By Mr. Zambrano
miguelz@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly hinge on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning computer science, and less students are studying it than a decade ago.
That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 8-14). Last year, 15 million students tried computer science in one week. This year, we’re joining students worldwide to reach 100 million students!
Our Hour of Code is a statement that the International School Bangkok is ready to teach these foundational 21st century skills. To continue bringing programming activities to your students, we want to make our Hour of Code event huge. We’ve already had some teachers willing to support it in the classroom. We encourage you to participate in the Parent Session on December 11th from 1:00 – 2:00 PM in the ES Hub. We have some computers and iPads available but you are welcome to bring your own device (laptop or tablet) as long as it has connection to the Internet. For Wi-Fi access, please contact Ed Tech.
This is a chance to change the future of education in Bangkok.
See https://hourofcode.com/jp/en for details, and help spread the word.
To register, please click here.
We look forward to seeing you next week.