When a child is extremely active and has tremendous energy, parents take them to the soccer field to focus their energy towards something productive. When a child is immersed in digital devices, watching videos or playing games, what can a parent do? Shouldn’t their interest be refocused like that of the soccer player? Shannon Landin has answered that questioned by founding Codecraft Works; an EdTech company aimed at creating value from student’s interest in technology and the global need for a deep STEM talent. Shannon, a technology pioneer and entrepreneur, believes that with proper access to a laptop, high-tech learning tools, and qualified mentors, students can become creators rather than just consumers. Codecraft has designed a curriculum using hands-on STEM powered projects, and powerful play to teach students and educators the skills and core concepts surrounding computer science and software engineering. “The Codecraft technology innovation brings stakeholders together in learning, creating, and delivering computer science concepts,” says Shannon, Founder and CEO, Codecraft.

Codecraft offers school clubs as well as labs and camps at their Space Coast headquarters in Melbourne, FL. Each course is designed with the student in mind and lead by Codecraft certified educators and instructors. The community of educators leveraging the Codecraft platform can decide how best to bring the curriculum and lessons to their students, which may be in the form of an elective course or a vocational component of a school offering.

In an instance, a student was struggling to fit in at school and to find her future. Codecraft introduced her to cybersecurity coding lessons, which proved to be an applied approach to mathematics. As a result of those lessons, the student not only graduated from high school with flying colors, but also was hired as an intern by a national firm, making significant money even before pursuing her college degree.