COVID-19 Update: Starting Saturday, September 12, 2020, our school will be open for on-site lessons on Saturdays (10:00am - 2:00pm) and Mondays (3:30 - 7:30). You may still continue to take lessons remotely, however, if you would like to come in for on-site lessons or trials, please reach out to us at westerville@thecoderschool.com for availability.
Hey super-parent! We're happy you're looking for options to get your kids (ages 7-18) 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 the form and we'll be in touch shortly to tell you more! Also, follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news, tips, special events, and promotions!
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.
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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!
Ready for the summer camps? We are! This year we will be offering both virtual and on-site camps that run from Monday - Friday. Welcome back coders! Our virtual camp schedule is 9:30am - 2:30pm with lunch from 11:30am - 12:30pm. Our on-site camp schedule is 9:00am - 3:00pm with lunch from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. (Kids bring their own lunches and water bottles.) Kids code throughout the week then demo their week's creations on Friday afternoon.
And guess what, we're offering our early-bird discount of $100 off for a limited time only. Just use the code SUMMER100 at checkout! Sign up now!| Week | Format | Camp | Ages | Price |
| 6/7 - 6/11 | Online via Zoom | Python Startup - 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+ | $339 |
| 6/7 - 6/11 | Online via Zoom | Computer Game Development - This fun camp is all about coding games - and the awesomeness that comes from it! From Frogger to Tron or even classics like Breakout or Flappy Bird, our Code Coaches will help choose the right game(s) for our campers. Campers will not only create a real functioning game from scratch, they'll practice the fundamental coding concepts required in any language, learn how to think logically, and have fun while doing it. Using Scratch, MIT's popular drag-and-drop programming language, campers will code cool playable games with guidance from our seasoned Code Coaches, and have a sweet Friday afternoon demo for parents to see! Because we do all our coding online, campers can log into their account at any time during or after camp to show off what they've done, and even keep adding to their game! Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $339 |
| 6/7 - 6/11 | On Site | Computer Game Development - This fun camp is all about coding games - and the awesomeness that comes from it! From Frogger to Tron or even classics like Breakout or Flappy Bird, our Code Coaches will help choose the right game(s) for our campers. Campers will not only create a real functioning game from scratch, they'll practice the fundamental coding concepts required in any language, learn how to think logically, and have fun while doing it. Using Scratch, MIT's popular drag-and-drop programming language, campers will code cool playable games with guidance from our seasoned Code Coaches, and have a sweet Friday afternoon demo for parents to see! Because we do all our coding online, campers can log into their account at any time during or after camp to show off what they've done, and even keep adding to their game! Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $439 |
| 6/14 - 6/18 | Online via Zoom | Mobile Madness - From the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, smart phones have been slowly taking over all of our worlds. Our Mobile Madness camps gets our intermediate coders introduced to the world of mobile app development by coding mobile apps loaded on an Android-based mobile phone. Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | $339 |
| 6/14 - 6/18 | Online via Zoom | Rise of the Machines (AI for Beginners) - 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. Some coding experience is required. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $339 |
| 6/14 - 6/18 | On Site | Rise of the Machines (AI for Beginners) - 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. Some coding experience is required. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $439 |
| 6/21 - 6/25 | On Site | WebRox - 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+ | $439 |
| 6/21 - 6/25 | Online via Zoom | WebRox - 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+ | $339 |
| 6/21 - 6/25 | Online via Zoom | Minecraft - Learn the basics of Minecraft with mods, custom versions, and adventure worlds! Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | $339 |
| 6/28 - 7/2 | On Site | Python Startup - 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+ | $439 |
| 6/28 - 7/2 | Online via Zoom | Roblox - This will be an introduction to object oriented programming, understanding parent-child relationships, code efficiency, how to use documentation and Roblox Editor. Prerequisites: Roblox studio must be installed on a Windows or Apple computer Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $339 |
| 6/28 - 7/2 | Online via Zoom | Python Startup - 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+ | $339 |
| 7/5 - 7/9 | Online via Zoom | Mobile Madness - From the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, smart phones have been slowly taking over all of our worlds. Our Mobile Madness camps gets our intermediate coders introduced to the world of mobile app development by coding mobile apps loaded on an Android-based mobile phone. Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | $339 |
| 7/5 - 7/9 | On Site | Mobile Madness - From the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, smart phones have been slowly taking over all of our worlds. Our Mobile Madness camps gets our intermediate coders introduced to the world of mobile app development by coding mobile apps loaded on an Android-based mobile phone. Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | $439 |
| 7/5 - 7/9 | Online via Zoom | Computer Game Development - This fun camp is all about coding games - and the awesomeness that comes from it! From Frogger to Tron or even classics like Breakout or Flappy Bird, our Code Coaches will help choose the right game(s) for our campers. Campers will not only create a real functioning game from scratch, they'll practice the fundamental coding concepts required in any language, learn how to think logically, and have fun while doing it. Using Scratch, MIT's popular drag-and-drop programming language, campers will code cool playable games with guidance from our seasoned Code Coaches, and have a sweet Friday afternoon demo for parents to see! Because we do all our coding online, campers can log into their account at any time during or after camp to show off what they've done, and even keep adding to their game! Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $339 |
| 7/12 - 7/16 | On Site | Rise of the Machines (AI for Beginners) - 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. Some coding experience is required. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $439 |
| 7/12 - 7/16 | Online via Zoom | Rise of the Machines (AI for Beginners) - 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. Some coding experience is required. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $339 |
| 7/12 - 7/16 | Online via Zoom | Minecraft - Learn the basics of Minecraft with mods, custom versions, and adventure worlds! Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | $339 |
| 7/19 - 7/23 | On Site | JavaCamp - Ready to take on an AP level course? Our Java camp is a little different than our other camps in that it’s focused on following a curriculum, for the purpose of helping our students get a head start on the AP Computer Science “A” course. While we’re not likely to complete the entire course during just the camp, we’ll go as far as we can based on the skillset of the campers we get. This camp is aimed at those who are about to start AP CS A, or just want to get a head start with come curriculum-based Java learning! Ages 13+ | Ages 13+ | $439 |
| 7/19 - 7/23 | Online via Zoom | WebRox - 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+ | $339 |
| 7/19 - 7/23 | Online via Zoom | JavaCamp - Ready to take on an AP level course? Our Java camp is a little different than our other camps in that it’s focused on following a curriculum, for the purpose of helping our students get a head start on the AP Computer Science “A” course. While we’re not likely to complete the entire course during just the camp, we’ll go as far as we can based on the skillset of the campers we get. This camp is aimed at those who are about to start AP CS A, or just want to get a head start with come curriculum-based Java learning! Ages 13+ | Ages 13+ | $339 |
| 7/26 - 7/30 | Online via Zoom | Python Startup - 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+ | $339 |
| 7/26 - 7/30 | Online via Zoom | Computer Game Development - This fun camp is all about coding games - and the awesomeness that comes from it! From Frogger to Tron or even classics like Breakout or Flappy Bird, our Code Coaches will help choose the right game(s) for our campers. Campers will not only create a real functioning game from scratch, they'll practice the fundamental coding concepts required in any language, learn how to think logically, and have fun while doing it. Using Scratch, MIT's popular drag-and-drop programming language, campers will code cool playable games with guidance from our seasoned Code Coaches, and have a sweet Friday afternoon demo for parents to see! Because we do all our coding online, campers can log into their account at any time during or after camp to show off what they've done, and even keep adding to their game! Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $339 |
| 7/26 - 7/30 | On Site | Computer Game Development - This fun camp is all about coding games - and the awesomeness that comes from it! From Frogger to Tron or even classics like Breakout or Flappy Bird, our Code Coaches will help choose the right game(s) for our campers. Campers will not only create a real functioning game from scratch, they'll practice the fundamental coding concepts required in any language, learn how to think logically, and have fun while doing it. Using Scratch, MIT's popular drag-and-drop programming language, campers will code cool playable games with guidance from our seasoned Code Coaches, and have a sweet Friday afternoon demo for parents to see! Because we do all our coding online, campers can log into their account at any time during or after camp to show off what they've done, and even keep adding to their game! Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $439 |
| 8/2 - 8/6 | Online via Zoom | Rise of the Machines (AI for Beginners) - 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. Some coding experience is required. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $339 |
| 8/2 - 8/6 | On Site | Rise of the Machines (AI for Beginners) - 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. Some coding experience is required. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $439 |
| 8/2 - 8/6 | Online via Zoom | Minecraft - Learn the basics of Minecraft with mods, custom versions, and adventure worlds! Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | $339 |
| 8/9 - 8/13 | On Site | Mobile Madness - From the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, smart phones have been slowly taking over all of our worlds. Our Mobile Madness camps gets our intermediate coders introduced to the world of mobile app development by coding mobile apps loaded on an Android-based mobile phone. Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $439 |
| 8/9 - 8/13 | Online via Zoom | Roblox - This will be an introduction to object oriented programming, understanding parent-child relationships, code efficiency, how to use documentation and Roblox Editor. Prerequisites: Roblox studio must be installed on a Windows or Apple computer Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | $339 |
| 8/9 - 8/13 | Online via Zoom | Mobile Madness - From the day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, smart phones have been slowly taking over all of our worlds. Our Mobile Madness camps gets our intermediate coders introduced to the world of mobile app development by coding mobile apps loaded on an Android-based mobile phone. Ages 7-9 | Ages 7-9 | $339 |
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Hello! We are Patrick and Ming, co-owners of theCoderSchool – Westerville and we are beyond thrilled to bring Silicon Valley’s #1 coding program to our local community! Both of us graduated from The Ohio State University (GO BUCKS!) with degrees in Business Administration. We have a couple of children that keep us running around nearly all days of the week but would not trade it for anything! After working in the corporate world for many years, we wanted to tap into the entrepreneurial side of our careers. With technology surrounding nearly all aspects of our lives, we searched for a franchise that would equip our younger generation with the skills needed for the future. We wanted something that would allow the child to have fun while being creative and parents to know they are being prepared for the digital world. When we found theCoderSchool and read their philosophy, we knew immediately this was the one. Their way of immersing the individual into the technical world is different than most other franchises we looked into. What we love about theCoderSchool is that it teaches problem solving, logical thinking, teamwork and presentation skills all of which are important skills to succeed in tomorrow's society. We are excited to work with your child and look forward to being part of their coding journey! If there is anything we can assist with, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at ptee@thecoderschool.com or ming@thecoderschool.com.
Hi everyone! My name is Lieng and I am one of the co-owners of theCoderSchool Westerville. I am a graduate of THE Ohio State University and married to my college sweetheart, Brandon. We have 3 kids who keep us busy around the clock! I have been working as a Software Engineer for nearly 20 years and love every aspect of my job. Because of my experience in technology and the way the world is evolving, I recognize the importance of introducing and teaching coding to kids at an early age. When the opportunity of owning a franchise of theCoderSchool was brought to my attention by my business partners, I knew immediately that it was something I wanted to pursue and bring to my local community. I am very excited to make a difference in the lives of today's children! Feel free to reach out to me at any time at lieng@thecoderschool.com. I'd love to hear from you!
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