2025 Summer Program
Duration: 10 Weeks
Days: M/W/F
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Start Date: TBA
Location: Southside Cultural Center
A carefully selected group of students will gain hands-on experience in web development, mastering the three core technologies that power modern browsers:
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HTML 5
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CSS (Bootstrap)
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JavaScript
Daily Work
The two-hour class time is divided as follows:
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Lecture - This is when the instructor explains the material. 30 minutes
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In-class - The students are given coding exercises to complete in class. 90 minutes
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Homework - Students are always assigned homework.
Preparation
If you wish to join the class, we recommend you get started as soon as possible. Here is a list of what you can do now to see if you like coding.
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One-on-One - Register for a one-on-one tutorial with a live instructor.
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Self-Learn - Start learning HTML online at W3Schools.
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Code - Start coding. Make mistakes and learn.
Taylor vs. Brian
Watch this video of two of our 5th-grade students from Leviton Dual Language School after only three HTML classes!
You can do this too!
Topics to Explore
Students are encouraged to explore different coding domains from game development to virtual reality, No-code development, and even coding LEGOs EV Blocks.
Game Development
Build the next cool game!
Virtual Reality
Build apps for virtual reality devices
LEGO
Learn to program Lego robots!
Start a Company
This is Thomas Suarez. He is 12 years old.
No-Code Tools
The students get to explore No-Code development tools such as Webflow and Wix. They learn when best to use such tools.
AI & "vibe coding"
Finally, Artificial Intelligence is introduced where students learn the basics of Machine Learning using open-source JavaScript libraries to add features like conversation using OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Lots of mini projects are assigned and evaluated to reinforce the subjects learned.
Weekly Prizes
Each week, the #1 student, as determined by the instructor, is awarded a prize.
Grand Prize
A grand prize will be awarded to the student that developed the app receiving the most online votes!
Limited Seating
Next Step?
Once school resumes, coding classes will take place on Saturday mornings, ensuring students have ample time to focus on their schoolwork during the week.
In the Summer of 2026, students will advance to Phase 2, where they develop teamwork skills and collaboratively build an app as a team with the assistance of other student groups.
Ultimate Goal
The ultimate goal is for the student groups to collaborate to design, develop, test, and deploy an app as a team.
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Designers - This group use their artistic skills to design the app.
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Developers - Our students write the code.
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Testers - This group will learn how to properly test software.
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Marketing - This group will market the software.