Bataan tops Hour of Code participation

CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan – The province of Bataan recorded the highest number of participants with 165 out of 454 events all over the Philippines in the “Hour of Code”, a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries.

A nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org, held from Dec. 5 to 11, and hosted by the City Schools Division of Balanga and Provincial Schools Division of Bataan, it aims to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.

Thousands of students from all public schools in the province tried the entertaining and stimulating computer programming exercises. This activity is designed to “demystify” and show that anybody can learn the basics, and to widen participation in the field of computer science.

It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts.

Bataan 2^nd District Congressman Jose Enrique Garcia led the event encouraging everyone to learn computer science. He wants every student to learn computer science and wishes to include it in the K-12 curriculum of the Department of Education.

Computer science will help nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. By starting early, students will have a strong foundation for success in any 21st-century career path.