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This week, we caught up with Olivia, a 12-year-old Fire Tech Camper, who attended our Junior Artificial Intelligence week-long remote learning course last week. What did you create/make/build/code this week? “We made a few different things this week. My main project that I worked on was coding a quiz and we used a program called […]
Looking to engage and educate your child with the exciting future of technology? In our latest E-book: A Young Person’s Guide To The Future of Tech learn all about 5G, Influencers, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence and everything in between! Hear first-hand from AI industry expert Prof. Michael Luck, start up co-founder Olga Kravchenko, world expert on […]
We caught up with Evie, an 11-year-old Fire Tech Camper, who joined one of our Python Online Hackathons last week, and has just finished our Junior Artificial Intelligence week-long remote learning course this week. Her Father told us, “It is fantastic what Fire Tech are doing. I’m especially impressed about how we’ve been able to […]
This week, we caught up with Kaya, a 13-year-old Fire Tech Camper, who attended our Teen Coding with Python week-long remote learning course last week. Her mother told us, “Both my kids have loved their camps. I’ve been able to work this week without any disturbance. The tutors and entire Fire Tech team are fantastic […]
Are you up for the challenge? Register now for our hackathon tomorrow (Friday 17th April). Our expert curriculum developers are inspiring curious minds, sparking STEM interest all while teaching and challenging children in our weekly hackathons. These online hackathons are engaging and fun and have been SELL OUT – check out our project highlights so […]
Since introducing our Online Hackathons last week, we’ve had hundreds of kids and teens SELL OUT these interactive remote learning sessions! These free hackathons are fun, engaging and give kids and teens a first-hand look at what our brand-new Remote Learning Courses are like. Our experts are running three weekly Online Hackathons: Monday: Games Jam […]
This week, we caught up with Matteo, a 9-year-old Fire Tech Camper, who attended our Junior Augmented and Virtual Reality 5-day remote learning course last week. His mother told us, “Matteo absolutely loved the week! I could hear him laughing from the other room, he was having a really great time. His tutor was really […]
Dear Parent Community, We understand this is a busy time for you, we are confined to our homes, schools are closed and kids are demanding your full attention. We have put together some useful tips for you to ease the pressure of being the parent and teacher all in one. Stay positive: The Happy News […]
31st March 2020 Children from across the UK are designing apps aimed at helping NHS working access quality food during the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to Fire Tech, an education tech company offering remote classes to help parents home school children, over 100 children aged between 9 and 16 have already taken part in a social […]
Dear Fire Tech family, COVID-19 is impacting us all. As your child’s safety is always our first concern, and given the latest news about the virus, we are cancelling our face to face courses this April. Your options:As we noted in the email we sent out last week, if you have booked an Easter camp […]
This week, we spoke with one of our inspiring tutor alumni Milton, who recently graduated with a degree in Coding and Design from Ravensbourne University. Milton has worked with Fire Tech for several years now, he’s taught our holiday camps and after-school clubs alongside his studies and was part of the team in Summer 2018 […]
Coding is part of the discipline of Computer Science which itself is defined by the term ‘Computational Thinking’. Seymor Papert, the renowned mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, wrote in his seminal book Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas (1980) that computational thinking is a ‘mode of thought’. It is a thinking discipline which, Papert claimed, […]
It’s the unique mix of technical and creative which makes game design and development such a popular career choice for young people. With a starting salary in the high twenties, it is a great career path for those with a passion for programming, software, gameplay, narrative and graphics. The industry has two main specialisms: game […]
