Panda Programmer
Panda Programmer Kentlands Classroom, 216 Main Street, #200, Gaithersburg, MD 20901
About
Panda Programmer offers kids the chance to do computer science and coding computers, including Scratch Programming, Scratch Jr, Python for Kids, HTML & Web Coding, and robotics. Participants program their own customized animations, computer games, interactive stories, games, and animations, and work with graphics and control structures. The program also includes engineering challenges where kids build, test, and code robots to complete missions, along with creating web pages.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Summer Camp 2026 begins in June, with one-week sessions throughout the MCPS summer vacation
Panda Programmer, Inc is a Maryland-based educational organization dedicated to teaching children in grades 1 through 8 and has taught computer science to thousands of students and campers around Montgomery County, Maryland since 2015. The company was founded in 2015 by Will Corbin in Gaithersburg, MD, and has a decade of proven success. The mission at Panda Programmer is to make high-quality computer science education accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful for all children.
The program offers coding classes for kids, summer camps for kids, and a Coding Club that focuses on middle school students, with curriculum tailored by age and experience and weekly themes. Programs are designed for beginners with no prior experience as well as experienced young coders, with beginning coders and experienced coders both welcome. Panda Programmer focuses on elementary school students and also offers K through 2nd grade curriculum teaching students as young as 5, based on the belief that children ages 6 and up are old enough to learn computer programming.
Panda Programmer offers many after-school classes at MCPS schools, with classes at various MCPS elementary and middle schools, and offers programs across Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, DC. Panda Programmer will offer 2026 Summer Camp for kids in Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase in DC, with Maryland summer camps as a specialty and kids coding summer camps that include full-day and half-day options depending on location. The program features small group sizes, small class sizes, daily outdoor time and movement breaks, and a safe, structured learning environment with an engaging, high-quality curriculum and a strong focus on creativity and problem-solving.
Experienced, caring instructors lead the program, and the experienced instructors are trained to work with kids and love teaching kids to code. Panda Programmer describes itself as proudly serving as the top-rated coding summer camp near Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, and Washington D.C. The program shares the statement, “We don’t play video games, we program our own!”
Last updated January 23, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Summer Camp 2026 begins in June, with one-week sessions throughout the MCPS summer vacation
Panda Programmer, Inc is a Maryland-based educational organization dedicated to teaching children in grades 1 through 8 and has taught computer science to thousands of students and campers around Montgomery County, Maryland since 2015. The company was founded in 2015 by Will Corbin in Gaithersburg, MD, and has a decade of proven success. The mission at Panda Programmer is to make high-quality computer science education accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful for all children.
The program offers coding classes for kids, summer camps for kids, and a Coding Club that focuses on middle school students, with curriculum tailored by age and experience and weekly themes. Programs are designed for beginners with no prior experience as well as experienced young coders, with beginning coders and experienced coders both welcome. Panda Programmer focuses on elementary school students and also offers K through 2nd grade curriculum teaching students as young as 5, based on the belief that children ages 6 and up are old enough to learn computer programming.
Panda Programmer offers many after-school classes at MCPS schools, with classes at various MCPS elementary and middle schools, and offers programs across Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, DC. Panda Programmer will offer 2026 Summer Camp for kids in Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase in DC, with Maryland summer camps as a specialty and kids coding summer camps that include full-day and half-day options depending on location. The program features small group sizes, small class sizes, daily outdoor time and movement breaks, and a safe, structured learning environment with an engaging, high-quality curriculum and a strong focus on creativity and problem-solving.
Experienced, caring instructors lead the program, and the experienced instructors are trained to work with kids and love teaching kids to code. Panda Programmer describes itself as proudly serving as the top-rated coding summer camp near Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, and Washington D.C. The program shares the statement, “We don’t play video games, we program our own!”
Last updated January 23, 2026.
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