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Kids Next Code Academy Inc. offers hands-on training in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, drone technology, coding, robotics, engineering, 3D printing, graphic design, Python, JavaScript, game design, and digital literacy. Students work on project-based activities including robotics and engineering, 3D printing and engineering, AI and coding, drone and aviation, online safety, and tech upskilling. The program offers both in-person and virtual classes, with small group classes and free and affordable program options, and provides all required equipment for partner programs and certain courses.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Options include multi-week youth and teen robotics and engineering sessions, multi-week AI and coding sessions, single-day AI, cybersecurity, and online safety workshops, multi-week high school cybersecurity and tech career training, and week-long youth tech boot camps.
• Price: Youth AI, Cybersecurity, and Online Safety Program (Ages 8–16): $40 per student
Kids Next Code Academy Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by Travis A. Reeves in 2016, and in 2025 it expanded its mission of delivering equitable, high quality emerging technology education to families across South Fulton and East Point. The organization’s mission is to empower youth, teens, and parents in underserved communities by providing hands-on training in emerging technologies, including AI, cybersecurity, coding, drone technology, engineering, and robotics, through immersive boot camps and certification-focused programs that enrich student learning with engaging, interactive, hands-on lessons that enhance problem solving skills and prepare youth to be competitive in a tech driven society.
The leadership team includes Founder/Director Travis A. Reeves, Program Directors Don Griffin and Jason Sylvain, and Lead Tech Instructor Vanessa Payero. Travis A. Reeves is a software engineer and tech instructor with over 10 years of IT professional experience and 8 years of educator experience, with an undergraduate degree in Information Systems from Georgia Southern (2010) and an MBA from Central Michigan University (2013). Don Griffin has over 20 years of engineering experience, a postgraduate degree in Technical Management, engineering certifications from MIT and USC, and serves as Senior Engineering Manager for Lockheed Martin Corporation, and is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Vanessa Payero is a Computer Science student and Math major at Georgia State University with experience in HTML, CSS, Python, and JavaScript and prior instructor experience with the Latin American Association. Jason Sylvain is an Atlanta native and educator with over 20 years of experience, with a music background and experience in curriculum development, teaching, and administration.
Kids Next Code Academy Inc. runs a comprehensive three-level, three-semester cybersecurity and tech career training program that includes mentorship, certifications, and real-world internship opportunities, with industry certifications such as CompTIA, Google IT, and Microsoft offered through this training. The organization also offers professional development training for parents and educators in AI, online safety and cybersecurity, coding, engineering, and more, along with workshops for educators and parents, corporate team training sessions, digital literacy and tech upskilling, and customized curriculum development. Programs for schools and organizations can be semester-long or week-long, including summer camps, and all equipment is provided for these partner programs, with some courses requiring only a basic computer and others using kits supplied by Kids Next Code Academy Inc., as specified in each course description.
Through partnerships with local libraries, Kids Next Code Academy Inc. addresses the digital literacy gap with year-round workshops that train youth, teens, and adults on modern technology and fundamental tech literacy skills, and these programs are free and open to the community. In 2025, in partnership with the Gladys Dennard South Fulton library and the East Point library branch, the organization delivered 57 hands-on workshops, 12 multi-week STEM programs, and served a total of 738 students. Kids Next Code Academy Inc. offers partnership opportunities for schools, libraries, parks and recreation departments, community centers, youth organizations, and corporate leaders through co-hosted workshops, volunteer opportunities, donated laptops and STEM kits, corporate sponsorships, grant-funded collaborations, and program partnerships.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Options include multi-week youth and teen robotics and engineering sessions, multi-week AI and coding sessions, single-day AI, cybersecurity, and online safety workshops, multi-week high school cybersecurity and tech career training, and week-long youth tech boot camps.
• Price: Youth AI, Cybersecurity, and Online Safety Program (Ages 8–16): $40 per student
Kids Next Code Academy Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by Travis A. Reeves in 2016, and in 2025 it expanded its mission of delivering equitable, high quality emerging technology education to families across South Fulton and East Point. The organization’s mission is to empower youth, teens, and parents in underserved communities by providing hands-on training in emerging technologies, including AI, cybersecurity, coding, drone technology, engineering, and robotics, through immersive boot camps and certification-focused programs that enrich student learning with engaging, interactive, hands-on lessons that enhance problem solving skills and prepare youth to be competitive in a tech driven society.
The leadership team includes Founder/Director Travis A. Reeves, Program Directors Don Griffin and Jason Sylvain, and Lead Tech Instructor Vanessa Payero. Travis A. Reeves is a software engineer and tech instructor with over 10 years of IT professional experience and 8 years of educator experience, with an undergraduate degree in Information Systems from Georgia Southern (2010) and an MBA from Central Michigan University (2013). Don Griffin has over 20 years of engineering experience, a postgraduate degree in Technical Management, engineering certifications from MIT and USC, and serves as Senior Engineering Manager for Lockheed Martin Corporation, and is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Vanessa Payero is a Computer Science student and Math major at Georgia State University with experience in HTML, CSS, Python, and JavaScript and prior instructor experience with the Latin American Association. Jason Sylvain is an Atlanta native and educator with over 20 years of experience, with a music background and experience in curriculum development, teaching, and administration.
Kids Next Code Academy Inc. runs a comprehensive three-level, three-semester cybersecurity and tech career training program that includes mentorship, certifications, and real-world internship opportunities, with industry certifications such as CompTIA, Google IT, and Microsoft offered through this training. The organization also offers professional development training for parents and educators in AI, online safety and cybersecurity, coding, engineering, and more, along with workshops for educators and parents, corporate team training sessions, digital literacy and tech upskilling, and customized curriculum development. Programs for schools and organizations can be semester-long or week-long, including summer camps, and all equipment is provided for these partner programs, with some courses requiring only a basic computer and others using kits supplied by Kids Next Code Academy Inc., as specified in each course description.
Through partnerships with local libraries, Kids Next Code Academy Inc. addresses the digital literacy gap with year-round workshops that train youth, teens, and adults on modern technology and fundamental tech literacy skills, and these programs are free and open to the community. In 2025, in partnership with the Gladys Dennard South Fulton library and the East Point library branch, the organization delivered 57 hands-on workshops, 12 multi-week STEM programs, and served a total of 738 students. Kids Next Code Academy Inc. offers partnership opportunities for schools, libraries, parks and recreation departments, community centers, youth organizations, and corporate leaders through co-hosted workshops, volunteer opportunities, donated laptops and STEM kits, corporate sponsorships, grant-funded collaborations, and program partnerships.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
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