Heritage Elementary School Opens as a Computer Science Academy in 2018-19

• Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) launched the district’s first Computer Science Immersion Academy at Heritage Elementary School beginning in 2018-2019. 

All students who attend Heritage participate in the Computer Science Immersion Academy, learning programming, robotics, coding, and other computer programming skills as part of their daily instruction in addition to the core subjects of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.  

Students also develop and strengthen core skills such as communication, creativity, critical thinking, as well as 21st century skills that are projected to be in high demand in the near future.  Teachers receive regular training resources and support in emerging technologies and STEM-centered instructional strategies.    

Heritage hosts three showcase events each year to highlight the knowledge and skills that students have developed with each trimester coding project. 

The GGUSD Board of Education approved the program in February of 2018. The school held a launch event in March of that year, with students, families, staff, and district representatives in attendance. During the event, GGUSD Board of Education President Bob Harden shared:

“Heritage Elementary School is already doing so much with technology.  This partnership will provide the school with new tools that have the power to inspire the next generation of computer programmers to fill jobs that have not even been imagined yet.  Together, students and teachers will explore the world of STEM like never before.”