Elementary students throughout the Bethpage Union Free School District recently participated in the district’s eighth annual Hour of Code event. All students in grades 3-5 from Central Boulevard, Charles Campagne and Kramer Lane elementary schools took part in the coding challenge “Pirate Plunder” in their classrooms with the help of some special guests.
Dressed in their best pirate outfits, Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider and Central Boulevard Assistant Principal Julianne Inghilterra guided the classes through the coding event using the district’s live broadcast. Using their Google Chromebooks and the online application CoSpaces Edu, the elementary students completed different coding tasks and could ask questions through Google Classroom in which Director of Technology Andrew Choi and Bethpage High School seniors Arsh Singh and Miraj Shah helped answer.
The hour-long event was a great way to introduce students to the world of computer science in a fun and inviting way and brought the Bethpage school community together.
