If you have a coder in your family, they’re going to like this.
Apple on Monday announced that its annual Hour of Code event is set to take place from December 1 to December 14 at all of its retail locations around the world.
Per the event, Apple customers can register for free Hour of Code sessions as of Monday. The sessions are available for customers of all ages, with Kids Hour sessions available for aspiring coders aged six to 12.
During the sessions, children will be able to explode code via robots, while participants over 12 years of age will be able to attend sessions that use Swift Playgrounds and the iPad to learn coding concepts. Users can sign up for Hour of Code sessions at their local Apple Store retail location’s web site.
This year, Apple is introducing Swift Coding Club, a new program dedicated to teaching coding with Swift outside of the classroom. Students and mentors can access a new Swift Coding Club kit that provides students aged 8 and older with the ability to create apps and explore coding using Swift Playgrounds and App Development with Swift.
Apple also announced on Monday that it is starting an AP Computer Science Principles course syllabus and curriculum to let high school students earn Advanced Placement college credit when learning App Development with Swift. Students can earn Swift certification, with certification being exams offered via Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide.
Apple launched its education/coding initiative in 2016 through its Everyone Can Code program, which was a curriculum designed to help students of all ages to learn to code.
According to Apple, more than 5,000 schools, community colleges, and technical colleges around the world are using its Everyone Can Code curriculum.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.