{"id":36053,"date":"2020-12-22T17:09:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T23:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?p=36053"},"modified":"2025-05-01T02:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:11:21","slug":"student-spotlight-ellah-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-ellah-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to code: A portal to exploring space \u2026 and much more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meet Ellah, who is learning to code at CodeWizardsHQ. Her community involvement and excitement for coding have led her to be our Student of the Month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>One coding student integrates her coding skills with her interest in astronomy,&nbsp;her compassion for others, and just having fun.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ten-year old Ellah Sanzalone has a dream. When she grows up, she wants to work for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She doesn&#8217;t want to be an astronaut, she wants to be a programmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think being a programmer for NASA would be the perfect job for me,\u201d says Ellah who loves astronomy and enjoys creating projects based on the skills she\u2019s learning at CodeWizardsHQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cTo pursue my goal of working for NASA, I need to learn a variety of programming languages, and CodeWizardsHQ is teaching me what I need to know,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellah\u2019s mom, Lynda Sanzalone, enjoys watching her daughter learn skills that she can apply to a future career, and, she says, Ellah is learning much more than career skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s opened up opportunities for her to participate in other programs that may require coding skills,\u201d she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example, Ellah participated in EngineerGirls and a 4-H leadership program, where she built a website to help spread awareness about bullying.<\/strong> \u201cAt only ten years old, she\u2019s learning how to be an active community member to help find solutions to social problems,\u201d says Lynda.\u201d She\u2019s able to do these character-building projects because CodeWizardsHQ has given her the fundamental coding skills and confidence to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed contributing to the<a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/BWebsite\/webpage.html\"> No Bullying<\/a> website because it is a cause I am passionate about,\u201d says Ellah.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_2.jpg\" alt=\"Student Spotlight Ellah and Mom\" class=\"wp-image-36057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of Ellah\u2019s favorite projects is a cartoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_html_css_1\/story.html\">My Comic<\/a>, which she created using HTML and CSS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another project, she used Python programming to create <a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_prog_py_9\/robot.html\">Rise of Robots<\/a>, a machine that answers users\u2019 questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellah says that what she enjoys most about coding with CodeWizardsHQ is creating themes that revolve around her interests. What\u2019s more, she gets to see her classmates\u2019 work and see how they adapted their projects to their interests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as Ellah enjoys coding, it can be challenging at times. \u201cThe most troublesome thing about coding is that it\u2019s very easy to make small and inconspicuous mistakes,\u201d she says. \u201cThese mistakes can change your program, so it\u2019s crucial to look carefully at your work. Our instructor, Nicholas, is amazing! He is so understanding. Sometimes, when he\u2019s just explained something, we don\u2019t understand it. He\u2019s always very patient and explains it until we do understand,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lynda enjoys listening to Ellah interact with her coding cohorts and instructor during their classes. \u201cShe\u2019s laughing, learning, exchanging ideas, and asking questions. It\u2019s obvious she enjoys the coding class experience, and her confidence truly shines. Her instructor is incredibly respectful of the students,\u201d she says, adding that if Ellah has a question after class, he answers promptly via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the quality of the teachers, Lynda is impressed with the structured curriculum and progressive levels of learning. \u201cAs a parent, I found CodeWizardsHQ\u2019s curriculum easy to follow so that I could understand and track my child\u2019s progress within the program.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_1.jpg\" alt=\"Student Spotlight Ellah and Mom Smiling\" class=\"wp-image-36058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cCodeWizardsHQ classes have impacted Ellah\u2019s confidence in such a positive way. She\u2019s able to challenge herself to learn new technical skills while being creative and expressing who she is through her project choices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s essential for institutions of education to keep pace with technology to ensure that kids nationwide are learning fundamental coding skills that are used to inform and shape the society they live in.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lynda believes the skills Ellah is learning from her coding classes today will help her to grow into adulthood and become an active citizen who envisions and helps create a better society locally, nationally, and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would recommend CodeWizardsHQ to other families interested in teaching their child to code,\u201d says Lynda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ellah loves her classes because the students and teachers are kind, the lessons are fun, but they get the work done. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCoding has helped improve my problem-solving skills, which are essential in life,\u201d says Ellah.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>CodeWizardsHQ is giving Ellah the opportunity to learn academic and career building skills while expressing her creativity and making positive contributions in her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ellah-s-standout-projects\">Ellah&#8217;s Standout Projects: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-4-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_html_css_1\/story.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project1.jpg\" alt=\"Ellah Student No Bullying Project\" class=\"wp-image-36063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/BWebsite\/webpage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No Bullying<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_prog_py_9\/robot.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project2.jpg\" alt=\"Ellah Student Rise of the Robots Project\" class=\"wp-image-36062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_prog_py_9\/robot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rise of the Robots<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_html_css_1\/story.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project3.jpg\" alt=\"Ellah Student Comic Project\" class=\"wp-image-36061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ellah_project3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellahs.codewizardshq.com\/intro_html_css_1\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monsters Inc. Comic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-at-codewizardshq-nbsp-our-students-are-our-top-priority\"><strong>At CodeWizardsHQ,&nbsp;Our Students Are Our Top Priority.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are lucky to have Ellah and her family as a part of our community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Interested in learning to code this summer?&nbsp;<br><\/strong>See our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/summer\/\">summer classes and&nbsp;coding camps for kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Level up your child\u2019s learning experience. 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