Great info for families looking for activities for their kids!
Amazon is closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and working to support our local communities, customers and employees during this difficult time.
They know that
right now schools across the state are experiencing disruption during this pandemic and they want to
help. Year-round, Amazon is committed to ensuring more students and teachers
get access to a computer science education through its Amazon Future Engineer
program, and now that mission is more important than ever.
As a wife of a teacher, I see how hard my husband is preparing to start distance learning for his students - many who have never done online learning in any capacity.
I am thrilled to see that one of my favorite brands is continuing to find ways to support the communities they serve.
Right now, Amazon Future Engineer is
providing free access to sponsored computer science courses in the US, which is
for independent learners grades 6-12, and teachers who are remotely teaching
this age group. Parents can also access this curriculum.
And, as of today, Amazon Future
Engineer is offering a virtual robotics program through partners CoderZ. The
fully sequenced course accommodates age levels from second grade with block-based coding to high school with text-based coding.
Amazon Future Engineer also is
providing access to EarSketch, a free program that helps students learn to code
through music. Grammy-award winning artists Ciara and Common have both provided
studio-quality music STEMs that students can remix from home using code.
Keep checking back to www.amazonfutureengineer.com/free-courses to sign up for these programs, and to check out more free
computer science programming being added by the Amazon Future Engineer team.