About Code Ninjas Newcastle
Children ages 7-14 can look forward to visiting the new Code Ninjas center to learn how to code in a fun, safe, and social learning environment where gaming is celebrated, and STEM is cool. Everything about Code Ninjas is built around fun, which keeps kids coming back. But the center also provides the results that parents are looking for, as their children gain coding and problem-solving skills they’ll need for the jobs of the future.
Code Ninjas accomplishes this with a robust, game-based curriculum made up of nine belts, just like martial arts. The curriculum is self-paced, but not self-taught; kids get immediate help and encouragement from Code Senseis and fellow students as they advance from white to black belt. The program keeps kids motivated with little wins along the way, and “Belt-Up” celebrations where they receive color-coded wristbands to mark their graduation to the next level. By the time a child finishes the program, they will publish an app in an app store.
Code Ninjas offers a variety of opportunities for children to get involved, including a flexible weeknight drop-in program, camps and Parents Night Out events on weekends.
Code Ninjas founder and CEO David Graham is a professional software developer who previously owned a successful chain of coding camps for adults. After numerous inquiries from parents, Graham realized there was an unmet demand to teach children coding skills. He launched the Code Ninjas brand in 2016.
“Parents want their children to learn the critical skills that they’ll need in the future, but it also has to be fun for kids. Code Ninjas has found that sweet spot where kids have fun and parents see results, and we’re truly excited to bring our unique concept to Newcastle and surrounding communities,” said Graham.
The Newcastle location is owned and operated by Clara Ling, a long-time resident of Bothell, where she and her family currently reside. Clara, who is originally from Hong Kong and her husband is from Taiwan, moved to Washington over 16 years ago. Clara has an extensive engineering background and was previously employed at Intel. After spending 11 years in her more recent role as a wiring engineer at Boeing, she decided that she wanted to spend more time with her family and left corporate America. As a stay-at-home mother, Clara yearned to get involved with something fun that would also educate her two sons, ages six and eight, outside of school. The in-depth curriculum Code Ninjas offered instantly drew her in and she knew this concept would be beneficial to other kids in the Newcastle area as well.
“I wanted to do something my sons could be involved in,” said Clara. “Code Ninjas teaches them the important skills for their future, but also builds their confidence and leadership ability.”
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