Steel City Coding

A special program introduced to North Allegheny is Steel City Coding. Akshana Dassanaike-Perera, the founder of the program describes exactly what the program entails.

“I started the camp last year with the hope of exposing and introducing students to computer science at an early age. Nowadays, it’s common to hear news headlines about 11- and 12-year-old programming complex and innovative projects. However, in Pittsburgh, there’s a lack of programs and resources dedicated to computer science for young students (elementary and middle school). Steel City Codes was designed to fill this void.”

“The camp was designed to be cost-free so that all students would be able to attend. I wanted to create a space where any student, regardless of their resources or situation, would be able to learn and enjoy computer science. This year, we’re even providing free lunch to any student that qualifies for free/reduced cost lunch in the hopes of helping out under resourced students.”