I am very happy to have found an activity for my 7 year old son that he is actually excited about going to every week! We have tried other activities but nothing really held his interest.
My son already loved making games on his own but didn't have the coding knowledge needed to fully implement all of his creative ideas. Signing him up for twice weekly classes at Code Ninjas was a great decision for all of us. He gets out of the house, socializes with other kids, and learns new things, while his mom and dad get an hour break to shop or dine.
The school is very clean and following COVID regulations; right now they require scheduled appointment times to limit the number of students at one time, they politely require masks, and they request the use of 'coding gel' (hand sanitizer) upon entry into and exit from the lab. Scheduling is easy with the website they use.
The curriculum is structured so even kids with no prior coding experience can get started coding with no issue and kids can move up pretty quickly. They get to use different platforms and programming languages depending on their knowledge base, advancing with each 'belt'. Just like a karate dojo, kids start with their white belt and earn their way to higher belt colors through hard work.
All of the projects are viewable and emailed to the parents, too! I've played a few of my son's games and they're pretty cool. He's super proud of them.
The kids get to participate in camps and Parents Night Outs (which I am really looking forward to!). read more