Enhancing digital literacy and coding skills at Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada: Updating Kid Tech Nation Programs to Reflect Evolving Technology and Curriculum Standards

"Logics Academy was a pleasure to work with
on this project. With support from their Program
Manager, we were kept up to date on the
project and shown how they took Club data
and revamped program manuals. We are
excited to share the new program manuals and
training materials with Club staff as we roll out
STEM grants to Clubs."

Heather Steeves Manager of Programs – BGC Canada

The Challenge

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGC Canada) was looking for ways for club educators and students to build on their digital literacy and coding skills by exploring more advanced topics throughout their Kid Tech Nation (KTN) programs. KTN 1 and 2 programs were developed in 2017 followed by KTN 3, also known as Climate Coders, in 2023. BGC was interested in updating the language and concepts used in manuals 1 and 2 to align with today’s technology conforms, as well as adapting to a similar look and feel as Climate Coders.

The Solutions 

As Canada’s largest youth-serving organization, BGC Clubs work within communities to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. With that in mind, and through the generous support of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Logics Academy was contemplating unique ways of modernizing the Kid Tech Nation programs to impact the club experience for the near future. Logics took on the task of aligning KTN manuals to today’s technology by assembling a team of learning experience developers and graphic designers to create the best possible program that clubs will use now and into the future.

The Result

In partnership with BGC Canada, Logics Academy has developed refreshed manuals for KTN 1 and 2 that incorporates recommendations from external and internal evaluation reports which helps create a natural transition pathway to Climate Coders. Logics has also adapted a similar graphic look and feel of the refreshed books and developed training guides and video tutorials to ensure club facilitators are comfortable with delivering the content. Through this work, it helped solidify the partnership between Logics and BGC Canada and together, look forward to more work together. To access all program resources for Kid Tech Nation, please check out the BGC Canada Members Site at https://members.bgccan.com

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