ProgKids (Progkids)

ProgKids.com is an online programming school for children based on the principles of gamification of the process. Lessons are based on Minecraft and Roblox games, where students learn the basics of programming in Snap! и Python.

History

2021

Agreement with the Moscow State Pedagogical University to conduct a joint professional development program for children and adolescents

Online school ProgKids and Moscow Pedagogical State University on July 16, 2021 announced the signing of an agreement on the intention to conduct a joint continuing education program "Teaching children and adolescents to program in a playful form (using Minecraft, Scratch, mBlock as an example)."

The joint program includes the training of teachers, the development of a regulatory and methodological framework for conducting training sessions in computer science and programming, as well as in other areas.

Agreement to raise $1.5 million

On April 7, 2021, it became known that Russian educational the ProgKids.com project, a participant online education in the EdMarket accelerator, attracted 50 thousand from dollars an investment joint-stock company, and IMPACT Capital also signed an agreement to raise another $1.5 million.

The team will direct the funds received for expansion into the countries of the Asian region and Latin America.

In addition to expansion, there are plans to develop a digital teacher based on artificial intelligence. This will make education interesting and accessible to children in different countries. - noted the CEO of the ProgKids.com Sergey Zhuchkov.