Python Level 2

Course Overview

Python Level 2 takes a student from “I can write basic Python” to “I can build a small structured program with multiple parts.”

It continues on CT Realms, the Python learning platform we built ourselves, picking up where Level 1 finished and moving into the skills that separate writing a few lines from building something that holds together.

What You’ll Learn

• Deeper Functions — Parameters, return values, and breaking a problem into pieces
• Dictionaries — Richer data structures for organizing information
• Working with Data — Read, write and process files
• Program Organization — Structure a program with multiple parts that work together
• A Larger Guided Build — Apply all of it to one substantial project

Course Structure

A 16-week term on CT Realms, working through the platform’s Level 2 sequence and finishing with a larger guided build.

Where Level 1 ends with a small program a student writes alone, Level 2 ends with something bigger — multiple parts, more moving pieces, and design decisions the student has to make and then defend.

What You’ll Deliver

By the end of the term, each student produces:

• A more complete multi-part Python project
• An explanation of the design choices behind it

Where It Leads

Level 2 is the recommended foundation before entering AI Project Labs, particularly for younger students. It is not mandatory — Grade 6+ students can enter AI Level 1 directly — but students who arrive with Level 2 behind them can read, reason about and modify code rather than only prompting for it.

Materials

• Laptop required — a tablet will not work
• CT Realms is browser-based, so hardware requirements are light

Prerequisites

• Grade: Grades 6-8 (ages 11-14)
• Required: Python Level 1 or equivalent experience
• Self-taught? Send a code sample to info@cautiontape.ca with the subject [Self-Learned Code Submission] and we will review placement