theCoderSchool San Francisco - Richmond

theCoderSchool San Francisco - Richmond offers coding classes and camps that include a Digital Arts Studio: 3D Modeling, 3D graphics using Blender, a Python Code Class Series, and a Scratch Game Design Code Class Series. The Digital Arts Studio focuses on digital design using cutting edge tools, and students in this studio learn the foundations of 3D graphics using Blender with no coding needed. In the coding classes, students use Scratch drag ‘n drop blocks to assemble code quickly and learn computer science fundamentals like loops, conditionals, and variables, and in Python classes they learn Python syntax such as loops, variables, line structure, function calls, Cartesian Coordinates, and more.

• Ages: 8–13 years old
• Schedule: 12-week class series running 3/8–5/31 with no classes on 4/5
• Price: Art Class Series: 3D Modeling: 12 weekly sessions for $399. Python Code Class Series: 12 weekly sessions for $399. Scratch Game Design Code Class Series: 12 weekly sessions for $399.

The Art Class Series: 3D Modeling runs for 12 weekly sessions from 3/8–5/31 (no classes 4/5), is recommended for ages 10–13, and meets on Tuesdays at 3:30pm for 3D Modeling 1 and Tuesdays at 5:30pm for 3D Modeling 2. The Python Code Class Series also runs for 12 weekly sessions from 3/8–5/31 (no classes 4/5), is recommended for ages 10–13, and offers Python 1 on Sundays at 11:00am and Wednesdays at 5:30pm, Python 2 on Thursdays at 4:30pm, and Python 3 on Fridays at 4:30pm. The Scratch Game Design Code Class Series runs for 12 weekly sessions from 3/8–5/31 (no classes 4/5), is recommended for ages 8–10, and offers Scratch Game Design 1 on Sundays at 12:00pm, Wednesdays at 4:30pm, Thursdays at 5:30pm, and Fridays at 5:30pm, plus Scratch Game Design 2 on Sundays at 10:00am.

theCoderSchool’s coding camps use a low ratio of around 6:1 and are taught by expert Code Coaches. Its flagship after-school program, Code Coaching, uses a 2:1 teaching ratio with individualized curriculum, while entry-level classes run in a larger ratio. theCoderSchool is part of a nationwide system of over 70 locations teaching over 7,000 students every week with the brainpower of 1000+ expert Code Coaches.

theCoderSchool is described as Silicon Valley’s first nationwide kids coding program and has been headquartered and founded in Silicon Valley since 2014. The program states that every kid is different and that it teaches them with custom projects built to suit each student, and it states that coding is about consistent problem solving and understanding technology fundamentals, from how the internet works to what makes up Artificial Intelligence. The Digital Arts Studio is described as a new program for budding artists and creatives to focus on digital design using cutting edge tools.

As a longtime partner of the Congressional App Challenge, theCoderSchool helps encourage innovation through coding across the country. Nancy Pelosi named one of its students, Shreya Aghi, winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge in California’s 11th District.

Parents have shared several testimonials about theCoderSchool. One parent from New Jersey with 23 years in IT said they had not seen anything close to the customized curriculum created for their child and called it the place they want their kids to be. A parent from California said their son is having a wonderful experience, described the instructors as exceptional, and said the online class has been engaging and a quarantine lifesaver. A parent from Georgia said their son is loving his online coding lessons, that the coaches and staff are very helpful, and that he learned a lot in an online spring break camp while having fun creating games. Another parent from Connecticut said their kids really loved the Scratch camp and that they had not seen them this excited about learning something new in a very long time, and they mentioned looking forward to coming back in late August.

Last updated May 11, 2026.