
About Our Schools
Welcome to theCoderSchool, a place where kids learn to code all year round! Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, theCoderSchool combines a super-small teaching ratio with an individualized immersion style to get your kids learning to code in no time! We don't believe in kids being taught by software, and we don't like one-size-fits-all curriculums. Instead we focus on a mentor relationship with an experienced coder, a Code Coach® who can guide our students through their amazing technical journey. Come by and find out more today!
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Our Philosophy
As a coding school, we're built a little differently than some folks might think. We've taught over 10,000 students since we started, and to no surprise of any parent, have found that kids are all different! Some learn faster, some learn slower. Some want web, some want games, others still want algorithms or specific languages. So our core philosophy is just that - all kids learn differently, so let's teach them differently.
Rather than using static one-size-fits-all curriculums, our core program uses an immersion and mentoring approach in a super-small student to teacher ratio (typically 2:1). This allows our Code Coaches® to personalize and customize based on the students, making for a much more engaging experience. Instead of linear learning of concepts from a curriculum, we immerse the kids in coding by building stuff and then building more stuff! Wanna see what kids can do? Check out our App of the Moment, or our full App Gallery of Scratch, Python, and other cool stuff!
Joseph A. (Age 10) Location: cary Language: Scratch App Type: Game App Name: Alien Invasion Description: Like flappy bird, but with ALIENS! |
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Our Programs
Our core business is our weekly after-school programs, run throughout the year. Coding takes practice, and we believe getting kids to code consistently throughout the year is the only way they’ll really learn to code! Our programs are for students at all skill levels, ages 7-18, and progress through a broad array of languages from Scratch to Python, Javascript, Java and much more. Click on our programs below, and be sure to check with us for more details!
And don’t forget we also run Coding Camps too, during certain holiday and summer breaks!
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Code Coaching®Our core program teaches a broad array of languages in a customized way, with a 2:1 instructor ratio. [more...] |
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Code Coaching PLUSOur premium program combines Code Coaching® with group sessions, and a presentation at our Coder Fairs. [more...] |
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Code ClassWe also offer traditional classes in Scratch for our novice, younger coders looking to start more slowly. [more...] |
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Code Coaching PROFor our advanced high school students, our invite-only program helps boost a coder's portfolio. [more...] |
Our Coder Tree® Progression
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. Like real trees, our students’ coding journeys are unique from each other, but all require strong foundations and trunks to support their higher, advanced branches. Click on a branch to find out more about some of the focus areas we teach (subject to staff availability).
Our Schools
Coding For Kids – our Story
Hansel and Wayne have been best buds and business partners for almost 20 years, even playing in a hilariously horrible but awesomely fun punk-pop cover band together! Back in 2013, Hansel happened to be trying to get his own kids to learn to code. When his daughter Maile whipped through an online learning website really fast, proud Papa asked her some questions. To his surprise, she really didn’t learn much at all! “I just clicked through to get to the end”, she said (sound familiar, parents?!). That was the lightbulb moment when Hansel realized that software can’t teach kids – PEOPLE need to teach kids. And thus the idea behind theCoderSchool and our Code Coach® mentoring philosophy was born. Wanna know more? See Who We Are.