Appoquinimink High School Computer Science Teacher/Math Educator James Sekcienski received a $10,000 award from Code.org that when combined with additional support secured on the website DonorChoice.org. will be used to buy 31 Dell computers for his classroom.
Code.org is a program that aims to move more young people into technology careers through experience in writing computer code. The program has reported sharp increases in coding work by Hispanic, African American and female students.
The new workstations will be equipped with faster processing capabilities, a necessity for advanced programming work. The Appoquinimink School District offers AP Computer Science classes at both its high schools.
The district is piloting a program that introduces computer science at the elementary level and hopes to eventually offer introductory level programming at all elementary schools.
Support secured on DonorsChoose.org included gifts from the Walt Disney Company, local Horace Mann Representative Dieter Hofmann, and several anonymous sources.
The school district serves a large area of southern New Castle County, including the Middletown-Odessa-Townsend area, as well as well as a small area north of the C&D canal.
