Family-Run Video Game Based Learning Center To Open Second Location In Somerset County

GREEN BROOK, NJ — Montgomery local Marisa Narula is opening a second Somerset County location of her video game-based learning center, Code Ninjas, on Thursday, Dec. 9.

Narula opened Somerset County's first Code Ninjas location in Hillsborough with her husband Kanwar in 2019. The second and new location will be at 215 Route 22 in Green Brook. Read More: Techy Parents Use Video Games To Spur Learning In Hillsborough

An Open House will also be held on Saturday, Dec. 11 and 18 which includes a free trial class and low prices.

Since opening the Hillsborough location, Marisa Narula has been awarded several times for her efforts towards advocacy, community involvement, and charity.

In 2021 the Hillsborough-Montgomery center was the first place runner-up in the Best of the Best contest for Best Summer Camp and Best Education Center. In 2020, they won Best Summer Camp in Central Jersey.

At the 2021 Code Ninjas International Conference, Marisa Narula was presented with the Cultural Advancement Award for her efforts in her community and across the franchise. There are currently more than 300 locations open in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Marisa Narula is a frequent guest speaker at local schools and has received multiple proclamations from the Hillsborough Township Mayor for her efforts in Women in STEM and Women in Small Business.

She resides in Montgomery with her husband and two sons where she has been a Boy Scouts leader for the last decade. She is a member of the Hillsborough Business Association and on the Board of Directors for Montgomery Charity Foundation.

A third location in Bridgewater is being developed and projected to open in February 2022.

For more information on the Green Brook location visit codeninjas.com/nj-green-brook or facebook.com/CodeNinjasGreenBrook.

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