Live Classes for Kids at School and Online
What We Do
CodeSpeak Labs prepare youth to have an impact by teaching them the language of the 21st century: computer coding. We're committed to training the next generation of diverse, engaged techies who will build a better world.
Jobs in computer programming are among the fastest-growing and highest-paying opportunities in the world today, but 90% of schools do not offer any computer science classes. Computer science is the #1 major at top universities like Stanford and Princeton (where CodeSpeak Labs' founders went to school).
We teach computer programming to students grades PreK - 12 during and after school. Our curriculum includes Google's Blockly, MIT's Scratch, robotics, HTML/CSS (web development), Javascript (interactive websites, game design), and Python (general purpose programming language), as well as skill-building in entrepreneurship, communication, and design.Through each stage of the program, students build working websites, apps, games, and more, and parents receive updates via email on their child’s progress and are able to view and share their work.
We believe that the mindsets that students develop are just as important as their technical skills. We help students become critical thinkers and inspired creators who have fun and think about questions of technology ethics. As one of our students shared, “Coding is important because we can use it to create technology that can help people who have disabilities, explore science, and deal with pressing issues to mankind, such as global warming. To create technology for any of these thing you absolutely need coding.”
We're based in New York City and Orange County, CA, and students from all over the country participate in our online classes. CodeSpeak Labs is a member of the CSforAll Consortium, the national network of CS education providers, funders, and researchers working to support the mission of expanding access to CS education for all K-12 students.
Parents: Click on REGISTER to see the online classes you can sign your student up for.
School leaders: Read more below to learn how we work with schools.
Bring Coding to Your School
Leave it all to us...
CodeSpeak Labs partners with schools to bring coding education to their students. Our instructors are available during the school day and/or as part of after school programming. We use our proven best practices for engaging youth in computer programming and tailor our approach to your school's needs.
"I’m so excited about CodeSpeak Labs, and what it has brought to our school. The students really can’t get enough of it - it is great to see their excitement ignited! I think it has been a unique advantage for our school to be able to offer coding to our students, and will help us attract more families.
From an implementation standpoint, they’ve made it incredibly easy for me and other administrators, as well as our teachers. They provide all of the instructors, curriculum and materials.
I cannot recommend CodeSpeak Labs more highly to other school administrators, after-school programs, teachers, and families."- Principal, K-8 School
Or, have us co-teach with your teachers
We’ll run the course with support from your teachers. Your staff need no experience and can focus on logistics and classroom management, while we lead the content and focus on being the technical experts.
Or, if your teaching team is excited to learn the content, we can provide them with the training and support they need.
“I was truly impressed with the professional development training from CodeSpeak Labs and how well they tailored the training to the needs and priorities of our schools. The teaching tactics and pedagogy in the activities and presentation were both engaging and interactive. Our teachers were able to genuinely self-reflect upon their teaching practices and immediately apply what they learned.
I highly recommend CodeSpeak Labs to other schools!”
- Professional Development Manager, Middle School Charter School Network
What Students and Parents are Saying
"It’s fun. I don’t like it… I LOVE IT!” - 8 year old student
"The environment is relaxed but engaging for both my 12 year old son and my 8 year old daughter. I have never expected my daughter to like coding and she genuinely loves it. My son who can be quite unmotivated is definitely challenged and actually getting competitive. He says he likes 'learning something useful in my life!'" - Parent
"My son jumped in the car today after class and said '#coding is awesome'!" - Parent
"This was an opportunity to get our son on the active side of computers as a maker, doer and thinker rather than a passive consumer and button pusher." - Parent
"I know my son really likes the class a lot. He is always looking forward to going. He never wants to leave. I like that you let the kids work at their own level and report back to the parents. I would definitely recommend to friends." - Parent
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