Create fun 2D digital animations with Scratch that showcase your ideas using this awesome programming language from MIT. Get experience with raster and vector drawing tools, make your characters move and interact in games and animated stories. You’ll learn to use some of the advanced features of Scratch, including adding gravity and using a webcam to create special effects.

Holyoke Codes is an organization dedicated to creating a fun learning environment for kids to get involved in coding, robotics, and technology. We provide access to resources and tools to develop technical skills in an accessible, supportive environment while encouraging students to develop creativity, abstract thinking, systematic reasoning, collaborative working skills, and confidence. Through partnerships with afterschool programs we reach out to groups currently underrepresented in the technology industry, including people of color, low-income families, and girls.