Online Coding Classes for Kids

Contact info@realprogramming.com to get assistance regarding your RP4K course link, to notify us of upcoming absences, or to get in touch with staff to find out about your child’s progress.

In a RP4K class, an instructor leads a group of no more than 4 students in building a game. This is done in a 1, 1.5, or 2 hour class session during our Weekly coding for kids classes, or 3 hours per day over 1-2 weeks for our Coding Summer Camps for kids.

Students are challenged to learn the patterns of object-oriented programming through demonstration and repeated challenges and will be tasked to complete quizzes and customize their game when they complete the base content.

All of our classes will be conducted virtually until further notice.

In the first class, expectations are set, policies reviewed, and the game that students are challenged to complete is previewed and demonstrated. Students will be invited to Canvas, our online learning platform, if it is required for the course. They will begin learning how to code while making the game the course is based on.

For our online coding classes for kids, parents are provided a Zoom link to be bookmarked or made a shortcut on the student’s computer once a class has been confirmed. Zoom should be downloaded on the computer and not used through the browser, as the browser version does not provide sufficient screen-sharing functionality. For issues installing or using Zoom, see the Zoom Help Centre.

Students should use a Windows or MacOS device for our programs, as RP4K cannot guarantee the coding programs will run on other devices. Please do not use a Chromebook, iPhone, or Android device as it is not sufficient for our classes. Students must have administrator privileges on their devices, be aware of their username and password, and use an email account for Canvas. Students must be familiar with the device they will be using. Please refer to the RP4K Hardware/Software Requirements.

Talk to us! We are always looking for students who are more than interested in creating their own games, and that is something we want to help them achieve. Not every student is focused on coding games, and other applications of programming can be just as interesting.

RP4K tailors learning to students' goals by actively involving them in the learning process, helping them choose the most interesting coding programming languages and tools for their interests.

RP4K starts with a free-trial assessment that is designed to learn about a student so we can best provide them with the appropriate challenges for their level. The trial requires them to actively participate via voice, chat, and annotating on the screen with drawing tools.

Ultimately, we use our trial assessment to help determine the proper course for each student that will interest them and suit their experience level.

Students are actively engaged and required to be focused. Student success is carefully monitored, participation details are recorded, and issues with attentiveness will be addressed immediately. Students should be respectful of their peers and stay off communication applications, games, or other distractions such as a phone during class time.

Parents should regularly engage with their child about their coding program. Students are regularly encouraged to discuss what they learned and continue the learning process outside of class time. Parents are encouraged to check-in with their child during class time, observe the classroom environment, and communicate with us about any concerns or delays during class. Downtime is limited to students completing challenges and short breaks during longer sessions.