What is CyberWhist?
CyberWhist is a learning platform that transforms the strategic gameplay of classic card games like Spades, Bridge, Euchre, and Bid Whist into an interactive environment for learning coding and computational thinking. Learners play the game, then code the logic behind it—learning to automate strategies, build bots, and think like programmers.
Platform Features
🎮 Game-Based Learning
Learn through familiar card games that teach logic, turn-based reasoning, and structured rulesets.
💻 Real Coding Tools
Use JavaScript to write code inside JupyterLab-style notebooks. Future support includes Groovy, Solidity, and Python.
📘 Guided Curriculum
Integrated lessons and Learning Management System (LMS/LTI) support provide structured progression from gameplay to advanced coding.
🤝 Social Learning
Encourage teamwork and peer learning through community and collaboration features built into the platform.
🌐 Online & Accessible
Web-based access—no installation required. Easily deployable in classrooms, clubs, or mentoring spaces.
🛠 ️Flexible Framework
CyberWhist is designed as a flexible framework intended to support Extension-style learning environments. It is adaptable for use in community mentoring programs, youth organizations like 4-H and Boys & Girls Clubs, and as an on-ramp to coding and CTE pathways in classroom settings.
Who Is It For?
🤲 Mentors & Youth Leaders
Designed for community and faith-based mentoring programs to teach youth digital skills in a familiar format.
🌱 Youth Programs
Ideal for youth organizations such as 4-H, Boys & Girls Clubs, and afterschool programs. CyberWhist supports hands-on, culturally relevant STEM learning in both rural and urban settings.
🎓 Educators & Schools
Well-suited for introducing CTE learners to computer science, logic, and coding through engaging gameplay.
Classic and Meta Versions
🎴 CyberWhist Classic
Traditional card suits and gameplay introduce logic, strategy, and coding fundamentals. Includes visual tools like pie and bar graphs to support data literacy.
🧠 CyberWhist Meta
Advanced version with abstract symbols and logic-focused play. Reinforces computational thinking, negative number logic, and non-decimal number systems.
Want to Learn More?
CyberWhist may be available at no cost for select mentoring programs and educational organizations that are interested in piloting the platform with their youth audiences.
Whether you’re exploring a single session, a short workshop series, or something longer-term, we’re here to support your goals. You’ll receive:
- Access to both the Classic and Meta versions of CyberWhist
- Instructional guides, learning modules, and coding tools
- Personalized onboarding and support from the CyberWhist team
If you're curious about how CyberWhist might fit into your program, we invite you to reach out. We’ll help you find the right fit for your learners, goals, and setting.
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