Ontario's Free Coding Program for Young Adults

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FREE CODING RESOURCES

Get a head-start on your coding journey by browsing the following free coding resources. Let us know what you think by leaving us a rating out of five stars.

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Learn the basics of web development, iOS development, and data with the team from Lighthouse Labs. Free online courses.
Try out LightHouse Labs Free Training
Mimo’s purpose is making coding accessible to as many people as possible. Learning to code can be easy and fun!  
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Scrimba helps motivated students become hireable developers for a fraction of the cost
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Robozzle is a social puzzle game that involves programming a robot to pick up stars in a puzzle. You are able to use three commands to make the robot move, and you have to place the commands into program slots in the game.
Try out Robozzle
Codemoji Workshop: Use Codemoji’s tools to create an animated animal.
Try out Codeemoji
Play Flexbox Froggy to help Froggy and friends using code. You have to write CSS code to guide Froggy to the lily pad.
Try out Flexbox Froggy
Karel Mini-Course: This course can get you started with computer programming. You’ll be introduced to Python, Java, C/C++ and more through this two-hour course.
Try out Karel
Code Maven will teach you some programming skills. The boxes have code on one side and the result of the code on the other side so you can see what commands do.
Try out Code Maven

Game Maven will teach you some programming skills but is more complex than Code Maven. The boxes have code on one side and the result of the code on the other side so you can see what commands do.

Try out Game Maven

Learn how to code or build your skills in programming online to gain a better understanding of how websites and apps are designed and developed.

Try out Future Learn

Do you want to learn how to draw or animate? Make webpages? Design a game? If you answered yes to any of the above and want a more structured learning environment Khan Academy has got you covered. This lecture-based platform offers a variety of courses for beginning coding students interested in drawing & animation, making webpages, designing games and managing databases.

Try out Khan Academy

Are you looking to create the next big social media platform? Want to design a cool looking website for a personal project? Mozilla Developer Network provides a multitude of tutorials accumulated by other web developers to help future web developers such as yourself in web technologies.

Try out MDN

Want a more hands-on experience learning how to code? Want to get certified in web design? JavaScript? All of the above and more? Then freeCodeCamp is the place for you. With built in projects for throughout the completion of a certification, freeCodeCamp offers students the chance to learn through coding projects and offers the chance to work on real coding projects for non-profit organizations after finishing of a project.

Try out freeCodeCamp

For all your web development and Ruby programming needs, this website has got you covered. Focusing specifically on web development with specific courses taught in Ruby, the Odin Project has you covered.

Try out Odin Project

New to programming and not sure which language you should try to get started? Well, why not take a shot at all of them with SoloLearn? SoloLearn has a wide selection of free courses which you can complete from the comfort of your own browser.

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Do you have some experience in coding but want to learn more about a specific coding language used in web development? Then W3Schools is the perfect fit for you with structured lesson plans and a  plentitude of exercises sure to boost any beginner programmer’s skill level in no time.

Try out W3schools

Is your passion web design? Do you want to up your web development skills in a creative environment? If you answered yes to any of the above, MarkSheet is the place for you.

Try out Marksheet

Want to develop a website or blog? Then HubSpot CMS Developer Discovery Kit is the platform for you. Learn through quick 15 minute module activities and collaborate with CMS (content management system) developers from around the world.

Try out HubSpot CMS

Always wanted to animate your own cartoon? Well it’s never been easier to learn than with Animaker. With lots of built in templates and easy to use tools, this platform gives a beginner a great start into animation.

Try out Animaker

Please Note that all free coding resources are from 3rd parties and are not directly associated with Code Youth.