Game Coding Academy After School Program
Program Description
The Game Coding Academy is focused on teaching you how to design and develop your own games.
You will learn how to code while creating their own games. Think Minecraft, Scratch, Roblox, Game Maker. Throughout the year you will learn how to code with a variety of game making applications and platforms and enhance your coding and computational thinking skills.
Add on’s include working with other like minded people, making new friends while developing your new games, finding the thrill of developing games that actually work and having other play your games! These are some of the activities at the Game Coding Academy.
Delving into the world of game making makes coding more fun, exciting and your skills just get better as you learn and do more. Enhance your coding, your game making skills, brush up your digital literacy and have the fun stay with you through learning new platforms. If you are a serious game maker that is!
Minecraft Education is a game-based learning platform that builds STEM skills, unleashes creativity, and engages students in collaboration and problem-solving.
Benefits of learning how to code and create games:
- Learn a variety game making applications through the year
- Improve the ability to focus
- Understand the game design process
- Develop computational thinking skills
- Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Take on an iterative approach to problem solving
- Enhance Digital Literacy skills
- Build confidence and creativity
- Prepare for secondary education and projects at school and higher learning
- Prepare for the jobs of the future in a rapidly advancing technological world
- Develop patience, resilience and strong leadership skills in managing and advancing in technology.
Prerequites: Suitable for students who have a keen interest in computer science. No prior experience is required. Good core values in the classroom is expected.
Students may join the program at the start of any term of the year as different projects are done each term.
Learning Requirements: If your child has additional learning requirements, please contact Innovate Academy before enrollment.
Game Coding Academy 2025 Training Schedule
Program Key Terms for Enrollments & Renewals
- Bookings/Renewals for every term can be done on this page.
- Fees can be paid anytime during the current term for the next term before the due date.
- Fees must be paid in full before a student can enter the program every term.
- Student must not attend class if unwell and contact the academy for an online alternative or a credit.
- Public holidays are made up with either an extra lesson or session hours added on which will be decided by Innovate Academy.
- No parent / guardian is permitted to stay in the classroom as the program promotes independent learning.
- Refer to notices from Innovate Academy for make up lessons and session changes during the term, if applicable.
- Terms and Conditions apply.
What's included?
- Hands-on Learning
- Experienced Trainers
- Latest Technology
- Personalised Training
Class Details
- Forest Hill College, 178 – 180 Mahoneys Road , Burwood East, VIC
- Mondays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm
- Term 1 Dates: 3 February to 31 March (8 Week Program)
- $310 per term
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Class Ratio of 10:1
(Student : Teacher) - Age Range: Year 2 to Year 6
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