The Coder School · Tampa Bay

From first block to real code.

A project-based computer science ladder for ages 7–18. Scratch, Roblox, Python, C#, and AI — each one ships a single real thing: a published game, a trained model, a working robot, or an app you can hand someone.

6creative tracks
16project courses
16 weeksor a 5-day camp

TAUGHT ATAcademy at the LakesInnovus Innovation CenterNorth Tampa Christian AcademyCOACHED BYUTUFUSF

Three levels, one ladder

Start where the student actually is, not where their birthday says. Each level ends with tools the next one assumes.

Start here

Foundations

8 courses

Visual and block-based first builds that make the logic feel real.

Scratch · Roblox Studio · mBlock · Teachable Machine

Keep going

Intermediate

5 courses

Text code, typed by hand. Scripts are built in passes — run it, read the output, extend it.

Lua · Python · Trinket · VS Code

Go further

Advanced

3 courses

Real engines, real toolchains, real neural networks. The work looks like a portfolio piece.

C# · Unity · TensorFlow/Keras · Colab

Every course is built the same way

Same spine, sixteen subjects — so a student who finishes one already knows how the next one works.

STEP 01

One project, start to finish

No disconnected exercises. A setup, then ten stages that each add one working feature to the same game, app, model, or robot.

STEP 02

Build, tested, explained

Every stage ends with a functional check and a design check — verify it works, then defend a choice you made.

STEP 03

Shipped to a real audience

The course ends with a demo: show what you built, explain how it works, publish it, and earn the certificate.

The catalog

Sixteen courses across six tracks. Filter by language and tool, by level, or by what gets built.

Track

Level

Makes

16 courses

Launch Your Own Obby Game

Turn ideas into logic boards and Lua while building a 10-stage Roblox obby.

Roblox Makers: Build & Script Your World

Build every block. Write every script. The advanced Obby for ages 10–13.

Roblox Combat: Anime & RPG Battles

Script powers, swords, health bars, enemy AI, XP, and loot.

Roblox & YouTuber Studio

Build an obby, record Mac gameplay clips, and edit a creator video.

Roblox Tycoon: Coin Machine Scripting

Code a tycoon obby with a Dropper, Conveyor, Collector, and coin-machine upgrades.

Roblox VR Game Lab: Parkour & Physics

Build a parkour obby with real physics, add Roblox VR, then play it in a headset.

Python 101

Build a space-crewmate task game in Python Turtle.

Python Arcade

Build the classic arcade game from scratch in Python.

Python Machine Learning

Train an image classifier in Python, then test it on your own photos.

Python AI: Build a Smart Assistant

Code a talking AI sidekick in Python that listens, jokes, and talks back.

Castle Defense

Build an original 2D tower-defense game in Unity with C#.

Bot Builders: Build & Code Your Robot

Build a real mBot, then code it to drive, sense, and play robot soccer.

Code Creators: Scratch & AI Lab

Train your own AI, then build a game it controls.

Game Studio: Design & Play with Scratch

Build the Fish Food arcade game block by block in Scratch.

Geometry Dash

Build a neon cube-runner with jumps, spikes, portals, score, and music cues.

App Studio: Memes & Mini-Games

Build a meme soundboard, a voice changer, and a cookie clicker in Scratch.

Trusted local partners. University-backed coaching.

Summer Creator Hub courses are built with local education partners and supported by Code Coaches from Tampa-area and Florida universities.

Partners

Academy at the LakesInnovus Innovation CenterNorth Tampa Christian Academy

Code Coaches

UTUniversity of TampaUFUniversity of FloridaUSFUniversity of South Florida