Hello Sarasota / Manatee parent! We’re so psyched you found your way here to theCoderSchool of Sarasota. Coding is such an awesome skill and it’s going to be so important in the future. That’s why we’re so happy to be bringing Silicon Valley’s most popular after school coding program here to the Suncoast. When we talk about coding, sure we mean programming computers to do cool and amazing things, but we also teach abstract thinking, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Oh, and fun. We have a TON of fun.
Interested? Fill out the form and we’ll be in touch shortly to tell you more!
Got some coding chops yourself? We're always looking for skillful coders to add to our Code Coaching team. Send your resume to Sarasota@thecoderschool.com and we'll be in touch!
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!
| Week | Format | Camp | Ages | Price |
| 5/30-6/2 | Full Day | (4 day) Minecraft (Skill Level: Beginner) Minecraft has taken the world over by surprise since it debuted in 2009. This camp combines the fun of Minecraft with teaching kids to code at the same time. Playing Minecraft is fun, but building, creating, and modifying your Minecraft agents and worlds through coding is a skill that can help our younger generation in any field they choose to pursue. Tell your Minecraft fan to get their Creepers and Magma Cubes ready for this camp! Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $395 |
| 6/5 - 6/9 | Full Day | Game Development (Skill Level: Beg/Int) Prerequisites: None We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch or Snap to create us some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Ages 8-10 |
Ages 8-10 | $495 |
| 6/5 - 6/9 | Full Day | Python Startup (Skill Level:Beg/Int) Prerequisites: Some experience preferred but not required. Who’s ready for some PYTHON! Sounds a little gross, like a giant snake right? But it’s actually one of the hottest languages around today. Take advantage of the easy-to-read style of coding while picking up on one of the most popular languages today for professional and beginner coders alike. We’ll start out by using an online python platform to learn some basics and practice some fundamental concepts, and time permitting and based on our camper skill set, we may jump on to some more complex Python coding, potentially getting into coding with PyGame. Ages 10+ |
Ages 10+ | $495 |
| 6/12 - 6/16 | Full Day | Roblox Camp (Skill Level: Beginner) Prerequisites: Good typer, must bring own PC In this camp, participants will get to create and publish their own Roblox game to Roblox website for the world to play. Campers will spend each day building an Obby (Roblox lingo for Obstacle course) using the amazing Roblox Studio platform. Campers will learn the basics of creating games in a 3D environment. They will also learn about the programming language Lua by modifying pre-programmed blocks to suit their obstacle course needs. On Friday, parents will get to see the awesome creations of their campers. Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $495 |
| 6/19 - 6/23 | Full Day | Minecraft (Skill Level: Beginner) Minecraft has taken the world over by surprise since it debuted in 2009. This camp combines the fun of Minecraft with teaching kids to code at the same time. Playing Minecraft is fun, but building, creating, and modifying your Minecraft agents and worlds through coding is a skill that can help our younger generation in any field they choose to pursue. Tell your Minecraft fan to get their Creepers and Magma Cubes ready for this camp! Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $495 |
| 6/19 - 6/23 | Full Day | Data Connector (Skill Level: Int/Adv) Prerequisites: Good Typer, some Javascript experience is helpful but not necessary Today's computers are constantly connecting to each other, requesting all kinds of data. Need to get directions from Google? No problem. Find out the latest tweets? Sure. Companies large and small today expose something call an Application Programming Interface (API) so apps can connect to their services (sometimes free, sometimes for a cost). APIs are one of the most useful tools for professional programmers today, so get a head start by building your own data connections with an API at this camp! Ages 11+ |
Ages 11+ | $495 |
| 6/26 - 6/30 | Full Day | Robocode Robot Coding Camp (Skill Level: Beg/Int) Prerequisites: None Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto! The field of robotics is absolutely booming. Everything from cars to thermostats and appliances are all 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, then you can get a nice start on the right path with our camp. Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $595 |
| 7/3, 7/5 - 7/7 | Full Day | (4 day) Minecraft (Skill Level: Beginner) Minecraft has taken the world over by surprise since it debuted in 2009. This camp combines the fun of Minecraft with teaching kids to code at the same time. Playing Minecraft is fun, but building, creating, and modifying your Minecraft agents and worlds through coding is a skill that can help our younger generation in any field they choose to pursue. Tell your Minecraft fan to get their Creepers and Magma Cubes ready for this camp! Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $395 |
| 7/10 - 7/14 | Full Day | WebRox (Skill Level: Beg/Int) Prerequisites: Good typer Our WebRox camp is all about websites, because the web rocks! Our campers will spend the week designing and building their very own websites and get 'em published to the world by the end of the week. Importantly, kids will be introduced to Internet Safety and why cyber-safety matters, plus we'll learn the basics of how the internet works (wait, you mean that Facebook page lives out in the "cloud" somewhere?!). As usual, our Fridays are all about the demo, showing off the all cool website stuff the kids create! Ages 10+ |
Ages 10+ | $495 |
| 7/10 - 7/14 | Full Day | Game Development (Skill Level: Beg/Int) Prerequisites: None We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch or Snap to create us some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders. Ages 8-10 |
Ages 8-10 | $495 |
| 7/17 - 7/21 | Full Day | Roblox Camp (Skill Level: Beginner) Prerequisites: Good typer, must bring own PC In this camp, participants will get to create and publish their own Roblox game to Roblox website for the world to play. Campers will spend each day building an Obby (Roblox lingo for Obstacle course) using the amazing Roblox Studio platform. Campers will learn the basics of creating games in a 3D environment. They will also learn about the programming language Lua by modifying pre-programmed blocks to suit their obstacle course needs. On Friday, parents will get to see the awesome creations of their campers. Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $495 |
| 7/24 - 7/28 | Full Day | Arduino Camp (Skill Level: Beg/Int Prerequisits: None Our Arduino summer camp teaches kids the ins and outs of how to use the Arduino platform to create simple electronic projects. During the camp, students will learn the basics of programming and electronics using the Arduino platform with an Arduino board and starter kit provided. Campers will be introduced to the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and will learn how to write code to control the behavior of electronic circuits. Activities at the camp may include building simple circuits using breadboards, programming LEDs to blink and fade, building simple games or interactive projects using sensors and displays. It is a great way for kids to learn hands-on skills and to explore the possibilities of the Arduino platform. Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $595 |
| 7/24 - 7/28 | Full Day | Python Startup (Skill Level:Beg/Int) Prerequisites: Some experience preferred but not required. Who’s ready for some PYTHON! Sounds a little gross, like a giant snake right? But it’s actually one of the hottest languages around today. Take advantage of the easy-to-read style of coding while picking up on one of the most popular languages today for professional and beginner coders alike. We’ll start out by using an online python platform to learn some basics and practice some fundamental concepts, and time permitting and based on our camper skill set, we may jump on to some more complex Python coding, potentially getting into coding with PyGame. Ages 10+ |
Ages 10+ | $495 |
| 7/31 - 8/4 | Full Day | Rise of the Machines (Skill Level: Intermediate) Prerequisites: Some coding experience Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the bigger buzzwords today, and we’re ready to help you tackle it. What is AI? Why is it taking over the world? When will the Terminator come back and take down John Connor?? We’ll start out talking about AI use cases and dive into some fundamental algorithms and create some basic AI apps as well. Ages 9+ |
Ages 9+ | $495 |
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Hello! We’re Allyson and Pete Christinzio, and we’re co-owners/operators of theCoderSchool of Sarasota. We’d like to share a little about ourselves and why we decided to bring Silicon Valley’s best coding school to Sarasota.
Allyson has been using her time as a stay-at-home mom to bring her two boys on educational adventures, and volunteer for the PTOs of several of Sarasota County’s public schools. She has always been tech-interested and wants to spend her time encouraging young minds to think logically and be problem solvers. Allyson loves to see that “ah-ha!” moment on the faces of students as they break through their latest challenge and is thrilled to bring this program to her community.
Pete has been a software developer for twenty years, and during the last decade or so, has found that what he really wants to do is inspire the future. He enjoys attending conferences and working on personal coding projects to keep his skills sharp and relevant, and he has a talent for sharing his knowledge and his fire. Pete continues to work his day job in the corporate world and brings his dev team experience to the atmosphere here at theCoderSchool of Sarasota.
As parents, we know that each child learns differently, and has different motivations for what drives them. Which is why we’re so excited to have this versatile program to help your children learn valuable life skills – coding being only the most obvious. Also as parents, we’re happy to have a place where our own sons can learn to code since it’s so much easier to learn from someone who isn’t, “Dad.”
We're always looking for great Code Coaches. Shoot us an email with resumé to see if we're a fit!
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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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