Game of Apps

Game of Apps is an after-school program that empowers students with practical technical and life skills to help them succeed in 21st century careers. Over the past seven years, we’ve taught coding, design and entrepreneurship skills to over 650 students from 73 schools all over BC. WHAT'S NEW FOR 2024-2025 This year, we are excited to offer 10 programs, 6 of which are brand new. And even more exciting is that students taking our Startup School program can now optionally receive credit for Computer Science 11. • Annual Competition: Startup School • Beginner Coding: Intro to Programming 1 • Beginner Coding: Intro to Programming 2 • Beginner Coding: Get Started with Machine Learning • Beginner Coding: Code Machine • Beginner Coding: Choose Your Own Story • Intermediate Coding: Sonic Workshop • Intermediate Coding: Meme Creator • Intermediate Coding: Battleship • Advanced Coding: Swift Student Challenge There are many coding programs available today. What makes us different is that all of our mentors and instructors are professionals working in the Tech industry. Student learn important technology skills in the context of real-world projects, emulating how we build products in the industry. This means that students must also exercise important soft skills such as communication, teamwork & collaboration, time management, public speaking, critical thinking, problem solving, and much more. These are essential skills needed to succeed not just in the Tech industry, but in all future careers. MORE INFORMATION You may find more information on our website and social media channels. Thank you! Promo video: https://youtu.be/EfeeXLBC8H4 Web: gameofapps.org Instagram: @gameofapps Twitter: @gameof_apps Facebook: @gameofapps.org YouTube: @gameofapps Tiktok: @gameofapps COMMUNITY PRIORITIES Technology Education--Product design & software development Access to Technology for Youth--Focused outreach to under-represented groups Team Work--Cooperation, enhancing strengths of team members, depending on one another Life Skills--Self-esteem & self-confidence, handling adversity, establishing a strong work ethic Partnerships--Collaboration between school districts, technology professionals and local businesses GoA MISSION Preparing Youth for 21st Century Careers We are a non-profit society that helps prepare today’s youth for future careers (in technology or otherwise) by teaching them how to think critically, build empathy, and navigate complex and ambiguous problems to create value. We guide them as they put these skills into practice through building technology products, leveraging industry standard tools, and giving them valuable insights into future career options. Core Principles * We actively seek youth that may not be drawn naturally to technology, dispel commonly held misconceptions, and show them that a future career in technology may be a viable option. * We assemble teams of professionals (working in local technology companies) who give back to this next generation by teaching, mentoring and sharing their experiences. * We partner with educators and community leaders to bridge the gap in today’s technology education.