Computer Science Resources for High School

Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

An inspiring guide combining coding instruction with stories of women in tech, for middle and high school students.

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition

A practical Python programming guide teaching automation of real-world tasks, for high school and adult beginners.

Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners, 3rd Edition

A father-son guide to Python programming for kids 12+ and complete beginners, now in its 3rd edition.

CircuitMess STEM Kits for Teens & Adults

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ing...

CircuitMess Chatter 2.0 DIY Encrypted Communicators

Build a matched pair of long-range radio messengers that send encrypted texts with no Wi-Fi or cell service, and learn how wireless communication actually works.

CircuitMess Bit 2.0 DIY Retro Game Console Kit

A solder-free kit that builds a working handheld retro game console, then teaches Python coding by letting students write their own games for it.

CircuitMess NASA Artemis Watch 2.0

A solder-free, NASA-themed DIY smartwatch kit that students assemble and then program in block-based CircuitBlocks, Arduino C++, or Python.

CircuitMess ByteBoi 2.0 DIY Retro Game Console Kit

A solder-free DIY kit that builds a working handheld retro game console, then teaches game programming through the CircuitBlocks visual coding environment.

Learn C++ - Codecademy

Learn C++ programming fundamentals including variables, functions, loops, and vectors through Codecademy's interactive hands-on coding exercises.

Introduction to Data Science - Codecademy

Explore data science fundamentals including data analysis, visualization, statistics, and Python tools through Codecademy's interactive platform.

Learn CSS - Codecademy

Master web design with CSS through interactive lessons covering selectors, layouts, flexbox, grid, and responsive design principles.

Learn SQL - Codecademy

Learn to query and manage databases with SQL through interactive exercises covering SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, and aggregate functions.

Learn Java - Codecademy

Comprehensive Java programming course covering object-oriented fundamentals including classes, inheritance, and polymorphism through interactive exercises.

Learn HTML - Codecademy

Learn to build web pages with HTML through interactive coding exercises covering elements, structure, forms, and semantic markup.

Learn JavaScript - Codecademy

Interactive JavaScript programming course covering fundamentals from variables and functions to arrays and objects, with hands-on coding exercises.

Iro AI

A gamified app teaching practical AI skills in five-minute daily lessons: writing prompts, judging AI output, and everyday workflows. Free to start, with a paid Pro tier. iOS and web.

CodeMonkey Banana Tales

Python programming course for ages 10+ that teaches real Python through a narrative-driven coding adventure covering variables, loops, functions, and more.

Computing Form and Shape: Python Programming with the Rhinoscript Library

This course explores the role of computation in the conception and representation of shape and form. With a recognition that artists, architects and designers learn best when creating new work, programming will be taught as a creative medium. In the...

Principles of Computing (Part 2)

This two-part course introduces the basic mathematical and programming principles that underlie much of Computer Science. Understanding these principles is crucial to the process of creating efficient and well-structured solutions for computational p...

Principles of Computing (Part 1)

This two-part course builds upon the programming skills that you learned in our Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python course. We will augment those skills with both important programming practices and critical mathematical problem solving...

Meet the professional

What can you do with computer science and programming skills once you've learned them? We've invited people from all around the world and the industry to introduce themselves to you. Find out how diverse our field can be!...

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python

This course is the first of a two-course sequence: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python, and Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science. Together, they are designed to help people with no prior exposure to comput...

Prepare for Advanced Computer Science Courses

This Specialization covers much of the material that first-year Computer Science students take at Rice University. Students learn sophisticated programming skills in Python from the ground up and apply these skills in building more than 20 fun projec...

CodeHS

Beginner Friendly Learning to code can be intimidating! CodeHS introduces the building blocks of programming with short videos, example code, and lots of programming exercises that make coding fun and accessible for beginners. Step-by-step Curriculu...

Kodeclik

Online coding instruction and bootcamps for kids and teens.

Stone River eLearning

Stone River eLearning was founded in 2011, and since then we have taught over 1,000,000 students through our website and through our reseller partners. Our focus is on developing high quality video training in all areas of the technology field....

Introduction to Programming for the Visual Arts with p5.js

This course is an introduction to writing code within the context of the visual arts. It asks two primary questions: What is the potential of software within the visual arts? As a designer or artist, why would I want (or need) to write software? So...

Introduction to Computer Science

This is CS50x, Harvard University's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming for majors and non-majors alike, with or without prior programming experience. An entry-level course taught by David...

Computer science

Learn select topics from computer science - algorithms (how we solve common problems in computer science and measure the efficiency of our solutions), cryptography (how we protect secret information), and information theory (how we encode and c...

CS202: Discrete Structures

Great thinkers have studied logic since the time of the Greek philosopher Aristotle; its rules serve as the basis for the study of every branch of knowledge − including (and perhaps especially) computer science. Logic is an abstraction and formalizat...

Express Course (2018)

Learn the basics of computer science and internet safety. At the end of the course, create your very own game or story you can share....

CS301: Computer Architecture

Modern computer technology requires an understanding of both hardware and software, as the interaction between the two offers a framework for mastering the fundamentals of computing. The purpose of this course is to cultivate an understanding of mode...