In the first week of term, we challenged several classes to create a simple animation.
It was a short, standalone project, and students had just one session to learn the code (which included incorporating a loop), come up with an idea and then implement that.
The results were great and the new skills learned will be put to good use in the next project, creating a Platformer Game.
Code Champions October 2026
It’s the last term of the year, so let’s get coding!
We’re looking forward to continuing with our projects with Makecode Arcade, firstly animations, then a platformer game.
Code Champions October 2026
We hope everyone’s enjoyed the holidays and we’re looking forward to kicking off Term 3’s coding classes next week. There are a range of activities planned.
Our Year 4 groups will be continuing their exploration of basic coding and logic principles.
The older students will start by looking at the transition between block coding – something we’ve been doing this year, so far – to text coding. We’ll look at the code behind the blocks and how this translates to written code. It’s an important step to take before moving more into text-based coding.
Following that, the Year 5/6 classes will be working on JavaScript, HTML and CSS, learning about website creaiton and online interactivity. The Year 7/8 classes will continue their journey with Python.
Here’s to another successful and enjoyable term exploring the world of computer programming.
Code Champions July 2026
We’re halfway through Term 2. We’ve completed four games, including the successfull Space Shooter. Our older students have now been set the challenge of planning and building their own computer game.
Their mission is to:
Creation is underway. Let’s see how they go!
Code Champions June 2026
We’re busy getting ready for a new year of coding! Our lesson plans are coming together, some tried and tested, some brand new.
The first class will kick off next week at Diocesan School for Girls. It’s a new class we’re launching on Fridays, for students in Years 3 and 4. This will also be our youngest group and we’re excited to see how they go!
The following week, the remaining classes begin at Dio (Monday), St Cuthbert’s College (Tuesday) and Saint Kentigern Boys’ and Girls’ Schools (Wednesday and Thursday).
There’s a lot of coding to come in 2026. We’re looking forward to starting. It’s going to be great!
Code Champions January 2026
That’s a wrap for the year! Thank you to everyone who made our 2025 coding classes such a success.
Our young coders achieved an incredible amount this year—and we hope they had just as much fun along the way.
We’re now taking a short break to rest, recharge, and plan what’s next. In 2026, we’re excited to be adding a fifth day to our coding schedule, along with some brand-new and exciting programming activities. We can’t wait to dive back in!
If you’re interested in classes for 2026, contact us at admin@codechampions.nz, and we’ll send you dertails.
Have a very Merry Christmas and enjoy the holidays. We’ll see you at the start of Term 1.
Code Champions December 2025
Is coding fun? Will it rain tomorrow?
This term one of the codes we created has been for a Magic 8 Ball.
It combines several of the programming concepts we have worked (loops, conditions) on to create a fun and engaging outcome.
Code Champions November 2025
Coding classes start again this week. We look forward some awesome coding in the last term of the year.
We’re starting with a ‘loop’ challenge, to create a simple countdown timer (with a suitable explosion at the end, of course!).
Code Champions October 2025
Thanks to everyone who joined our holiday course on Roblox Studio.
It was a lot of fun, with some excellent results. We hope you all enjoyed creating your amazing ‘Obbys’!
Code Champions September 2025
That’s two weeks done already. Time’s flying!
We have turned our attention this term to making decisions in code – called conditions – where the code executes a different path within a program depending on whether information provided is true or false. The conditionals are: if, else and elif.
(Elif is a portmanteau of ‘else’ and ‘if’, which has sparked some interesting conversations about these types of words, like brunch and glamping.)
So far, we have coded a Heads/Tails and Die (Dice) simulation, an Odd-Even Number Test, and a Guess the Number Game.
Our young coders have picked up the concept quickly. There a few more challenges using conditions, so it’ll be interesting to see how they go.
Code Champions August 2025
