Coding Program

Explore modern technology

Coding Program

A course for students who have a natural curiosity about the world and an interest in modern technology and applications. Explore ideas, experiment with materials, and build your own devices while on field trips and on campus. You will also meet local artisans, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs, whilst exploring the city of Boston.

*18 year old students only accepted as part of a group where all students are returning to secondary education in September 2024. 18 year olds must follow all school rules as minors. Separate rules apply regarding lessons and activities, please enquire.

Coding Program Overview

Tuition

Lessons and workshops allow you to apply coding skills to solving a number of problems, including designing a computer game.
Video Game Coding

Take part in workshops with a focus on design software and coding practises in order to create your own video game.
Activities

Enjoy a variety of onsite activities including sports, arts and team games. Our activities allow students to use the English they have learnt and make international friends.

Educational Visits

These visits provide the perfect complement to lectures and workshops and provide a real-world perspective to our courses.
Excursions

Excursions allow students to really get to know the USA. In Boston, students will find historic and cultural information through guided walking tours and visits to museums and other places of interest.
Certificate

Awarded for the successful completion of the course.

What You Will Learn

This course will combine lessons, lectures and workshops to engage and inspire students who are interested in coding and modern technology. Lectures introduce theory, while lessons allow students to look at web design, basic Java skills and 2D arrays. During workshops students will explore design software, real-world programming and coding practice culminating in creating their own video game. Visits to local universities, including the world-renowned MIT and Harvard, will also be included enabling students to get a taste of where their further studies could take them.

Through our Coding Program you will:

Learn the basics of web design.
Learn the basics of Java.
Learn how to use professional design software.
Learn how programming is used in the real world.
Explore video game design.
Create your own video game.
Visit top U.S universities including MIT.

Activities & Excursions

Students on this course will enjoy one full day excursion per week. Destinations may include Boston, Rhode Island and Canobie Lake Park. Evening activities are varied and fun and may include discos, talent shows and international evenings.

Sample Timetable

Week 1	MORNING 08:45 - 12:00	AFTERNOON 13:00 - 16:00	EVENING 19:30 - 22:00
SUN	Arrival at accommodation and induction		Movie Night & Gym Night
MON	Welcome program and design ice breaker	Included Half-day Excursion: Freedom Trail and Quincy Market	Welcome Party: Team Building/ Name Games
TUES	Lesson: Website reflections	Lecture: How computers work and what computing means	Halloween Party
WED	Lesson: The basics of Java	Included Half-day Excursion: Harvard Tour	Jeopardy Quiz Night
THU	Workshop: Basic video game design Workshop: Create a basic video game	Guest Speaker/ Company Visit	Karaoke Night
FRI	Reflections, re-cap and trouble shooting of this week's topics	Workshop: Design software	Neon Disco Party
SAT	Included Full Day Excursion: Canobie Lake Park		Gym Night / Board Games / Arts & Crafts

Week 2	MORNING 08:45 - 12:00	AFTERNOON 13:00 - 16:00	EVENING 19:30 - 22:00
SUN	Onsite activities e.g. Team Building Games and shuttles to the mall		Movie Night
MON	Lesson: Program design	Included Half-day Excursion: Museum of Science	Welcome Party: Team Building/ Name Games
TUES	Lesson: Conditionals and loops	Workshop: Coding Practice	Mardi Gras Party
WED	Lecture: The basics of classes	Included Half-day Excursion: MIT Tour and Museum	Minute to Win It Competition
THU	Lesson: Arrays and 2D Arrays Lesson: Bringing Code together	Guest Speaker/ Company Visit	International Night
FRI	Reflections, re-cap and trouble shooting of this week's topics	Workshop: Real word programming	Hawaiian Disco Party
SAT	Included Full Day Excursion: Newport, Rhode Island		Gym Night / Board Games / Arts & Crafts
SUN	Departure

*This is a sample timetable and all elements are subject to change.

Student Success

"As an active CATS Boston community member, became co-president of the Student Government and Founder of the CATS Eastern European Club. Balancing academic activities, contributed creative writing to the School’s literary magazine, The Griffen Review and played on the Ultimate Frisbee Team."

Dima from UkraineProgressed to University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

"Earned a 1550 score on the SAT, placing in the top 1% of SAT test takers worldwide. In addition to maintaining an impressive 4.0 GPA and studying 8 AP courses, also participated in the CATS Boston dual enrollment partnership with Quincy College, earning a college-credit in Computer Programming."

Htoo from MyanmarProgressed to Brown University

"As a member of the CATS Scholars Program, taken advantage of opportunities such as visits to top universities and academically enriching excursions. Joined National Honor Society which acknowledges a student’s ability to demonstrate four key pillars: scholarship, character, leadership and service."

Yam from Hong KongProgressed to New York University (NYU)