How it works
Learn it, practise it, build it, present it
Students learn a concept in a live class, practise it with guidance, and finish with a project a mentor reads and marks. Then they do it again, next lesson.
Four steps, repeated lesson after lesson
The same shape every week, whichever class your child is in \u2014 so a week missed for exams never breaks the thread.
- 01
Learn
A live class teaches one concept at the student's level, led by a mentor.
- 02
Practise
Students apply the concept in guided exercises, with the mentor available for every question.
- 03
Build
Each lesson ends with a practical project the student completes independently in the platform.
- 04
Present
Projects are reviewed by a mentor, added to the portfolio and presented at Demo Day.
Inside a lesson
How a lesson becomes a portfolio project
Each practical moves through the same seven stages, so a student always knows where they are and what happens next.
- Learn
A short lesson introduces one concept.
- Open the practical
The practical opens inside the platform with the environment already set up.
- Build
Students work through the project step by step with a mentor available.
- Test
Students run the project and fix any errors.
- Submit
The project is submitted as a single link.
- Mentor review
A mentor gives marks and written feedback. Students can revise and resubmit.
- Portfolio
Approved projects are added to the student's portfolio.
The tools change as they grow
A Class 4 child and a Class 12 student should not be using the same environment.
- FoundationClasses 4-5
- Entirely in the browser. Nothing to install, on whatever laptop is at home.
- ExplorerClasses 6-8
- Browser coding, with Python gradually introduced.
- BuilderClasses 9-10
- VS Code, Python, GitHub, APIs and deployment.
- LaunchClasses 11-12
- Professional developer tooling, AI frameworks and cloud deployment.
The finish line
Demo Day
At the end of selected programs, students present their final project to mentors, parents and peers.
- 01Prepare
- 02Present
- 03Questions
- 04Feedback
- 05Portfolio
Older students also complete Alpha Launch: product thinking, branding, pricing and pitching, ending at Demo Day. See the programs