Canadian Kids Coding Camp Expands to 20 Locations Across Canada, United States and the Caribbean

Toronto, ON. (Tuesday, April 18) - Level Up Kids, an engaging week-long day camp for seven to fifteen year old kids, focuses on teaching technological skills in a creative, kid-friendly learning environment. The camp is launching its continual learning summer sessions June to August with the choice of twelve innovative programs across twenty locations, including Robotics Camps and Coding Girls. Level Up Kids encourages the next generation of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Sheryl Sandberg while incorporating a balance of high-energy outdoor games and a variety of fun camp activities. Level Up Kids is rapidly expanding from one location in New Brunswick to twenty camps in locations across Canada, United States, and Trinidad and Tobago.

“We started Level Up Kids because we want our kids to have the freedom to work anywhere in the world and compete in a growing technological culture,” said Jeff Hughes, Founder of Level Up Kids. “I wanted to teach my own kids to code to help combat the skill gap and job gap. By 2020, there will be an estimated one million unfulfilled programming jobs in Canada.”

Level Up Kids’ unique programs will teach vital skills including problem solving, abstract and quantitative reasoning, viable argument construction, mathematics modeling, strategic thinking, application of tools, precision and attention to detail. With twenty locations across Canada, Minnesota and Trinidad, children receive personalized instruction with a 10:1 student to instructor ratio.

To kick off the summer session, Jeff Hughes, founder of Level Up Kids, will be travelling across Canada to speak with media about the camps, and offering an inside look into what kids will be learning. Some cities include: Moncton, Halifax, Saint John (May 11-12), Ottawa (May 15-16), Hamilton and Toronto (May 17-18), Winnipeg (May 23-24), Edmonton (May 28-29), and Burnaby and Vancouver (May 30-31). In addition, Yummy Mummy, will host a series of launch events in bringing awareness and educating the public around the diverse and unique programs offered by Level Up Kids.