python coding 

​​CODEMAKERS offers Intro, Intermediate, and Advanced Python programming courses to teens ages 14 and older. ​ We teach programming much the same way colleges do - by using Python to develop conceptual and technical skills that are easily transferable to other programming languages. ​​Eight of the top 10 computer science departments in the U.S. (including MIT) now use Python rather than Java or C++ to teach basic computer programming.

Our courses are taught by Boston area computer science majors and grad students, with teaching assistance provided by Belmont High School students.  To see how we teach computer programming,​ please download a free sample of our Intro to Python course materials. 

CODEMAKERS is staffed at all times by programmer-instructors ready to answer coding questions, lead games, challenges and special events, and supervise social activities, all of which is included with membership. 

games & activities

​With a CODEMAKERS membership, you can take coding workshops, work on projects, or just play games and hang out with friends.  Drop in anytime!  Games like foosball and ping pong are available between 5p and 7p everyday, seven days a week.  For programming details, see our Summer Calendar.

  • Membership fee:  $49 first month / $25 per month thereafter
  • Membership includes all course materials, team projects, gaming events, drop-in hours, and social gatherings.
  • Membership excludes workshops and instructor-led practice sessions (see below).
  • Membership is open to teens 14 and older.

We offer the following Membership Packages:

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Intro to Python
​course modules

A.  Workshop Series 
  • Instructor-led
  • 4 sessions @ 1.5 hours each
    • Level I - Strings / Variables / Loops / Conditional Statements (Lessons 1 and 2)
    • Level II - List Comprehensions / Standard Library Functions (Lesson 3)
    • Level III - Building Functions / Objects and Classes (Lessons 3 and 4)
    • Level IV - Objects and Classes / Binary Search  (Lessons 4 and 5)
  • Maximum group: 6 coders
  • Fee: $45 per session

B.  Project Series
  • Instructor-led
  • 5 sessions @ 1 hour each
    • Level A - Basic Combat, Wizard Duel, Dragon [2 selections]
    • Level B - Bird Bingo, Plinko, Yatzy, Monte Carlo Simulation [2 selections]
    • Level C - Adventure Game, Racing Simulator, Population Simulator [1 selection]
  • Maximum group: 6 coders
  • Fee: $35 per session

C.  Team Project
  • Coder developed / instructor-supported
  • 1 session @ 1-2 hours each (open-ended)
  • Maximum group: 6 coders
  • Fee: included with membership ​

Coders receive a CODEMAKERS Certificate of Achievement upon completion of this course.
We introduce key concepts through short (~10 minute) videos at the start of each Workshop.
For more course details, download a free sample of our Intro to Python course materials. 

summer calendar

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