DURHAM — Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps shares that Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) students of all grade levels engaged in coding activities to celebrate the Hour of Code last week.
Oyster River schools host Coding and Cocoa annually in the first week of December and during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9-13). This year’s district-wide event took place on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Digital Learning Specialists Celeste Best (ORHS), Jade Terrill (ORMS), Susan Leifer (Mast Way), and Sarah Curtin (Moharimet) coordinated the activities for their respective schools. They each curated grade-level appropriate activities for students and staff.
At ORMS, students took part in a school-wide coding activity during advisory.
After completing their coding activities, students enjoyed a cup of hot cocoa.
Team members of the University of New Hampshire’s STEM-MoBILE, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, TurboCam, Mobius Mobility, and Liberty Mutual hosted presentations and experiential activities, reinforcing the importance of code to students.
More than 40 volunteers, community members, and organizations helped make this event a success.
“This is just one of many experiential learning opportunities that ORSCD hosts for its students to broaden their horizons and expose them to new fields of interest,” said Superintendent Dr. Shaps. “On behalf of the district, I’d like to extend our gratitude to everyone who supported this year’s Coding and Cocoa.”
Staff and volunteers help students with coding activities during the district-wide Cocoa and Coding celebration. (Courtesy Oyster River Cooperative School District) 
Mobius Mobility demonstrates its iBOT wheelchair and a bionic prosthetic arm for Mast Way Elementary School students. (Courtesy Oyster River Cooperative School District) 
Mast Way School students interact with the University of New Hampshire’s STEM-MoBILE. (Courtesy Oyster River Cooperative School District) 
After completing their coding activities, students enjoyed a cup of hot cocoa. (Courtesy Oyster River Cooperative School District) 
Volunteers help serve cups of hot cocoa to students and staff. (Courtesy Oyster River Cooperative School District) 
ORHS students serve hot cocoa to their peers. (Courtesy Oyster River Cooperative School District)
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