Why Should My Student Use These Courses Instead of a Local In-Person Class?

While larger cities tend to have local businesses that provide in-person electronics, coding or robotics courses, this program will generally be a better choice for several reasons:

  • All the courses we offer can be completed at your student's own pace. An in-person class requires everyone to work at essentially the same pace. This can prove frustrating for students who are able to move through material more quickly as well as for students who need extra time to practice particular skills. This program allows for students to complete lessons as often as desired, re-watch videos, rework through activities, and pause when needed for additional practice.
  • Our courses teaches students to work with real electronic components and real code. Most in-person classes use robotics kits that contain manufactured snap-together parts and proprietary code. While fun, your student won't walk away with many real-world skills. Our courses teach your student to work with the same electronic components you find on electronic supply websites. We also teach them to work with Python--currently the fastest growing computer programming language in the world. Once they've worked through a course, your student will have a broad base of knowledge to continue to learn to work with even more components and code commands as they find niche skill areas to explore. This is a huge advantage!
  • Your student gets to keep all the parts for future projects. One of the big advantages to this program is the significant set of electronic components your student will own and know how to use after completing their course. The learning isn't over when the course ends! Your student will be well equipped to tackle novel projects going forward.
  • Our courses are significantly more in-depth than the local in-person classes generally available. We are committed to every student not only knowing how to work with a range of real electronic components and useful Python code commands, we also work to ensure they understand the how and why behind the science (and even some math!) of electronics and coding. To see a list of the skills taught in each program lesson level as well as sample lessons, click here.