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Peter co-founded Hatch Coding in 2014 and is pioneering computing immersion - a means of teaching real computer programming to students 7–17.

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PA Day Workshops Teach Coding Concepts

Calling all parents! Hatch Canada is offering PA Day camps for students across the GTA.

PA Day camps are a great way for kids to keep collaborating, learning, and creating. 

During PA Day camps, students can start coding for the first time or continue building their own portfolios with projects that they’re interested in. This fosters creativity and coding efficiency. The Hatch project library consists of more than 600 possibilities in areas such as game coding, real world applications, and art and design. Students learn how to code using JavaScript, and they create between three and four personalized projects after they master the basics. Participation in the program also grants students a permanent Hatch Platform account, where they can access online learning tools and resources. 

To learn more about PA Day Workshops, visit hatchcanada.com/programs/pa-days.

Hope we see you soon!

-Peter Kuperman

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Plan International - Benefits of Educating Girls around the World

Peter Kuperman is the founder and CEO of Hatch Canada, a coding academy for children. Alongside his efforts to help young people learn STEM skills, Peter Kuperman is active in charitable pursuits and advocacy efforts. His family supports the Because I am a Girl campaign through Plan International. Plan International’s Because I am a Girl campaign promotes the rights of girls and women around the world. It focuses on education and the positive changes that educating young women can bring about in a community. In many parts of the world, a woman’s potential earning power increases by 10 percent with each year of education she completes. Helping these girls access an education can help lift them and their families out of poverty. Access to education makes girls likely to marry later and tends to correlate with having fewer, healthier children. The Because I am a Girl campaign seeks to secure a safe and high-quality education for every young woman who wants one by the year 2030.

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The Top Three Workouts to Prepare for a Marathon

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Peter Kuperman started his own business, Hatch Canada, in 2014 to teach kids the basics of computer science. Peter Kuperman is also a sports enthusiast and trained extensively to run the Boston Marathon three times. Here are a few of the top workouts to prepare for a marathon and the reasons they are beneficial. 1. Sprint sessions that last 30 minutes can improve your stride and build fast-twitch muscles quickly. Sprinting also improves running form, helping you learn to keep good form during longer runs. 2. Runs of 30 to 60 minutes at threshold pace, which is the top speed you can reach without having to slow down to catch your breath, improve aerobic capacity and burn more calories. After mastering this type of run for the needed length of time, you can work on increasing your pace. 3. To burn the most fat and increase your stamina, complete relaxed long runs by running for an hour or more at a pace that doesn't leave you too winded. Although threshold running and sprints are beneficial, low-intensity, long-distance runs are the most advantageous workouts for building endurance.

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Three Key Tips for a Winning Chess Strategy

In 2014, Peter Kuperman founded Hatch Canada, an educational service company which offers children the opportunity to learn computer science and computer programming, an important skill for the 21st century. Recreationally, Peter Kuperman enjoys challenging himself both physically via running and mentally with one of his favorite pastimes, chess. To win at chess, a game of strategy and planning, players need to think ahead and continually adjust their approach depending on the current circumstances. Below are a handful of key tips for creating a winning strategy. 1. Control the center: The player who keeps control over the four central squares has a competitive advantage. Pieces on these squares have more options for moves and can easily move between the two sides of the board to help in a new offense or defense strategy. 2. Keep pawns around the king: In many ways, the pawns are the king’s bodyguards. When they move far from the king, the opponent has more opportunity to attack. On the same token, players should think of ways to force their opponents to move their pawns away from the king. 3. Theorize about the opponent’s plan: Every time an opponent makes a move, players should think about why they chose that piece. With each move, players need to think about what the opponent’s strategy might be to preemptively protect their own pieces or look for holes that can facilitate an attack.

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The Khan Academy: A Vast Educational Resource By Peter Kuperman

Increasingly, Internet users who want to increase their knowledge about various subjects are turning to the Khan Academy, a website that features almost 3,000 educational videos and lectures. Materials posted on the website intend to educate on a wide variety of topics, such as mathematics (from beginning to advanced levels of complexity), finance, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and economics. As of the end of 2010, the Khan Academy website had received over 31 million hits. The site’s reputation for quality education is continuing to grow, and satisfied students and teachers have issued glowing testimonials. The Academy was established in 2006 by Salman Khan, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a non-profit organization and presently relies upon donations, although it previously used advertising to support itself. The Khan Academy receives funding from Google and the Gates Foundation, along with many donations, large and small, from individuals. Its stated mission is to provide “a high quality education to anyone, anywhere.” An Outreach Coordinator for the Khan Academy, Peter Kuperman is a professional investor and philanthropist.

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Plan International Speakers Address Gender Inequality

Peter Kuperman served as Outreach Coordinator for Khan Academy, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering students through world-class education. In line with this vision, Peter Kuperman also supports Plan International’s Because I am a Girl Program. Founded in 1937, Plan International works with its partners across the globe to address global poverty. With a mission to improve children’s lives, the organization has developed various programs to address specific issues. The Because I am a Girl program recognizes the existence of gender inequality and attempts to find a resolution by promoting girls’ rights through various initiatives, such as its Speaker’s Bureau. Open to students ages 14 to 22, the Speaker’s Bureau educates its members on gender inequality topics through seven workshops. Each session also teaches its volunteers how to share this knowledge with the public, helping them become advocates of girls’ rights. Members of the Speakers Bureau become a part of this international effort by representing the organization in public speaking forums.

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Pantry Staples for Cooking French Cuisine

Peter Kuperman, the founder and CEO of Hatch Canada, oversees operations at the mastery-based education company. Under his leadership, the company provides children with a self-paced way of learning to code. Outside of work, Peter Kuperman loves cooking and he is often inspired by the countries he has visited, such as France. French cuisine features a number of essential ingredients, from butter and bread to cheese. Below are just some of the pantry staples necessary for cooking dishes inspired by the European nation. - Herbes de Provence: a mix of dried herbs, herbes de Provence includes rosemary, lavender, oregano, and thyme. It is often used on vegetables and meats in French cooking and is applied with a heavy hand. - Vinegars: French cuisine often calls for a huge range of vinegars, from vinaigrettes to red-wine vinegar. These ingredients are frequently used with salads and vegetables, but they also add extra flavor to a wide variety of dishes. - Canned tomatoes: although fresh ingredients are often best, French cuisine heavily relies on ripe tomatoes that are full of flavor. Canned tomatoes provide the flavor while removing the guesswork of picking the perfect specimen. Further, they can last in the pantry until needed. - Mustard: tangy, sharp-tasting dijon mustard is a common ingredient for French dishes. Chefs should have a grainy mustard on hand for meats, along with a smooth mustard for making salad dressings.

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Two Particularly Interesting Facts About the Game of Chess

Hatch Canada founder and CEO Peter Kuperman teaches children the fundamentals of computer science using JavaScript and the processing.js library, a visual interpretation of JavaScript. In his leisure time, Peter Kuperman also enjoys playing chess. For hundreds of years, chess has been one of the most studied games. It has even become the benchmark for developers of artificial intelligence, measuring the effectiveness of the technology against the best human opponents. There are other interesting facts about chess, as well. Here are two of the most noteworthy. Chess can be either an extremely short or extremely long game. The “Fool’s Mate” is a checkmate that can be achieved in just two moves. Conversely, the longest tournament game ever played was 269 moves in length and lasted more than 20 hours. Mathematically speaking, a game could last more than 5,000 moves, providing the 50-move rule and the repetition rules aren’t triggered. The queen piece has undergone quite the evolution throughout the development of chess over the centuries. Initially, the piece could only move diagonally and only one space at a time. It was later modified to have the same movement as the knight and in the 15th century would become the single-most powerful piece in the game, able to move the length of the board in any direction.

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Marathon Training for Beginners

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Peter Kuperman decided to pursue a career in the field of research and data analysis and to train as a runner. He trained in challenging conditions until he was physically and mentally ready to run the Boston Marathon. Peter Kuperman has completed three Boston Marathons. Training for a marathon requires a strong sense of discipline. Here are some tips to help beginners successfully finish their first marathon run: 1. Base Mileage - Training for a full-length marathon can last between 12 and 20 weeks. Each week, runners should build their mileage to help their body adjust to long-distance running. 2. Long Run - Schedule a long, slow-paced run every week. The purpose of long runs is to build endurance and to prepare the body for the race day. 3. Speed Work - This element is optional for beginners, but it can help runners develop proper pacing. There are two forms of speed work: short distance intervals and longer tempo runs. 4. Rest and Recovery - A day without running allows the body to recover and the mind to relax. A few weeks before the marathon, runners are advised to scale back on training sessions.

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The Youngest Chess Grandmasters in History

In 2014, Peter Kuperman established Hatch Canada--a center where children learn computer languages. Through the school, he provides students with concrete methods of developing their interest in computer science. During his free time, Peter Kuperman keeps his mind busy by playing chess. While most individuals play chess for leisure, some children take the game very seriously and have become grandmasters. Here are some of the youngest grandmasters in the history of chess: 1. Sergey Karjakin - Born in Ukraine, Karjakin was first introduced to chess when he was 5 years old. He became the youngest chess grandmaster in history at the age of 12. He is also the youngest IM title holder. 2. Parimarjan Negi - Negi started playing chess when he was 4 years old. At the age of 13, he became the second-youngest player to acquire the grandmaster title. 3. Magnus Carlsen - Carslen’s father, who was an engineer, taught his son how to play chess when he was 8 years old. He has held on to the title of the world’s top player since January 2010, excluding the period from November 2010 through June 2011, when ranked number two.

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How Learning to Code Benefits Children

Peter Kuperman leverages more than a decade of investment and leadership experience to lead Hatch Canada as founder and CEO. In this capacity, Peter Kuperman oversees a multi-year progressive curriculum that covers everything from the basics of programming to early college-level coding. Given the ever-present nature of technology in today’s world, learning to code, or program, can be extremely helpful for children. Because children’s minds are generally more flexible and open, they find it much easier to learn coding than do most adults. Coding has become a form of international language, and learning how to code gives children a wider range of possible careers. It also helps them to better understand their world. Beyond its many social and professional benefits, learning how to code also benefits children on a more individual level. Knowing how to change the way computers function gives children a virtually limitless outlet for expressing their creativity and bringing their ideas to life. Coding is highly engaging and can be fun and empowering for many children, giving them confidence in their ability to change the world. Further, it helps them to develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, both of which will benefit them in numerous areas of life.

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UN Secretary-General Lauds Canada's Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis

Peter Kuperman is the Founder and CEO of the Toronto, Canada-based business, Hatch Canada, an educational program focused on teaching children how to code. Peter Kuperman and his wife have responded to the Syrian refugee crisis with compassion and have begun the process of sponsoring a Syrian refugee family. They plan to continue helping refugees until the crisis has passed. It is this type of response from Canada that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded back in February 2016 during his Canada trip. This statement comes after Canada has promised to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees. Ban Ki-moon's appreciation of the current government's actions towards the Syrian refugee crisis goes as far as saying that while 25,000 represents a small number in the greater scheme of things, Canada's mere openness already signifies a huge international solidarity. This move was seen as Canada's re-engagement with the United Nations, especially considering how previous Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government became detached from UN's agendas and activities.