Marin Y-Kids (Albany)

Create animated stories and simple interactive projects using icon-based coding tools such as ScratchJr. Paired programming and unplugged activities help young learners turn ideas into clear, step-by-step instructions.

Design, build, and program robots using platforms such as LEGO Education SPIKE Prime and VEX. Project-based challenges introduce sensors, mechanisms, and word-based block coding while developing teamwork and greater independence.

Combine art and programming to create animations and interactive visual projects in Scratch. Students use word-based blocks to explore timing, movement, and effects while developing their own creative style.

Take on engineering challenges with platforms such as LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, SPIKE Prime, and VEX. Students develop greater independence as they design mechanisms, program sensor-driven behaviors, and refine robotic solutions.

Make lights and buttons respond through paired, project-based micro activities. Students explore simple visual coding and unplugged instruction games to discover how code controls a physical device.

Program robots with Python through project-based engineering challenges. Students work with greater independence to use sensor input, organize code, and develop robotic behaviors that respond to real-world conditions.

Take a guided first step into Python by using code to control robots. Project-based activities combine hands-on building with short programming tasks that make text-based coding approachable for upper elementary learners.

Move into text-based programming with Python through practical, project-based lessons. Students build programs, solve coding challenges, and develop the skills to plan, test, and troubleshoot their work independently.

Discover how computers follow instructions through unplugged games and project-based coding with icon blocks. Students work in pairs to explore patterns, solve puzzles, and build simple digital creations.

Build and bring simple robots to life through project-based challenges using beginner-friendly platforms such as LEGO Education WeDo. Students work in pairs to explore movement, icon-based coding, and creative problem-solving.

Discover how AI learns from examples through playful activities and beginner coding projects. Students explore patterns and sorting while learning that AI can make mistakes and needs thoughtful human guidance.

Design playable games with Scratch and Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. Students use word-based blocks to create controls, scoring, and challenges while exploring UI/UX and making increasingly independent design choices.