Scratch For Kids

Scratch is graphically-based very simple web-based programming language for children and teenagers, which consists of blocks. It was developed at MIT Media Lab and is HTML 5 and JavaScript based language.

The child drags the Scratch blocks to the scripting area and associates them with a particular character, in the technical language of game programming such characters are called avatars. With the code blocks your child can make his avatar perform certain actions, e.g. walk, run, jump, turn around, change costumes, shoot, disappear and reappear, move randomly, control direction and speed and much more to such cool animations and movements with cheerful colors.

If the child also sets a background as a game world , adds a few avatars and provides them with actions, then indeed a runnable game or story is created that could be expanded at will. This is great fun and enjoyment for the children.

Imagination, creative ability and innovation unfold in many children and they indeed master very beautiful games, of which they are very proud and show us parents with much enthusiasm 🙂 . It is just wonderful to see the children so happy, joyful and proud as they master their own games from idea to implementation.

I must say, the joy and smiling faces of the children have also prepared me a lot of joy and fun.

What will you learn on the first day?

You will learn how to start Scratch, create a Scratch account and learn the important controls of Scratch. Hi, you! Let's make a cat walk! Upst...our cat keeps running...stop! it has to turn around and come back to us! But not head over! but normal. Hmm...let's add other characters (avatars) and play around with them. Bring your avatars to life! Make them move, jump and run! Did you know that today you have already learned many programming concepts like variables, conditions and loops?

What will you learn on the second day?

Let's do some more cool stuff today. Do you want to have your dog, cat or your favorite animal or teddy in the game too? Yes no problem, let's create our own avatars today, and provide them with sound and funny costumes too! Do we also want to create our own game world? No problem, let's paint together! How about a maze? Cool, hmmm...let's master a game of catch..bring on the avatars! A mouse looking for and collecting cheese. Is that still too easy? Well then no problem, let's conjure up a ghost to chase our mouse! Maybe a spider to go with it? But who can play the game best here? Let's make point systems and make the game more difficult the more points you get! Hi...did you know that you also learned more programming concepts today? Like collision detection? Game Loop? and functions?

What will you learn on the third day?

Let's master more cool games today! At least 3 more games we can do together today, I'll start with you and you master the rest! Sorry! May I have my own ideas? But of course you are allowed and should bring and implement your own ideas today at the latest! You are now a scratch master and can realize your own game from idea to implementation and program it with Schacht! I am very convinced of that and very proud of you! Show me your work too and let's play your game together! 🙂

This is exactly how all children's courses are structured: fun and joy in learning and programming!

CERTIFICATE

Of course, you will receive a certificate as a participant in the Scratch course. Prerequisite for this is the complete participation in all course units and programming tasks and the successful programming of your game. However, this will give you so much joy and fun after this intensive Scratch basic course.

We explain all the Scratch controls that are listed here in the agenda. But we don't explain them as they are listed in the agenda, but by means of running games that we master together with the children. The agenda is in English but the course is in German. On request we can also hold the course in English.

Game Programming

• Action Game
• Shooting Game
• Race Game
• Puzzle Game

Your own Games?

• Your Ideas?
• Show us your Game!