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Every ACPC student, K-2nd Grade, participates in Hour of Code

Today, Tue 8 Dec 2015, at Adair County Primary Center, some amazing Adair County youngsters astounded adults. Two kindergarteners complete entire coding session completely on their own; and one second grader earned coding certificate in 30 minutes!
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By Patty Jones, Principal, Adair Co. Primary Center

Students at ACPC participated in the Hour of Code on Tuesday, December 8. Every student in the school was involved from Kindergarten - 2nd grade at all levels.

We had one young man in 2nd grade earn his coding certificate in around 30 minutes.



We had two kindergarten students complete an entire coding session completely on their own and earn certificates. Several other students (and teachers) earned their certificates as well.

To put this in perspective, many adults were challenged and stuck on several levels of these activities.

The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics.

Students at ACPC certainly proved that they could hang with the best of them.

This activity is so rich in higher order thinking skills that are so critical to the future success of all students. It also covers the very important area known as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). This will certainly become a frequent activity for our students. To learn more on Hour of Code, go to hourofcode.com


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1st Graders at ACPC collaborate on coding exercise



2015-12-08 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal .
Students in Bridget Rowe's 1st grade class collaborate on their coding exercise. - Patty Jones, Principal

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Putting their heads together to code



2015-12-08 - Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal.
Girls in Lou Anne Coomer's 2nd grade put their heads together on coding. - Patty Jones, Principal, ACPC

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Isaiah Brown and Taiten Allen discuss coding strategies



2015-12-08 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal.
Isaiah Brown and Taiten Allen discuss their coding strategies during Hour of Code at Adair County Primary School, today, Tue 8 Dec 2015. - Patty Jones, Principal

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Daria Cheng, ACPC Kindergartener, at work in Hour of Code



2015-12-08 - Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal.
Daria Cheng, a kindergarten student in Shay Knifley's room gives coding a try. - Patty Jones, Principal

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Skylar Huff gives Supt. Reed a lesson in coding



2015-12-08 - Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal.
Skylar Huff, a first grade student gives Superintendent Alan Reed a lesson in coding. Skylar was also used as a resource to teach his own class and several others during the Hour of Code. - Patty Jones, Principal

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Superintendent visits Laura Keltner's kindergartener class



2015-12-08 - Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal.
Mr. Reed gets involved with a group of kindergarten students in Laura Keltner's room during the Hour of Code. - Patty Jones, Principal

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Alan Meyer, ACPC 2nd Grader, earns Coding Certificate



2015-12-08 - Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal.
Alan Meyer shows off his certificate he earned as the first student in the school to complete the entire exercise of coding. He actually chose one at a slightly higher level than first planned. - Patty Jones Principal

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