolling Hills Preparatory School and the Renaissance School for the Arts and Sciences spent an hour learning computer code last week as part of an international effort to promote computer science in schools.

Hosted by Code.org, the Hour of Code campaign sought to get 10 million students of all ages to spend an hour learning computer code last week, Computer Science Education Week, and has gotten support from President Obama, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

“The Hour of Code is designed to demystify code, to show that computer science is not rocket-science, and anybody can learn the basics,” said Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO of Code.org. “It’s now on track to be the largest learning event in history, proving that the demand for relevant 21st century computer science education crosses all borders and knows no boundaries.”

Rolling Hills Prep students were among the more than 12 millions students who participated. The school is expanding its offerings in computer programming.

“A once daunting task has proven to be a fun and engaging activity, which gives students the confidence to know that they are capable of coding,” a representative from the school said in a statement. “RHP and Renaissance expects to take the mystique and apprehension out of coding.”