My name is Ethan. I’m 10 years old. I worked on some robots and a game. It’s kind of difficult. I hope I can make five or seven games by the end of this week.

Code Ninjas is a center where children, ages 7 through 14, learn how to code. We want to leverage screen time and make it productive. Kids love video games. That’s why we have built our curriculum around learning how to code. By building video games, the kids are engaged. When they’re engaged and having fun, they’re going to learn. We also had a drone station where the drones were being coded, so that they would code the flight path, test it out through the hoops and then adjust as necessary. Our Code Sensei’s have a variety of background. The first thing that we look for is that they’re good with children. 

It looks awesome. My name is Andrea Hatcher. I am a Code Sensei here. It’s a real traffic light. I am a junior at Penn State, studying cybersecurity.

There you go.

Girls are something in STEM that I’m very, very passionate about, always have been, very passionate about, always have been. And the girls, you know, they stay with the boys. They love it.

The cyber and technology field is the fastest growing industry in the world. The United States is far behind it. The earlier you learn, the more time you have to develop and hone in those skills.

And that this age is when they’re really soaking up information like a sponge. 

 Parents are happy because the kids are happy and at the end, they’re able to show Mom and Dad what they built.

I have an eight-year-old daughter, Marion, who has been coming to Code Ninjas for a bit now.

Last week, she created a video game where her creative dinosaur would follow the mouse around and catch the mouse. So each week she is creating video games on a very small scale that will eventually build to more advanced. 

Coding would be a very useful skill for her to see the back end of the video games that she loves playing, and help her kind of formulate the necessary skill set to see if that is something that she wants to do. She’s only eight. So, it’s really fun right now.

1. leverage v. 利用

2. drone n. an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground 无人驾驶飞机

3. cybersecurity n. 网络安全

4. hone v. to develop and improve sth., especially a skill, over a period of time 磨练，训练（尤指技艺）。例如：

His body was honed to perfection. 他的身体锻炼得十全十美。

She honed her debating skills at college. 她在大学时便练就了辩论技巧。

It was a finely honed piece of writing. 那是一篇经过仔细推敲写成的文章。

5. soak up: to take in or absorb liquid 吸收，吸掉（液体）。例如：Use a cloth to soak up some of the excess water. 用布把多余的水吸去。

 My name is Ethan. I’m 10 years old. I worked on some (Q1) ____________ and a game. It’s kind of difficult. I hope I can make five or seven games by the end of this week.

 Code Ninjas is a center where children, ages 7 through 14, learn (Q2) ____________________. We want to leverage screen time and make it productive. Kids love (Q3) _______________________. That’s why we have built our curriculum around learning how to code. By building video games, the kids are engaged. When they’re engaged and having fun, they’re going to learn. We also had a (Q4) _________________________ where the drones were being coded, so that they would code the flight path, test it out through the hoops and then adjust as necessary. Our Code Senseis have a variety of background. The first thing that we look for is that they’re (Q5) ____________ with children. 

 It looks awesome. My name is Andrea Hatcher. I am a Code Sensei here. It’s a real traffic light. I am a (Q6) ________________ at Penn State, studying cybersecurity.

 There you go.

 Girls are something in STEM that I’m very, very (Q7) _________________ about, always have been, very passionate about, always have been. And the girls, you know, they stay with the boys. They love it.The (Q8) ________________________ field is the fastest growing industry in the world. The United States is (Q9) ___________________ it. The earlier you learn, the more time you have to develop and hone in those skills. And that this age is when they’re really soaking up information like a (Q10) ___________________. 

Parents are happy because the kids are happy and at the end, they’re able to show Mom and Dad what they built.

I have an eight-year-old (Q11) ___________________, Marion, who has been coming to Code Ninjas for a bit now. Last week, she created a video game where her creative (Q12) ____________ would follow the mouse around and catch the mouse. So each week she is creating video games on a very small scale that will eventually build to more (Q13) ____________________. 

Coding would be a very useful skill for her to see the back end of the video games that she loves playing, and help her kind of (Q14) ____________________ the necessary skill set to see if that is something that she wants to do. She’s only eight. So, it’s really (Q15) ________________ right now.

My name is Ethan. I’m 10 years old. I worked on some (Q1) robots and a game. It’s kind of difficult. I hope I can make five or seven games by the end of this week.

Code Ninjas is a center where children, ages 7 through 14, learn (Q2) how to code. We want to leverage screen time and make it productive. Kids love (Q3) video games. That’s why we have built our curriculum around learning how to code. By building video games, the kids are engaged. When they’re engaged and having fun, they’re going to learn. We also had a (Q4) drone station where the drones were being coded, so that they would code the flight path, test it out through the hoops and then adjust as necessary. Our Code Senseis have a variety of background. The first thing that we look for is that they’re (Q5) good with children. 

It looks awesome. My name is Andrea Hatcher. I am a Code Sensei here. It’s a real traffic light. I am a (Q6) junior at Penn State, studying cybersecurity.

There you go.

Girls are something in STEM that I’m very, very (Q7) passionate about, always have been, very passionate about, always have been. And the girls, you know, they stay with the boys. They love it.

The (Q8) cyber and technology field is the fastest growing industry in the world. The United States is (Q9) far behind it. The earlier you learn, the more time you have to develop and hone in those skills.

And that this age is when they’re really soaking up information like a (Q10) sponge. 

Parents are happy because the kids are happy and at the end, they’re able to show Mom and Dad what they built.

I have an eight-year-old (Q11) daughter, Marion, who has been coming to Code Ninjas for a bit now.Last week, she created a video game where her creative (Q12) dinosaur would follow the mouse around and catch the mouse. So each week she is creating video games on a very small scale that will eventually build to more (Q13) advanced. 

Coding would be a very useful skill for her to see the back end of the video games that she loves playing, and help her kind of (Q14) formulate the necessary skill set to see if that is something that she wants to do. She’s only eight. So, it’s really (Q15) fun right now.