Hey super-parent! We're happy you're looking for options to get your kids learning to code. It's SUCH an amazing skill to learn and will help your kids in more ways than you can imagine! We're super excited to be bringing Silicon Valley's #1 kids coding program to the area to help your kids get going, so read on and let's get our kids coding!
At theCoderSchool, we want to do more than just teach coding. We want aspiring coders to use their new found passion as a stepping stone to thinking outside the box, as a way to channel their ideas in a creative way and most importantly, to have fun. Interested? Fill out our form and we'll be in touch shortly to tell you 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 some recent winners, or ask about our App Gallery to see more apps!
| Week | Format | Camp | Ages | Price |
| 6/5-6/9 | Full Day | Roblox Camp: Launch Your Own Obby Game Using Roblox Studio, your child will create and animate a Roblox Obby (obstacle course) game. Campers will use their creativity to customize their own Obby that they can publish and allow the world to play! Newbie coders will love this camp. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 6/5-6/9 | Full Day | Roblox Entrepreneur: Lua Coding and Game Scripting Roblox is one of the fastest-growing game creation platforms on the planet, with more than 100 million players per month and top developers making over $1 million a year. Use Roblox’s built-in editor with Lua—a powerful and fast programming language—to design challenging levels and code intuitive gameplay mechanics. Then, publish, share, and play games with your friends on any platform, from console to mobile. Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 6/12-6/16 | Full Day | Games are Awesome: Build a game with Scratch by MIT We'll use the coolest drag n' drop language Scratch from MIT to create an awesome game! The camp is perfect for newbies and novice young coders. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 6/12-6/16 | Full Day | Roblox Entrepreneur: Imaginative Game Design Roblox is one of the fastest-growing game creation platforms on the planet, with more than 100 million players per month and top developers making over $1 million a year! In this imaginative game design course, you’ll use Roblox’s built-in editor to create 3D worlds, then publish, share, and play games with your friends on any platform, from console to mobile. You’ll have a blast studying games that have been runaway hits and learning how to implement the same gameplay and monetization strategies in your own games. Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 6/19-6/23 | Full Day | Robotics with Scratch and mBot Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto! If you’re excited about coding/programming and controlling physical robots, look no further than our Robotics camp. The camp is perfect for newbies. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 6/19-6/23 | Full Day | VR Design with Unity and Meta Quest 2 The best game makers are the ones who play them. Step directly into your game with virtual reality and the Meta Quest 2—an all-in-one wireless VR system. You’ll pair it with Unity, an industry-standard game engine, to learn the basics of coding and create your own interactive experience. Bring incredible worlds to life that you can see, hear, and lose yourself in through the immersion of 360 audio and video. Bring your Meta Quest 2 or purchase one for an additional $450. Your game models, designs, and levels will go home with you so you can continue building an immersive, imaginative virtual realm. Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 6/26-6/30 | Full Day | WebRox Everything's about the web these days, and that's why Web Rocks! Code with all the base web technologies like HTML/CSS and Javascript and get an actual live website going! The camp is perfect for newbies and novice young coders. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 6/26-6/30 | Full Day | Battle Royale Game Design with Unity Go from game player to game creator with Unity, a powerful industry-standard game design engine. Games bring friends together, and Unity bridges the fields of art, code, and design all to one central location. You'll connect game elements from level platforms to customizing your own Battle Royale levels like the ones you'd find in Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Fall Guys. Using built-in visual code, you'll add rules and structure, showing players how to interact with your creation. With Unity, you'll learn to design incredible experiences for players and join a community of millions of developers! Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 7/3-7/7 | Full Day | Virtual Robotics with Scratch Build your own interactive and imaginative programs using Scratch, a drag n' drop language by MIT. With Scratch and VEX VR (Virtual Reality), you'll design, code, program a virtual robot to play games such as navigate mazes on its own with sensors and adaptive variables. As you explore math and science concepts, your pathway to learning Python and other languages begins here—switch to the code editor in VEX VR to see behind the scenes and tweak your work. There's no better way to dive into the exciting world of STEM! Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 7/3-7/7 | Full Day | Roblox Entrepreneur: Lua Coding and Game Scripting Roblox is one of the fastest-growing game creation platforms on the planet, with more than 100 million players per month and top developers making over $1 million a year. Use Roblox’s built-in editor with Lua—a powerful and fast programming language—to design challenging levels and code intuitive gameplay mechanics. Then, publish, share, and play games with your friends on any platform, from console to mobile. Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 7/10-7/14 | Full Day | Robotics with Scratch and mBot Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto! If you’re excited about coding/programming and controlling physical robots, look no further than our Robotics camp. The camp is perfect for newbies. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 7/10-7/14 | Full Day | Roblox Entrepreneur: Imaginative Game Design Roblox is one of the fastest-growing game creation platforms on the planet, with more than 100 million players per month and top developers making over $1 million a year! In this imaginative game design course, you’ll use Roblox’s built-in editor to create 3D worlds, then publish, share, and play games with your friends on any platform, from console to mobile. You’ll have a blast studying games that have been runaway hits and learning how to implement the same gameplay and monetization strategies in your own games. Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 7/17-7/21 | Full Day | Games are Awesome: Build a game with Scratch by MIT We'll use the coolest drag n' drop language Scratch from MIT to create an awesome game! The camp is perfect for newbies and novice young coders. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 7/17-7/21 | Full Day | VR Design with Unity and Meta Quest 2 The best game makers are the ones who play them. Step directly into your game with virtual reality and the Meta Quest 2—an all-in-one wireless VR system. You’ll pair it with Unity, an industry-standard game engine, to learn the basics of coding and create your own interactive experience. Bring incredible worlds to life that you can see, hear, and lose yourself in through the immersion of 360 audio and video. Bring your Meta Quest 2 or purchase one for an additional $450. Your game models, designs, and levels will go home with you so you can continue building an immersive, imaginative virtual realm. Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 | |
| 7/24-7/28 | Full Day | Roblox Camp: Launch Your Own Obby Game Using Roblox Studio, your child will create and animate a Roblox Obby (obstacle course) game. Campers will use their creativity to customize their own Obby that they can publish and allow the world to play! Newbie coders will love this camp. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | |
| 7/24-7/28 | Full Day | Battle Royale Game Design with Unity Go from game player to game creator with Unity, a powerful industry-standard game design engine. Games bring friends together, and Unity bridges the fields of art, code, and design all to one central location. You'll connect game elements from level platforms to customizing your own Battle Royale levels like the ones you'd find in Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Fall Guys. Using built-in visual code, you'll add rules and structure, showing players how to interact with your creation. With Unity, you'll learn to design incredible experiences for players and join a community of millions of developers! Ages 10-14 | Ages 10-14 |
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Hi, my name is Lesly Ramirez-Olavarria. I'm a proud mom of 5, and I am the Owner of theCoderSchools in the Tampa Area! I was born and raised in Peru until the age of 12 and lived in New York until three years ago. We have made Tampa our home, and we could not be any happier to be bringing you Silicon Valley's #1 Coding School.
I was introduced to coding early in my IT career by my now loving husband. I went from being a passive participant in the digital world to an active player in the field of technology, and I loved every minute of it!
We are so excited to be part of the tech-education movement that teaches kids to code in a fun and exciting way. If you'd like to learn more about what we do or how you can get started, feel free to reach me at lesly@thecoderschool.com with any questions.
Hi, my name is Michael Olavarria. I'm a proud father and a Senior Advisor for The Coder School New Tampa and South Tampa! Full disclosure: I am a geek. I love computers. I love everything about them. I spend hours coding, debugging, and discussing coding practices with other coders. When I am not coding, I teach coding and write about computers as part of my professional career.
My passion grows as I see students who learn to program early in life gain a deeper and more complete understanding of the logic and advanced thinking behind coding. Like learning a language early in life, learning and practicing this type of thinking early in development influences a child's brain as it is still developing. This is why early learners have experienced such boundless success in this field (think Gates, Zuckerberg, Jobs,…the list goes on and on). If you'd like to learn more about what we do or how you can get started, feel free to reach me at molavarria@thecoderschool.com with any questions.
We're always looking for great Code Coaches. Shoot us an email with resumé to see if we're a fit!
As you and your family consider coding programs, it helps to keep in mind:
Whether the student wants to explore Minecraft modding in Minecraft camp, is interested in HTML, or wants to learn block-based coding like CSS, our interactive classes provide a great coding experience.
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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