{"id":2257,"date":"2026-06-24T11:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:34:04","slug":"apache-junction-students-learn-coding-and-other-skills-before-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2257","title":{"rendered":"Apache Junction students learn coding and other skills before high school"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>APACHE JUNCTION, AZ \u2014 Through an extensive summer camp in the Apache Junction Unified School District, elementary school and middle school students from across the district are learning coding and other STEM skills before reaching high school.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2255\">MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: ABC15 Weather Action Days for extreme heat in the Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dozens of students in the district are working with an organization called GenTech, learning how to fly drones, create 3-D models of them, code, and more in the summer camp.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Perkins, an instructor for GenTech, said some of his students he worked with in kindergarten now know how to code in second grade.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2253\">WATCH: Democratic candidates vying for Arizona\u2019s CD-1 seat debate Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is kind of setting us up for the future workforce. 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