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Finally, a computer
programming course your children will understand and even enjoy!
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Dear Sonlight,
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Are your children interested in how
computers work? Do they enjoy computer games? There could be a future
programmer among you! Sonlight now offers KidCoder™ and TeenCoder™ computer programming courses designed specifically
for homeschoolers. Created by parents (homeschoolers themselves) with
nearly 20 years of computer science and engineering experience, the
courses provide hands-on professional programming that kids and teens
really enjoy and nontechnical parents can easily teach.
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"I think this
is a great course … geared for children … very parent-supportive. Any
time I wasn't sure about something, the book or the disc made it clear to
me." — Catherine, HomeschoolBlogger.com
- KidCoder™
Windows Programming, for 4th
through 8th graders, introduces kids to Visual Basic, an
industry-standard language that's simple to learn. Younger learners
want to see their creations on the screen quickly and Visual Basic
allows them to write real Windows programs. Game Programming, the second in the
series, builds on the first course to teach your children video game
design—complete with animation, sound effects and artificial
intelligence.
- TeenCoder™,
for 9th through 12th graders, includes a two-semester C# language
series. Windows Programming teaches
Microsoft's most modern object-oriented language, widely used in
academia and the IT industry, and is a great computer science
elective addition to your high schooler's transcript. Game Programming pairs C# with XNA
Game Studio in an easy-to-use framework that lets learners not only
write their own Windows games from scratch, but also create games
for XBox 360.
- TeenCoder™
offers a second two-part series, Java Programming and Android Programming. High schoolers
first learn Java, a popular technology with many applications, which
will also prepare them for the Advanced Placement (AP) Computer
Science A exam. In the follow-up course, your children will harness
their Java knowledge, along with the free Android Developers Tools
for Eclipse, to create their own mobile applications.
Each course package also includes
animated and engaging instructional videos that supplement and reinforce
your young programmer's textbook learning.*
If you'd like to add computer
programming to your children's studies this year, I think you'll find the
new courses a fun option that provides real-world skills they can build
on.
Sincerely,
Tim Heil
Customer Relations Manager
www.sonlight.com
P.S. Are you a Sonlighters
Club member? Take advantage of Club benefits and receive a 10%
discount.
P.P.S. Homeschool Programming Inc.
also offers online teacher and student forums, so you'll
have extra support if you need it.
*Instructional videos for
the Java and Android courses are not yet available.
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