Silicon Valley-Based Coding School To Open In Centennial

CENTENNIAL, CO — A new coding school for elementary, middle and high school students is set to open its doors Nov. 2 in Centennial. Based in Silicon Valley, theCoderSchool "aims to show the next generation of kids how inspiring and exciting technology can be," its leaders said.

The school's motto is “Learn to code. Change the world.”

The new school will be owned and operated by husband and wife team Andrew and Stephanie Pedersen, who plan to open at least two more schools in the Denver-metro area. The two are both Colorado transplants.

“We are thrilled to introduce theCoderSchool to not only Denver, but the state of Colorado,” Andrew Pedersen said in a statement. “Learning how to program computers is an incredibly valuable skill, and one that’s demand is steadily increasing exponentially in every industry. Through theCoderSchool’s project-based approach, we strive to improve kids’ logic, ideation and creative thinking skills, while preparing them for a successful future.”

The couple said they've always wanted to own their own business and knew that theCoderSchool was the perfect fit for themselves and their community. Andrew has spent the last 20 years in IT sales and Stephanie has worked as a healthcare executive and worked with enterprise IT projects.

Founded by Hansel Lynn and incubated with the help of his best friend, Wayne Teng, theCoderSchool was built with the desire to provide children aged 7 to 18 years with a welcoming environment to develop computer programming skills. The school uses a variety of platforms to teach various coding languages, such as HTML, CSS, Python, Javascript and others. Every Code Coaching lesson is customized with the help of trained Code Coaches® who use a two-on-one approach to teaching.

“As we continue to expand our presence throughout the country, it’s critical to find the right franchise partners who are truly passionate about setting kids up with a positive, life-long relationship with technology and coding,” Lynn said in a statement. “This is why we couldn’t be more excited about our partnership with Andrew and Stephanie. They have shown how passionate they are about our mission, and we are confident the new communities will see just how fun learning to code can be.”

Founded in 2014 and franchising since 2016, theCoderSchool, a Silicon Valley-based children’s enterprise franchise, provides computer programming lessons to children aged 7 to 18. Recently identified as one of Entrepreneur magazine’s hottest brands, theCoderSchool has 40 schools operating in twelve states and continues to expand its national footprint with several locations in development in major U.S. and Canadian markets.