The Hour of Code cost 6c per student impacted
The all-in cost of the Hour of Code totaled $1.2m, which means $0.06 per student impacted!
Two-thirds of that cost was spent on creating tutorials and awarding hardware prizes to schools — expenses which will have impact for years to come.
We pride ourselves in maximizing the impact of our money with a lean team. We couldn’t have done this without the generosity of the companies, foundations and individuals who support us financially, and the 100+ partner organizations who support our work. Thank you!
Every dollar counts. We thank you for any amount you could donate to Code.org.
Code.org’s Incredible Year One!
Here’s a brief but action-packed summary of Code.org’s first year, starting in earnest in June:
- Launched Code.org. Our launch video became #1 on YouTube, over 10mm views.
- Raised over $10m from amazing donors.
- Built a team of 36 (only 14 paid full-time) and a coalition of 100+ partners.
- Changed policy in 5 states where computer science now fulfills math/science requirements.
- Built 20 hours of tutorials, featuring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies. Translated into 20 languages. Kids LOVE our tutorials.
- Sparked a movement. 20 million students tried one Hour of Code, in 20 languages, 170 countries.
- Partnered with districts for 100+ high schools to add CS to permanent curriculum.
- … And one more thing: within 4 weeks of launch, 500,000 students have begun learning our online, 20-hour intro course for grades K-8.
The amazing impact of the Hour of Code
The Hour of Code participants is larger in population than Syria, Belgium, the Netherlands, or 75% of all the world’s nations.
35,000 participating teachers LOVED the Hour of Code. 97% said it was “good” or great,” and asked us to do it again next year.
Check out more unprecedented stats on what we achieved.
Where did we channel this momentum?
One month after launch, already 10,000 teachers have begun teaching our 20-hour intro course for grades K-8, with 500,000 students enrolled. (To compare: I estimate 13,000 US teachers were previously teaching CS to fewer than 250,000 students)
Looking to 2014: can we grow 5 - 10 times?
In 2013, with a full-time staff of 14, we got 20mm students to try one Hour of Code, put online courses into 10,000 classrooms, and partnered with 100+ high schools to support full computer science curriculum.
In 2014, I’ve challenged us to reach 100 million students for an Hour of Code, 100,000 teachers to host an online course, and 100 districts to bring permanent computer science courses to 1,000 high schools.
To operate at the scale of our ambition, we want your help.
How you can keep supporting Code.org:
- Vote for Code.org to win a “Crunchies” award.
- Buy a t-shirt or a hat. Wear “CODE,” with pride.
- Write your Congressman to support the Computer Science Education Act.
- Donate: every dollar matters, we appreciate any contribution you make.
- Ask your local school to support Computer Science. See our participation options and share with your teacher, principal, or superintendents.
- Follow Code.org on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or LinkedIn. Help spread the word :)
Thank you all for your support, and Happy New Year!
- Hadi Partovi, Code.org
The most amazing thing I have ever seen! I stumbled across code.org Thursday evening and played around for about an hour. Friday afternoon I introduced it to my class of 1st graders and within half of an hour I had everyone of my kids creating their own code! The most amazing part is that many of the students made it past the level I reached the night before.
The site is fantastic! The videos are very engaging and make it real. The kids are excited to work with Angry Birds and Zombies. For the teacher, everything is laid out for you. They even made the process of signing your kids up simple enough a first grader (without an e-mail account) can do it. Not only is it FREE, they will also reward you for teaching your kids to code. Once I introduced it to the kids in class, many continued at home.
My personal children (4th and 7th grade) are hooked too! I was excited to share this fabulous resource with teachers at my school and district.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
We just found this guy Heisenberg to do some graphic design work. He said his work is of the highest “purity.” #BreakingBad
Our founder reporting to Congress to boost computer science in schools #CODE
From @codeorg’s founder, Hadi Partovi: “I’m prepping for a congressional testimony. Hat or no hat?” Oh, and help support us by writing your congressman at http://www.congressweb.com/code/2
