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Bloomington’s K-5 computer science immersion program builds future problem-solvers
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Sahan Journal
This is how the third-graders at Indian Mounds Elementary School in Bloomington started their first day of computer science lessons.
“Legos are a great way to think about computer science, and you can get really creative with them,” said computer science teacher Lee Nelson.
“It’s a great way to get the creative juices flowing.”Indian Mounds, part of Bloomington Public Schools, is a computer science immersion school, meaning K-5 students not only take dedicated computer science classes every week, but are encouraged to incorporate computer science lessons and skills into other subjects, too.
A second Bloomington school, Poplar Bridge Elementary, also has a computer science immersion program.
Jack Ell, third-grader at Indian Mounds, is “mad about computer science,” said his mother Angie Hendrickson.