{"id":41900,"date":"2021-08-15T19:58:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T01:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?p=41900"},"modified":"2025-05-01T01:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:32:34","slug":"student-spotlight-charles-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-charles-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Charles B."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meet Charles! He\u2019s all about building games with his coding skills and loves sharing his passion with friends and family. We\u2019re thrilled to have had him as a CodeWizardsHQ student for the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Charles comes from a STEM family (his mom has a PhD in genetics and his dad has a PhD in biomedical sciences) and has been interested in engineering for a long time, but his interest in coding started when he discovered Scratch and started playing around with it. Then he was exposed to coding outside of Scratch through a summer camp through a local university, which led his parents to start looking for coding classes for Charles outside of summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe really enjoyed the coding there and we tried to find a course that could really build on that,\u201d says Charles\u2019s dad, Brad. \u201cI think Charles really got interested in coding because he&#8217;s been doing engineering for a long time, ever since he got his first LEGO system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coding as a Group Activity<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Charles with his family\" class=\"wp-image-41905\" style=\"width:407px;height:305px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-B-family-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>What has been the most fun for Charles in his coding journey so far is learning how to build his own games. Not only does he share his games and projects with his parents every week, but he\u2019s built games for his friends, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter I started getting to the point where i could make games, my friends started asking for me to make some for them,\u201d Charles says. \u201cThe virtual reality ones were their favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad shared that Charles\u2019s coding classes have really become a group event thanks to his excitement for sharing what he\u2019s learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis friends will come over into his room and he&#8217;ll be showing off the games that he&#8217;s developed for them, so it&#8217;s really a social event with all the kids in the neighborhood and that&#8217;s kind of fun to watch,\u201d he says. \u201cMy birthday present one year was a video game that he created with CodeWizards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While coding might seem like a solitary activity to most people, Charles not only involves his friends from his neighborhood, he has also made friends in his CodeWizardsHQ classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like coding with friends and stuff. You can make friends in class,\u201d he says, noting that he has a few CWHQ classmates who he talks to outside of class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he\u2019s not busy building games, Charles enjoys playing chess and swimming. He\u2019s also been playing bass guitar for the past two years.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coding has also become a family activity now that Charles\u2019s younger sister started with CodeWizardsHQ, starting with Scratch in our elementary school program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance of Great Teachers<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Charles with his dog\" class=\"wp-image-41906\" style=\"width:261px;height:392px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-with-dog-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While Charles got interested in coding because of his desire to become a mechanical engineer, and he loves building games and making new friends, his other favorite things about CodeWizardsHQ are the teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really like the instructors. They&#8217;re really easy to get along with and they can be very helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles\u2019s dad is thrilled to see his son\u2019s passion for coding and is happy to help him continue his coding journey as long as he wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy job is just to support him in every way I can and he really enjoys coding, so I will continue with CodeWizards as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles&#8217;s teacher, Lynn, loved having him in class for his enthusiasm for coding and his unique sense of humor. Here&#8217;s what she had to say about Charles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Charles has got a great sense of humor. He\u2019s perfect at delivering a quick, witty quip to elicit a laugh break during a long working silence. Often in the middle of class, I\u2019ll catch him making custom changes to the project. He uploads his own images, and edits the design to suit his chosen theme of the day, hmm \u2026 Star Wars perhaps? As always, he also layers in his humor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<cite>Lynn, CodeWizardsHQ Teacher <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-charles-s-standout-projects\">Charles&#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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Chicken-Troopers.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicken Thrower game\" class=\"wp-image-41902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Chicken-Troopers.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Chicken-Troopers-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Chicken-Troopers-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charlesb1.codewizardshq.com\/chicken_thrower\/game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chicken Thrower<\/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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Get-the-Stormtroopers.jpg\" alt=\"Get the Stormtroopers game\" class=\"wp-image-41903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Get-the-Stormtroopers.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Get-the-Stormtroopers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Get-the-Stormtroopers-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charlesb1.codewizardshq.com\/m21_ui_01\/pirate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Get the Stormtroopers<\/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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Go-For-the-Goal.jpg\" alt=\"Go For the Goal game\" class=\"wp-image-41904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Go-For-the-Goal.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Go-For-the-Goal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Go-For-the-Goal-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charlesb1.codewizardshq.com\/intro_prog_py_11\/foosball.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Go For the Goal<\/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 Charles 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;<\/strong>See our&nbsp;summer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/summer\/\">coding camps for kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Take a coding class with CodeWizardsHQ:\u00a0<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>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/coding-classes-high-school-students\/\">High School Coding Program<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Charles! 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