FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Media Contacts: Brian Noyes, Mass Tech Collaborative (508) 870-0312 x: 293, [email protected]

Heather Carey, MassTLC Ed. Fund. (617) 285-9113, [email protected]

Computer Programming Events Sweep across MA

Over 80,000 Students in Close to 200 Schools Participating in ‘Hour of Code”; Events Help Demystify Coding, Prepare Students with 21st Century Skills

Boston, MA - In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, over 100 international partners have come together to promote “Hour of Code”, activities which will provide students with a brief introduction to computer science. The activities are designed to "demystify coding" and show students that anyone can learn the basics of computer programming and become a creator of technology, not just a user.

Code.org identifies close to 200 schools and organizations in that are taking part in Hour of Code activities, reaching over 80,000 students during the coming week. The Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN), the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), the Mass Technology Leadership Council Ed Foundation (MassTLC EF), and numerous partners across Massachusetts have been out in full force encouraging educational institutions to participate, including the many schools and education centers listed below.

“It’s terrific to see the enthusiasm and excitement coming out of our local school districts for Hour of Code activities,” remarked Jim Stanton, Executive Director of MassCAN. “There continues to be a groundswell of interest in computer science education across Massachusetts, and we are excited to work with our partners to bring computing education to every district in the state.”

Throughout Computer Science Education (CS Ed) Week, which takes place from December 8 – 14, Code.org predicts that Hour of Code events will take place in over 160 countries and 25,000 classrooms, with over 4 million students participating across the globe.

"The international spread of the Hour of Code shows that interest in computer science knows no boundaries," said Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org. "In the 21st Century, CS isn't just a course you study to get a job in software - it’s important to learn even if you want to be a nurse, a journalist, an accountant, a lawyer or even a president."

Even President Obama got on board kicking off the week telling students, “Don't just on your phone - program it". You can view President Obama’s remarks here: http://bit.ly/1f2RCGn

The Museum of Science is also celebrating CS Ed Week with a variety of events at the museum throughout the week and upcoming weekend. From creating your own robot and building your own computer program, to taking part in basic coding tutorials, the Museum is a great place to explore computer science.

To learn more about Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week, please visit www.code.org/learn, where you can find several easy to implement lessons. You can also find a locally developed lesson plan on the Mass TLC Education Foundation’s website, www.masstlcef.org.

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Computer Science & Job Growth - Key Facts

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that more than half of projected STEM jobs will be in computing occupations

• Computing is one of the fastest growing occupations in the with more than 150,000 job openings annually

• Computing jobs pay 75 percent more than the national median annual salary

• Two-thirds of computing jobs are in sectors other than information technology including: manufacturing, defense, health care, life sciences, financial services, and retail.

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About the Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN)

MassCAN is a coalition of organizations collaborating to inspire and educate Massachusetts students in computing. Partners today include nonprofits focused on technology education, business associations, corporations, educational institutions, and organizations and foundations sponsoring and fostering collaborative systemic change. It operates through four Task Forces: Standards, Curriculum, Professional Development and Public Awareness. Learn more http://www.masscan.net.

For more information contact Jim Stanton, Executive Director of MassCAN, at [email protected].

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Computer Science Education (CSEd Week) - Hour of Code

Participating Schools in Massachusetts

(Alphabetical by town; all information self-submitted by the Institutions, collected at http://csedweek.org/events/schools)

School/Educational Institution City/Town

Acton Boxborough Regional High School Acton, MA

Douglas Elementary/Middle School Acton, MA

R.J. Grey Junior High School Acton, MA Cashman Elementary School Amesbury, MA

Sparhawk School Amesbury, MA

Crocker Farm Elementary School Amherst, MA

Andover High School Andorver, MA

Ottoson Middle School Arlington, MA

David Mindess School Ashland, MA

Brennan Middle School Attleboro, MA

Cyril K. Brennan Middle School Attleboro, MA

Barnstable Intermediate School Barnstable, MA

Barnstable Public Schools Barnstable, MA

Barnstable West Barnstable Elementary School Barnstable, MA

Bedford High School Bedford, MA

Lane Elementary School Bedford, MA

Florence Sawyer School Bolton, MA

Nashoba Regional High School Bolton, MA

Boston Public Schools Boston, MA

Boston University Boston, MA

Josiah Quincy Elementary School Boston, MA

Mother Caroline Academy and Education Center Boston, MA

The Compass School Boston, MA

The Ohrenberger School Boston, MA

Horace Mann School for the Deaf Boston/, MA

Boston/Dorchester, Neighborhood House Charter School MA

Roxbury Latin School Boston/Roxbury, MA

Beaver Country Day School Brookline, MA

Brookline High School Brookline, MA

Burlington High School Burlington, MA Amigos School Cambridge, MA

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Cambridge, MA

Community Charter School of Cambridge Cambridge, MA

Digital Media Academy at Harvard Cambridge, MA

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

Harvard’s CS50 Course Cambridge, MA iD Gaming Academy Held at Harvard Cambridge, MA

Kennedy-Longfellow School Cambridge, MA

Shady Hill School Cambridge, MA

Winthrop House Cambridge, MA

Charlton Middle School Charlton, MA

Hooks School and Kelly School Chelsea, MA

Patrick E. Bowe School Chicopee, MA

Streiber Elementary School Chicopee, MA

Deer Hill School, Cohasset Public Schools Cohasset, MA

Concord Academy Concord, MA

Concord Carlisle High School Concord, MA

Fenn School Concord, MA

Middlesex School Concord, MA

The Fenn School Concord, MA

Nessacus Regional Middle School Dalton, MA

Danvers High School Danvers, MA

Oakdale Elementary Dedham, MA

The Bement School Deerfield, MA

Dennis - Yarmouth, Ezra H. Baker School MA

The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School Devens, MA

Alden School Duxbury, MA Chandler School Duxbury, MA

Duxbury High School Duxbury, MA

Duxbury Middle School Duxbury, MA

Duxbury PS Duxbury, MA

Pioneer Charter School of Science Everett, MA

Hastings Middle School Fairhaven, MA

B.M.C. Durfee High School of Fall River Fall River, MA

Matthew J. Kuss Middle School Fall River, MA

St. Stanislaus School Fall River, MA

Falmouth High School Falmouth, MA

Morse Pond School Falmouth, MA

North Central Charter Essential School Fitchburg, MA

John J. Ahern Middle School Foxborough, MA

Framingham Alternative High School Framingham, MA

Framingham High School Framingham, MA

MassBay Community College Framingham, MA

The Learning Center for the Deaf Framingham, MA

Remington Middle School Franklin, MA

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Greenfield, MA

Florence Roche Elementary School Groton-Dunstable, MA

Swallow Union Elementary Groton-Dunstable, MA

The Bromfield School Harvard, MA

Bradford Elementary School Haverhill, MA

Golden Hill Haverhill, MA

Haverhill Alternative High School Haverhill, MA

Haverhill High School Haverhill, MA

Haverhill Public Schools Haverhill, MA

Pentucket Lake Haverhill, MA St Paul School, Hingham, MA Hingham, MA

Miller Elementary School Holliston, MA

EN White Holyoke, MA

Hopedale Public Schools Hopedale, MA

Lillian M. Jacobs Hull, MA

WRSD (75 students participating) Jefferson, MA

Phoenix Academy Lawrence, Lawrence Public Lawrence, MA Schools

Southeast Elementary School Leominster, MA

Lexington High School Lexington, MA

Minuteman High School Lexington, MA

Littleton High School Littleton, MA

Littleton Middle School Littleton, MA

LCCPS Lowell, MA

Lowell Community Charter Public School Lowell, MA

Malden Catholic High School Malden, MA

Malden Public High School Malden, MA

Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School Marlborough, MA

Marlborough High School Marlborough, MA

Marshfield Elementary Schools Marshfield, MA

The Imago School Maynard, MA

Medford High School Medford, MA

Tufts University Medford, MA

Medway High School Medway, MA

Miscoe Hill School Mendon, MA

Presentation of Mary Academy Methuen, MA

St Monica School Methuen, MA

Milton High School Milton, MA Milton Public Schools Milton, MA

Natick High School Natick, MA

Eliot and Mitchell Elementary Schools Needham, MA

Needham High School Needham, MA

Needham Public Schools Needham, MA

St. Sebastian’s School Needham, MA

Global Learning Charter Public School New Bedford, MA

Edward G Molin Upper Elementary School Newburyport, MA

Molin Upper Elementary School Newburyport, MA

Learning Prep Newton, MA

Mt. Alvernia High School Newton, MA

Newton North High School Newton, MA

Greylock Elementary School North Adams, MA

Algonquin Regional High School Northborough, MA

Butterfield School Orange, MA

Orange Elementary Schools Orange, MA

Pembroke Community Middle School Pembroke, MA

Miss Hall's School Pittsfield, MA

Cold Spring/Manomet Plymouth, MA

Federal Furnace Elementary School Plymouth, MA

Indian Brook Elementary School Plymouth, MA

Nathaniel Morton Elementary Plymouth, MA

Plymouth Community Intermediate School Plymouth, MA

Plymouth Public Schools Plymouth, MA

Plymouth South Elementary School Plymouth, MA

Dennett Elementary Plympton, MA

Coolidge Middle School Reading, MA

WS Parker Middle School Reading, MA Palmer River Elementary School Rehoboth, MA

SeaCoast High School Revere, MA

CTMS Rutland, MA

The Phoenix School Salem, MA

Heights Elementary School Sharon, MA

Pine Hill School Sherborn, MA

Matignon High School Somerville, MA

Somerville High School Somerville, MA

Springfield Public Day High School Springfield, MA

STEM Middle Academy Springfield, MA

Ephraim Curtis Middle School Sudbury, MA

Swampscott Middle School Swampscott, MA

Academy of Notre Dame Tyngsborough, MA

Galvin Middle School Wakefield, MA

Brandeis University Waltham, MA iD Tech Camps Held at Bentley Waltham, MA

Emagination Computer Camps @ Bentley U. Waltham, MA

Ware Middle School Ware, MA

West Wareham Academy Wareham, MA

JCDS Watertown, MA

Claypit Hill Elementary Schoo Wayland, MA

Happy Hollow Elementary School Wayland, MA

Wayland High School Wayland, MA

Wayland Public Schools Wayland, MA

Dana Hall Wellesley, MA

Saint John School Wellesley, MA

Wellesley High School Wellesley, MA

Catholic Memorial School , MA West Springfield High School West Springfield, MA

Westford Academy Westford, MA

Meadowbrook School of Weston Weston, MA

The Meadowbrook School of Weston Weston, MA

The Rivers School Weston, MA

Weston High School Weston, MA

Westport Middle School Westport, MA

Westwood (MA) High School Westwood, MA

Academy Avenue School Weymouth, MA

Chapman Middle School Weymouth, MA

Frederick C. Murphy School Weymouth, MA

Maria Weston Chapman Middle School Weymouth, MA

Weymouth Middle School Chapman Campus Weymouth, MA

Winchester High School Winchester, MA

Winchester Public Schools Winchester, MA

Woburn High School Woburn, MA

Holy Name Central Catholic High School Worcester, MA

Notre Dame Academy Worcester, MA

Worcester Academy Worcester, MA

Station Avenue Yarmouth, MA

DevTech Summer Program

Gentle Knowledge

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