But in reality, they're controlling the game: learning how to code it. “We’re playing Minecraft,” explained third grader Joey Veinbergs, “and we’re having lots of fun." ...

GENOA, Ohio — Before the holiday break, kindergarten students at Genoa Elementary School worked on computer coding and algorithms in class. OK, to them it was simpler than that.

Students in Kirkland’s Robotics, Intro to Engineering, Carpentry 1 and 2, and Drones classes all participated, and gained hands-on experience with coding websites such as CodeMonkey, CodeCombat ...

It gave me some much-needed beginner-friendly coding lessons and the software to actually use what I learned. I do wish I’d waited a few days to buy it though.

Rising third grader Machi codes a thunderstorm. A digital thunderstorm rumbled into a Conte West School classroom of rising third graders who were in the middle of a computer-code-created camping trip ...

A group of state governors recently spent an hour learning how to code. And the experience not only gave them a first-hand look at Minecraft, a game that has mesmerized many of today’s youth, it also ...

Worldwide, more than 100,000 schools in nearly every country are participating. The hope is that teachers will be inspired to offer ongoing coding lessons as part of the regular curriculum, and ...