Computational thinking is emphasized in both our math and science middle school courses. We believe these skills empower our students to solve current and future problems with perseverance, collaboration, and innovation. Through programming projects and unplugged activities, students explore the steps of computational thinking including decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design.  More in-depth projects occur in 7th and 8th grade as students design apps in collaboration with service learning projects, program Lego Mindstorm Robots to tackle challenges, create interactive toys using physical computing and learn CSS and HTML to code a website of their choice.  Development of research skills, an understanding of copyright issues and digital literacy are all components of the website project. This integrated curriculum allows our students to develop the computational  tools needed to be productive digital citizens rather than passive users of technology.