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Hello Coders and Coders-to-be! The #1 after-school coding program for ages 7-18 in Silicon Valley is now in the Los Angeles area. With Caltech and JPL just down the street, Pasadena is where the next generation of thinkers, innovators and coders are all gathering.
Whether your coder is brand new to Scratch, already programming distributed code in Python or preparing for the CS AP exam, we can help your coder get to the next level. Unlike other programs, our experienced coaches are trained to tap your student's interest in a fun and innovative way. This unique approach fosters a lifelong passion for building and technology. Our unique program will equip your student with life skills of creativity, critical thinking (logic, breaking complex problems into manageable chunks), and confidence which are valuable for school and any future career. Contact us today to learn more.
Code Coaching® works for kids of all ages and skill levels, from novice to advanced. From game development to web apps, Python to Java, or even niche technologies like AI and beyond, our Coaches can help your kids achieve their goals.
Sessions run one or two hours a week (your choice), at the same time every week on a schedule that works for both you and our assigned Coach. Check out our video for more info!
We believe that every student learns in his or her own way, not only in what they want to work on, but how fast and how much. Our Coder Tree® is a visualization of our students' learning options as they grow and a sampling of some of the topics we teach. Find more details about what kids are learning by checking out our Coder Tree®.
Our suite of proprietary tools* chart weekly progress by tracking concepts and apps, and longer term progress by identifying skills to build their individual Coder Tree®. Get an idea of our progress tools by clicking through a Sample Student's Student Portal to see for yourself.
* Used by participating locations, check your location for availability
Each year, theCoderSchool partners with the Congressional App Challenge, a nationwide coding contest run by districts of the U.S. Congress. Take a look at our recent winners, or ask about our App Gallery to see more apps!
This Summer we will be holding both in-person and online camps as our community continues to face the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will operate our in-person camps provided that the sanitary situation permits and in compliance with the City of Pasadena's health guidelines.
Our In-Person camps are held at The Coder School Pasadena - and will be limited to 8 campers. For certain camps where it makes sense, kids bring their own lunches and water bottles and we'll take care of the rest! Our In-Person camps will require all students, coaches and staff to wear face masks and our facility will be organized for campers to maintain 6 feet of physical distance between campers and coaches.
Our Online Holiday Camps will use Zoom. Our Online Camps will be a mixture of working on a coding project and interactive games, and of course, the chance to present their project to their fellow campers! Campers will be required to have the following minimum technology available at home:
(1) Windows PC, Apple/Mac or Chromebook or similar computer with internet connection;
(For Roblox camp, chromebooks will not work for Roblox Studio);
(2) Microphone/Speakers - most computers have a built-in microphone/speakers that should work; and
(3) Video/Web camera connected to or part of your computer that allows us to see your child and coach them better based on their reactions.
For questions, please contact us by phone at 626-345-5875.
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Early Bird Registration Discounts are available until May 31, 2022. For Half-Day Online AND FullDay Robo-Code In-Person Camps, please use coupon code 'TCSP50' at check-out. For Full-Day In-Person Camps, please use coupon code 'TCSP75' at check-out.
Camp registration may be canceled up to 7 days prior to the first day of the start of camp for a full refund. Cancellations made up to 5 days prior are eligible for a 50% refund. Camps require a minimum number of registrations in order to run, and we have the right to refund your money or give you the option to attend another session based on capacity.| Week | Format | Camp | Ages | Price |
| 6/6/22 - 6/10/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Create Your Own Board Game and 3D Printing Camp (In-Person) From Monopoly to Uno, board games have created fond memories for friends and family. You will learn the secrets of gameplay, and by the end of the week create your own playable board game including 3D printing your own characters! Learn how to prototype and create your game for maximum fun. Fee includes materials and equipment needed for your game. Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/6/22 - 6/10/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome A (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/13/22 - 6/17/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Robo-Code (In-Person) The field of robotics is booming. Everything from cars to appliances are tied to robotics and hardware engineering. If you're excited by the thought of being an Aerospace engineer at NASA or designing the next robotic creation, join us for a thrilling week leading your own AI robot around obstacles, robot battles or down the racetrack. mBot is a STEAM education robot and their mBot NEO is the top-of-the-line robot and used for this camp. Campers will get to TAKE THEIR ROBOT HOME with them at the end of the week (price includes Robot) - for returning campers with robot, please call us for special price Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/13/22 - 6/17/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome B (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/20/22 - 6/24/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Crazy Fun 3D Printing Camp (In-Person) Bring your story characters to life with this CrazyFun 3D printing camp. Write your own adventure story and bring your hero and characters to life as we explore the mash between the digital and physical world with our 3D printing camp. Students explore geometric concepts and technology in a fun and engaging way. Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/20/22 - 6/24/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome - C (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - On | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - On | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/27/22 - 7/1/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Roblox Remix (In-Person) Using the Lua coding language, learn to make real games on the popular Roblox platform. Campers will use their creativity to build their own game that they can publish and allow the world to play! Windows or MacOS computer required. Designed for intermediate coders. Age 10+ | Age 10+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 6/27/22 - 7/1/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome A (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - On | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - On | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/05/22 - 7/8/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Minecraft Camp (In-Person) Kids love video games and it is becoming one of the best ways for kids to learn computer science skills. Using Minecraft, students learn how to build, create, and modify their worlds through coding in a structured environment. Kids have fun while learning a ton. Designed for Intermediate coders. (Use 'EARLY60' for early bird discount at check-out) Age 9+ | Age 9+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/05/22 - 7/8/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome B (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more (Use 'EARLY40' for early bird discount at check-out) Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/11/22 - 7/15/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Control Freak (Arduino Camp) (In-Person) Controlling stuff can be serious fun! Get an introduction to micro-controllers and learn to code LED lights, sensors, buttons, motors and more! Each camper will receive a micro-controller kit that will work with any computer and will include a bunch of cool accessories. Designed for Intermediate coders. Age 10+ | Age 10+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/11/22 - 7/15/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome - C (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/18/22 - 7/22/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Robo-Code (In-Person) The field of robotics is booming. Everything from cars to appliances are tied to robotics and hardware engineering. If you're excited by the thought of being an Aerospace engineer at NASA or designing the next robotic creation, join us for a thrilling week leading your own AI robot around obstacles, robot battles or down the racetrack. mBot is a STEAM education robot and their mBot NEO is the top-of-the-line robot and used for this camp. Campers will get to TAKE THEIR ROBOT HOME with them at the end of the week (price includes Robot) - for returning campers with robot, please call us for special price Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/18/22 - 7/22/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome A (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/25/22 - 7/29/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Roblox Remix (In-Person) Using the Lua coding language, learn to make real games on the popular Roblox platform. Campers will use their creativity to build their own game that they can publish and allow the world to play! Windows or MacOS computer required. Designed for intermediate coders. Age 10+ | Age 10+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 7/25/22 - 7/29/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome B (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 8/1/22 - 8/5/22 | Full Day (9:30am-3:30pm) - In Person | Crazy Fun 3D Printing Camp (In-Person) Bring your story characters to life with this CrazyFun 3D printing camp. Write your own adventure story and bring your hero and characters to life as we explore the mash between the digital and physical world with our 3D printing camp. Students explore geometric concepts and technology in a fun and engaging way. Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 8/1/22 - 8/5/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Games Are Awesome - C (Online) We'll be using a cool drag n' drop language called Scratch to create some awesome new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Content will be different from "Games Are Awesome B" Learn more Age 7+ | Age 7+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
| 8/8/22 - 8/12/22 | Half Day (9:30am-12:00pm) - Online | Roblox Fun (On-Line) Using the Lua coding language, learn to make real games on the popular Roblox platform. Campers will use their creativity to build their own game that they can publish and allow the world to play! Windows or MacOS computer required. Designed for intermediate coders. Age 8+ | Age 8+ | (SPACES AVAILABLE) |
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Welcome to our school, welcome to your community! We hope you will think of this as your second home -- a place to learn and have fun in a caring and supportive environment! We are Nicole Chang and Denis Fasquelle, wife-husband co-owner team. We are so excited to bring theCoderSchool to the Los Angeles area! We are joined by our two teenagers and Chuck the Chihuahua. Our son Ming-Wei studies computer science and engineering at Stanford and when not doing problem sets can often be found with our students online or in camps. Our daughter, Cybèle will be going to Harvard in the Fall to study neuroscience but otherwise usually can be found at the recording studio (she is a budding international singer/songwriter @cybelemusic). And Chuck the Chihuahua and Pebbles (rescue dog named so because he was so hungry we found pebbles in his stomach) can usually be found looking for food scraps by your feet. A little about us – We come from a family of educators. Nicole grew up in New Haven, CT where her father was a Professor at Yale, and Mom an educator for the talented and gifted. Denis hails from Paris, France where his mother taught music at the Conservatory of Lyon. We have lived abroad for almost 20 years in Europe and Asia where we were senior business executives and entrepreneurs (we have jointly started over 4 companies!) in the finance, retail, service, and media-entertainment industries. We currently serve at the Board level for some educational institutions and have lectured/taught at many including local Californian Stanford, USC, and UCLA. Nicole studied programming at Harvard University where she graduated with ‘BA in Economics, and received her JD and MBA from Stanford University. Denis has his MBA from Cornell/ESSEC. As parents and social activists, we believe in the importance of equipping today’s youth (and yesterday’s youth - we teach adults too!) with the tools they need not only for their personal success and careers, but to change the world and make it a better place for the generations to come. This involves developing a creative mindset and the ability to think critically and to communicate with others. We chose to develop theCoderSchool in our community because we believe in its philosophy of teaching to code through a personalized entrepreneurial coaching approach, learning in a fun and supportive environment, encouraging self-expression, and fostering a family-oriented community. We hope you will join our community and we look forward to working with you and your children to create an amazing learning environment. If you have any questions, please contact us anytime at nchang@thecoderschool.com or dfasquelle@thecoderschool.com.
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What is theCoderSchool? We are an after-school drop-off (and virtual) program for kids
learning to code - a coding school! There's after-school kung fu. There's after-school music
lessons, sports, art, tutoring, Chinese, you name it, it's out there. But coding for kids?
We're among the first of many, and the largest in Silicon Valley with more locations on the
way around the country. The future will be ever more dependent on technology so let's get
our young generation ready. Learn to Code, Change the World®.
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