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 our recent winners, or ask about our App Gallery to see more apps!
Let's get ready for summer camps! Our camps run from 9:00am-3:00pm Mon-Fri. Early drop-off starts at 8:00 am and Late pick-up ends at 4:00 pm. For the early bird discount use code: CODECAMP2021 to get $25 OFF at checkout.
Due to COVID-19, all in-person camps will be limited to 6 campers with 1 coach. All campers and coaches will wear masks and maintain 6 feet of physical distance during camp.
We are also offering online camps for those who prefer that option. At West County, we have been working very successfully with remote coaching in our weekly year-round after-school program since mid-March, 2020. We have accumulated excellent experience thanks to the support of our parent community!
Here are a few testimonials:
You will receive that same experience in our remote summer camps. This time, our ratio will be 6:1 or less depending on enrollment. Our Online Summer Camps will be conducted on the platform of Zoom and will be a mix of a week-long coding project, mini lessons, coding challenges, Kahoot! quizzes, tech talks, small group collaborations with breakout rooms, interactive games, exercise, screen-free breaks and of course, the chance to present their projects to fellow campers on the last day of camp!
Campers will be required to have the following technology available at home:
Beyond Camps: Our year-round program weekly builds upon their summer experience. Coding Camp is like learning baseball over the summer. You must keep building on those skills throughout the year, you cannot just drop it.
If you have any questions, we would be happy to offer you a free trial lesson! Please email at charu@thecoderschool.com or you can call at 636-220-3002 to chat!
| Week | Format | Camp | Ages | Price |
| 6/01-6/04 | Full Day (In-Person) 4-Day Camp | Games are Awesome We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch to create some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders (if you're looking to sign up for two Gaming camps, pls contact us first!). Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/07-6/11 | Full Day (Online) | Python Startup We don't have a pet snake for our schools, so we'll settle for introducing you to Python, one of the most popular coding languages today. Start slowly or code fast, this camp is for our intermediate coders-no Python experience necessary! Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/07-6/11 | Full Day (In-Person) | Python Startup We don't have a pet snake for our schools, so we'll settle for introducing you to Python, one of the most popular coding languages today. Start slowly or code fast, this camp is for our intermediate coders-no Python experience necessary! Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/14-6/18 | Full Day (Online) | Games are Awesome We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch to create some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders (if you're looking to sign up for two Gaming camps, pls contact us first!). Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/14-6/18 | Full Day (In-Person) | Games are Awesome We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch to create some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders (if you're looking to sign up for two Gaming camps, pls contact us first!). Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/21-6/25 | Full Day (Online) | 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, learn how the internet and file transfers work, and get your pages uploaded to our servers for public viewing! Novice or intermediate coders. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/21-6/25 | Full Day (In-Person) | 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, learn how the internet and file transfers work, and get your pages uploaded to our servers for public viewing! Novice or intermediate coders. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/28-7/02 | Full Day (Online) | Rise of the Machines 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+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 6/28-7/02 | Full Day (In-Person) | Rise of the Machines 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+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 7/05-7/09 | Full Day (In-Person) | Pi Jam Jam to the coolest credit card sized gadget, the RaspberryPi. Explore cool stuff you can do with a tiny computer, which (depending on the instructor) may include controlling physical stuff like light sensors, Python with Minecraft or other fun stuff! Intermediate coders only, please. *Hardware Requirements: Need to bring Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 kit and power supply Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 7/12-7/16 | Full Day (In-Person) | Python Startup We don't have a pet snake for our schools, so we'll settle for introducing you to Python, one of the most popular coding languages today. Start slowly or code fast, this camp is for our intermediate coders-no Python experience necessary! Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 7/19-7/23 | Full Day (In-Person) | Games are Awesome We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch to create some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders (if you're looking to sign up for two Gaming camps, pls contact us first!). Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 7/26-7/30 | Full Day (In-Person) | Mobile Madness From the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, smartphones have been slowly taking over all of our worlds. Our Mobile Madness camp gets our intermediate coders introduced to the world of mobile app development by coding mobile apps loaded on an Android-based mobile phone. Each student will receive a basic Android phone that they can keep. Intermediate coders only, please. *Have Chromebooks at school to run apps, but can bring your own Android device Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 8/02-8/06 | Full Day (In-Person) | Games are Awesome We'll be using cool drag n' drop languages like Scratch to create some cool new and classic games! Aimed at our newbie and novice coders (if you're looking to sign up for two Gaming camps, pls contact us first!). Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 8/09-8/13 | Full Day (In-Person) | 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, learn how the internet and file transfers work, and get your pages uploaded to our servers for public viewing! Novice or intermediate coders. Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
| 8/16-8/20 | Full Day (In-Person) | Python Startup We don't have a pet snake for our schools, so we'll settle for introducing you to Python, one of the most popular coding languages today. Start slowly or code fast, this camp is for our intermediate coders-no Python Ages 8-10 | Ages 8-10 | (Use the discount code CODECAMP2021 at checkout) |
Hi, I am Charu Katyal and I am the General Manager and co-owner at The Coder School. Most of my work experience has been in HR and IT recruitment, and my volunteer experience is primarily in the realm of education whether it is causes that support underprivileged kids or volunteering at my daughter’s school. These arenas that are seemingly separate, blend together in The Coder School mission which is: to teach children coding in a fun, nurturing environment. Truly an intermeshing of education and HRD which can be summed up as, "Kids learning happily!" That they are, because the teaching is customized and paced according to a child’s strengths and interests.
In today's STEM focused environment, The Coder School is a perfect fit. When kids learn programming they hone many skills-logic, precision, reasoning, problem-solving, persistence and much, much more as they evolve into creative out-of-the-box thinkers. Our school lights a spark that is limited to not only coding, but one that carries over to math and science and beyond. So many of us assume we are not good in math, and it is my passion that children not borrow the same script. When kids learn to code they are learning math and science too as they organize data, break it down into smaller components, analyze, use math expressions and algorithms as they advance forward. For all of this to happen, the building block is an environment which is conducive to experimenting and taking risks. Welcome to a new experience...The Coder School! Please contact me at charu@thecoderschool.com.
My name is Kathy Kilo Peterson and I am co-owner of The Coder School, Chesterfield/Town & Country. I am a parent that is passionate about enriching the lives of children. My business partner, Charu Katyal, will be running the school on a daily basis. I will be in the background helping with community outreach. I am super excited to bring The Coder School to St. Louis. We have such a rich connection to the Founders, Hansel Lynn and Wayne Teng. Both are Silicon Valley guys that attended Washington University, returned to Silicon Valley, met and founded The Coder School. They are just as excited as we are to bring this approach of learning technology to St. Louis. What I love about teaching kids to code, is that they learn logical thinking and math while having a blast. The ability to code is a skill every child should have. The philosophy of the Coder School intertwines technology learning, critical thinking and presentation skills. These skillsets will continue to become increasingly important for our children. Feel free to contact me directly at kathy@thecoderschool.com
We're always looking for great Code Coaches. Find out more about how to apply today.