Coding for Kids — Fundamentals
An essential beginning for the journey of coding. This curriculum is designed for kids to easily grasp the knowledge and apply it to real-life projects.
- Duration
- 16 hours
- Level
- Complete beginner
- Format
- Online or offline, group or individual
- Language
- English and Tamil
Four modules, sixteen hours.
Each module ends with something the student has actually built, so progress is visible from the very first week.
Module 1
Introduction to Python
- Programming concepts, and why Python is a beginner-friendly first language
- Setting up the Python environment
- Variables and data types: integers, floats and strings
- Basic operations and string manipulation
Module 2
Control flow
- Conditional statements: if, elif, else
- Loops: for loops and while loops
- Loop control with break and continue
Module 3
Functions and modules
- Defining functions with parameters and return values
- Importing and using built-in modules
- Writing and reusing your own modules
Module 4
Turtle graphics and simple games
- Drawing shapes and moving the turtle
- Creating animations with loops and conditions, changing colours and shapes dynamically
- Building simple games and implementing game mechanics
- Encouraging creativity in game design
Projects run through the whole course.
Mini-projects
Guided projects that reinforce each concept as it lands — drawing geometric shapes, building a simple calculator, designing a guessing game.
Their own projects
Open-ended project ideas that let students chase their own curiosity, with support and guidance from us whenever they need it.
Where students go next.
Coding for Kids (CS001) is the prerequisite for each of these tracks.
Web Development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
48 hours
App Development
Flutter
48 hours
Artificial Intelligence
Python
96 hours
Students who want to keep building games rather than move into a formal track carry on with guided game-development projects instead.
Ready to talk through the right starting point?
Email us your child’s class and current experience, and we will recommend a course and a format — group or individual, online or at home.