{"id":40079,"date":"2021-04-23T00:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T06:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?p=40079"},"modified":"2025-05-01T02:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:12:42","slug":"student-spotlight-charlie-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Charlie G."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meet Charlie G! Not only has Charlie been a CodeWizardsHQ student for nearly a year and a half, he\u2019s become an unofficial part of the CodeWizardsHQ team thanks to his excellent work as a moderator in our forums (he even created his own Discourse bot to help with moderation). Multiple instructors recommended Charlie for our Student Spotlight, and we couldn\u2019t agree more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie is currently in his sixth CodeWizardsHQ class in our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-classes-high-school-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">high school coding program<\/a> and has been surrounded by tech talk his whole life &#8212; his dad, Michael, started out as a developer and has founded several software and internet companies. <strong>Charlie was coding before CodeWizardsHQ, but he struggled with the format of the typical online tutorials.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I used to go to summer coding camps, and my dad got me a lot of online courses, but I was never good with continuing to follow through and finish the course, so he thought that something was paced around someone else\u2019s schedule might be better for me,\u201d Charlie says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/computer-resized.jpeg\" alt=\"Charlie in front of his computer\" class=\"wp-image-40085\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Michael heard about CodeWizardsHQ through a friend &#8212; his neighbor\u2019s son was already taking courses and talked highly about the program. He liked that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-programs-for-kids\/\">CodeWizardsHQ classes<\/a> could be done from the convenience of home but still had live instructors, so he decided to sign Charlie up for his first class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As Charlie continued with CodeWizardsHQ, he really looked forward to the projects he was given in each class, especially because of their creativity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would never think of making what we make in CodeWizards on my own. But once you make them, it\u2019s fun because the project is fun, but you still learn new techniques in coding,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/barrels-resized.jpeg\" alt=\"Charlie skiing \" class=\"wp-image-40086\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Charlie has also gotten involved a lot with hardware, building his own computers, helping friends with their computer issues, getting his own personal computer setup just right, and even just taking apart computers to learn more about components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his technology-related interests, Charlie loves math and science, plays trumpet and baseball, loves to ski \u2026 and makes gummy bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA little while back, before COVID, I had a gummy bear business, where I made candy and sold it. I originally used a website builder, but then I wrote my own website which actually increased my business by a lot. Coding helped me create my own business and be able to show people what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a dad, Michael has enjoyed watching his son expand his coding skills and see his excitement with his projects, but also realizes that Charlie may just know more than he does when it comes to coding.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/computer-setup-resized.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie's computer setup\" class=\"wp-image-40137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/computer-setup-resized.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/computer-setup-resized-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would say somewhere over the last year and a half, between the classes and his own studying from YouTube videos and whatnot, he\u2019s kind of surpassed me in technical wherewithal. I work with developers every day, I\u2019m on Zoom all day with work, and then I hang up and listen to Charlie talking about APIs and Javascript, checking stuff in, merging branches, you know, all the lingo,\u201d Michael says. \u201cI\u2019m a little envious of his ability and that conversion happened over the past year or so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Charlie isn\u2019t entirely sure what field of technology he wants to go into after school, he does know that coding will be a part of his life no matter what he decides to do for college and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe world is definitely moving toward newer and newer technology. <strong>Being able to code just lets you know what\u2019s going on, lets you control your own life.<\/strong> You can make your own technology, do whatever you want, or contribute to something else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, Charlie is looking forward to the capstone class for Wizard Level II in the high school program and is enjoying getting to know a new CodeWizardsHQ instructor with his current class. For kids who are new to learning with CodeWizardsHQ, Charlie wholeheartedly recommends getting involved with our forums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe community is probably one of the best parts. I moderate the forum and there are so many people that will help other people having problems with their code. If you need help, there are plenty of ways to get it,\u201d he says. \u201cEven if you don\u2019t need help, the forum is a great place to communicate with other people who have a similar interest of coding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>While Charlie loves the CodeWizardsHQ forums, his favorite part about coding itself, he says, is \u201creceiving 500 errors and then getting it to work.\u201d Persistence and a willingness to learn are what have helped Charlie progress so far with CodeWizardsHQ already and are all any student needs to start to learn how to code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is what Charlie&#8217;s teacher, Lynn, had to say about him<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Charlie is self directed and inquisitive. He spends a great deal of time exploring different languages and their uses. He works hard to figure out how things work, in class and on his own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Lynn Schirmer, CodeWizardsHQ Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\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-charlie-s-standout-projects\">Charlie&#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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/My-Songs.jpg\" alt=\"Rock and Pop Music Player\" class=\"wp-image-40110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/My-Songs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/My-Songs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/My-Songs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/charlieg.flask.cwhq-apps.com\/h21_framework1_02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rock and Pop Music Player<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Forum-project-2.jpg\" alt=\"Forum Web Application\" class=\"wp-image-40112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Forum-project-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Forum-project-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Forum-project-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/charlieg.flask.cwhq-apps.com\/forum-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Forum Web Application<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Time-Machine.jpg\" alt=\"Time Machine\" class=\"wp-image-40113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Time-Machine.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Time-Machine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Time-Machine-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/charlieg.flask.cwhq-apps.com\/h22_mvc_01\/google.com\/11\/17\/2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Time Machine<\/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 Charlie and his 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. Take a coding class with CodeWizardsHQ:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-classes-elementary-school-students\/\">Elementary School Coding Program<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-classes-middle-school-students\/\">Middle School Coding Program<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-classes-high-school-students\/\">High School Coding Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Charlie G! Not only has Charlie been a CodeWizardsHQ student for nearly a year and a half, he\u2019s become an unofficial part of the CodeWizardsHQ team thanks to his excellent work as a moderator in our forums (he even created his own Discourse bot to help with moderation). Multiple instructors recommended Charlie for our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":313,"featured_media":40083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4756],"tags":[10829,4760],"class_list":["post-40079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-showcase","tag-student-spotlight","tag-students"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Student Spotlight: Charlie G. | CodeWizardsHQ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet Charlie G! He&#039;s been a CodeWizardsHQ student for over a year, he always goes the extra mile with his projects, and he&#039;s a moderator on our forum.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Student Spotlight: Charlie G.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Meet Charlie G! He&#039;s been a CodeWizardsHQ student for over a year, he always goes the extra mile with his projects, and he&#039;s a moderator on our forum.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CodeWizardsHQ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/codewizardshq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-23T06:26:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-01T08:12:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-620x323-Charlie-G.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"323\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jennifer Gilbert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@codewizardshq\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@codewizardshq\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jennifer Gilbert\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"Jennifer Gilbert\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/person\/05391862062eb7a553bef6f7e8fa66ac\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Student Spotlight: Charlie G.\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-04-23T06:26:25+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2025-05-01T08:12:42+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 917,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg\",\n\t            \"keywords\": [\n\t                \"student spotlight\",\n\t                \"students\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Student Showcase\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Student Spotlight: Charlie G. | CodeWizardsHQ\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-04-23T06:26:25+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2025-05-01T08:12:42+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Meet Charlie G! He's been a CodeWizardsHQ student for over a year, he always goes the extra mile with his projects, and he's a moderator on our forum.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg\",\n\t            \"width\": 1600,\n\t            \"height\": 395,\n\t            \"caption\": \"Charlie G Banner\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Student Spotlight: Charlie G.\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"CodeWizardsHQ\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The leading online coding academy for kids and teens ages 8-18\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"CodeWizardsHQ\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blueVertical@2x-e1572141901928.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blueVertical@2x-e1572141901928.png\",\n\t                \"width\": 150,\n\t                \"height\": 108,\n\t                \"caption\": \"CodeWizardsHQ\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"sameAs\": [\n\t                \"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/codewizardshq\/\",\n\t                \"https:\/\/x.com\/codewizardshq\",\n\t                \"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/codewizardshq\/\",\n\t                \"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/codewizardshq\",\n\t                \"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/codewizardshq\/\",\n\t                \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4NM0jfN0LI8_vWtiwLqgGw\"\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/person\/05391862062eb7a553bef6f7e8fa66ac\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Jennifer Gilbert\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c7c6cc32cee02684f0ebe81dcf68852b9e18b3d0665cc2201275821d7c1582ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c7c6cc32cee02684f0ebe81dcf68852b9e18b3d0665cc2201275821d7c1582ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Jennifer Gilbert\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"description\": \"Jennifer Gilbert is a mom of two and has been doing freelance writing and marketing for CodeWizardsHQ since 2021. Her kids have also learned to code thanks to CWHQ classes.\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/author\/jennifergilbert\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Student Spotlight: Charlie G. | CodeWizardsHQ","description":"Meet Charlie G! He's been a CodeWizardsHQ student for over a year, he always goes the extra mile with his projects, and he's a moderator on our forum.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Student Spotlight: Charlie G.","og_description":"Meet Charlie G! He's been a CodeWizardsHQ student for over a year, he always goes the extra mile with his projects, and he's a moderator on our forum.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/","og_site_name":"CodeWizardsHQ","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/codewizardshq\/","article_published_time":"2021-04-23T06:26:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-01T08:12:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":620,"height":323,"url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-620x323-Charlie-G.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jennifer Gilbert","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@codewizardshq","twitter_site":"@codewizardshq","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jennifer Gilbert","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/"},"author":{"name":"Jennifer Gilbert","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/person\/05391862062eb7a553bef6f7e8fa66ac"},"headline":"Student Spotlight: Charlie G.","datePublished":"2021-04-23T06:26:25+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-01T08:12:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/"},"wordCount":917,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg","keywords":["student spotlight","students"],"articleSection":["Student Showcase"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/","url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/","name":"Student Spotlight: Charlie G. | CodeWizardsHQ","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg","datePublished":"2021-04-23T06:26:25+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-01T08:12:42+00:00","description":"Meet Charlie G! He's been a CodeWizardsHQ student for over a year, he always goes the extra mile with his projects, and he's a moderator on our forum.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01.jpeg","width":1600,"height":395,"caption":"Charlie G Banner"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charlie-g\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Student Spotlight: Charlie G."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/","name":"CodeWizardsHQ","description":"The leading online coding academy for kids and teens ages 8-18","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#organization","name":"CodeWizardsHQ","url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blueVertical@2x-e1572141901928.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blueVertical@2x-e1572141901928.png","width":150,"height":108,"caption":"CodeWizardsHQ"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/codewizardshq\/","https:\/\/x.com\/codewizardshq","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/codewizardshq\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/codewizardshq","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/codewizardshq\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4NM0jfN0LI8_vWtiwLqgGw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/person\/05391862062eb7a553bef6f7e8fa66ac","name":"Jennifer Gilbert","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c7c6cc32cee02684f0ebe81dcf68852b9e18b3d0665cc2201275821d7c1582ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c7c6cc32cee02684f0ebe81dcf68852b9e18b3d0665cc2201275821d7c1582ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jennifer Gilbert"},"description":"Jennifer Gilbert is a mom of two and has been doing freelance writing and marketing for CodeWizardsHQ since 2021. Her kids have also learned to code thanks to CWHQ classes.","url":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/author\/jennifergilbert\/"}]}},"modified_by":"Margaret Choi","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01-600x395.jpeg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/StudentSpotlight-1600x395-Charlie-G-01-600x395.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"Jennifer Gilbert","author_link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/author\/jennifergilbert\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/313"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69226,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40079\/revisions\/69226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}