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From Scratch Blocks to Her First Game JamCoding & Game Dev
3 min readยท 28 April 2026

From Scratch Blocks to Her First Game Jam

Written by Kevin Kiprop, Coding Coach

Faith joined the Cabin nervous about 'not being a computer person.' Six weeks later she was demoing a maze game to the whole cohort.

Her coach, Kevin, did not start with syntax. He started with a question: 'What game would you want to play?' Everything after that was in service of her answer.

This week Faith is mentoring two newer campers through their first sprite animations โ€” proof that the best way to learn is often to teach.

#student-story#coding#confidence

โœ๏ธ About The Author

Kevin Kiprop

Coding Coach at DaVinxi Cabin

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Coach Kevin2026-06-02 10:15

This is absolutely spot on! Teaching kids how to create rather than just consume completely changes their relationship with technology.

Amina S.2026-06-02 14:30

I loved reading this! Can we have a coding competition inside the cabin soon?

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