How Our Coding Clubs for Children Work

What the first month actually looks like

The taster comes first, and it is a real session rather than a sales call: your child joins the group they would actually be in, with the mentor they would actually have. We do not ask for card details to book it, so if it is not right you simply do not come back.

Week one is usually spent working out what your child wants to make. Some arrive knowing exactly what they want to build and others need a few weeks of trying things before anything sticks. Both are normal and neither is a problem.

By about week four most children have something they are protective of, which is the point at which they start asking to be shown things rather than waiting to be taught.

How we know how it is going

Mentors write a note on every child after every session. That is how we know when somebody is ready to move up a level, and it is why a child who has gone quiet for three weeks does not simply go unnoticed. Ask us at any point and we will tell you what those notes say, including the parts that are not flattering.

Levels move down as readily as up, so the work always fits. Nothing is forced, and staying where you are is a perfectly good outcome.