Little Coders Track
A joyful first step into coding. Stories, hands-on activities and simple challenges that build real computational thinking — long before they ever type a line of code.
R750/month
A new lesson every Monday
Your child learns to code. You see every step.
Every Monday a complete coding lesson opens in your own portal. Your child builds real projects at their own pace, sends a photo of their work — and a real person personally reviews every single piece of it.
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- No laptop needed for two of our three programmes
- Personal written feedback from the founder, every week
- Month-to-month — no contracts, no live class times
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Most coding classes need a laptop, a fixed weekly time slot, and a parent who can keep up. Not every family has all three.
So we built The Kids Are Coding to work on the phone in your pocket — one lesson a week, one place to keep it all, and a real person reading everything your child sends.
How it works
One lesson a week. One real person reading every reply.
No app to install and no live classes to schedule around. Everything happens on your own phone, in one place — and if you can send a photo on WhatsApp, you can already use it.
Start this Monday-
Monday
A new lesson opens in your portal
A complete PDF lesson, written specifically for your child's level and track. You'll get an email the moment it's ready — just tap and it opens.
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During the week
They build at their own pace
Evenings, weekends, whatever suits your family. There's no live class to miss and no pressure to finish in one sitting.
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Friday
They send their work in
Tap "Take a photo of your work", snap what they made, and send. That's it — and nothing gets lost in a chat scroll ever again.
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Before next Monday
William writes back — personally
Real, specific feedback on exactly what your child built, waiting on your home screen. There are badges and quizzes too, but the feedback is always a person — never an automated score.
The coding journey
From curious beginner to future software engineer.
This isn't a once-off course. It's a path — and every stage unlocks the next.
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Curious Beginner
Every coder starts here. All they need is curiosity — and a phone.
🎉 First Lesson Complete -
Little Coders
Ages 5–9 learn sequences, patterns and logic through stories and play.
💡 Problem Solver -
Scratch
Level 1 of the Full Programme — real games built with visual code blocks.
🚀 Scratch Explorer -
Python
Level 2 — the same language used at Google, NASA and Netflix.
🐍 Python Explorer -
Web Development
Level 3 — HTML, CSS and JavaScript, ending with a website that's live on the internet.
🌍 Website Builder -
Portfolio
Real projects they can show anyone: games, programs and a published site.
⭐ Coding Champion -
Future Software Engineer
A genuine head start — skills, confidence and a certificate to prove it.
🏆 Certificate of Achievement
The programmes
Pick the track that fits your family.
⭐ Flagship
Full Coding Programme
Our flagship, hands-on programme across three 12-week levels — from visual block-coding to real Python to a live published website.
Scratch
Python
Live website
R1,000/month
Theory Track
A genuine computer science foundation — how computers think, the internet, cybersecurity and AI — built entirely around a phone. No laptop needed.
R500/month
All programmes run in structured 12-week levels, fully month-to-month with no lock-in contract. Two weeks' notice to cancel, family discounts for multiple children, and a Certificate of Achievement on completing all three levels.
What families say
Straight from the families.
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★★★★★
Nokuthula M.
Mom of Sipho, 11 · Full Coding Programme
Sipho waits for Monday mornings now. He showed his cousins the game he built and told them "I coded this myself." The feedback William sends is so personal — you can tell he actually reads every line.
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★★★★★
Liam, 13
Student · Level 2 Python
I made a quiz game and my whole family played it at dinner 😂 python looked scary at first but the lessons explain everything step by step. coolest thing I've ever built.
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★★★★★
Rashida P.
Mom of Aaliyah, 7 · Little Coders
We don't have a laptop and I thought that meant coding was out of reach. Aaliyah does everything on my phone and she's genuinely learning — she explained "debugging" to her granny this weekend. 🥹
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Family names shortened for privacy.
Mark Week 5 submissions ✓
Lesson idea: build a game! 🎮
Meet the founder
"This isn't an app grading your child with a badge — it's a real person who wants to see them improve, week after week."
I'm William, a Software Engineering student, and I started The Kids Are Coding because I believe every child deserves a real chance to learn to code — whether their family has a laptop or just a smartphone. I write every single lesson myself, and I personally read and respond to every piece of work a student submits. I built this programme around what I wished existed when I was learning to code: something accessible, honest, and genuinely taught by a real person.
William Du Plooy
Founder · Software Engineering student, Durban
For schools & centres
Bring coding to your whole school or centre.
We partner with schools, ECD centres and aftercare programmes to bring coding to every learner at once — without the admin of managing dozens of individual enrolments. One flat monthly rate covers your whole centre. You set your own rate for parents and keep the difference as income. We handle the content, the feedback, and the curriculum — your team just runs the sessions.
Enquire about a partnershipCurrently partnered with aftercare and ECD centres across KwaZulu-Natal.
1flat monthly rate per centre
0per-learner admin
100%of your parent-fee margin stays yours
- 1.We agree a flat monthly rate for your centre
- 2.Weekly age-grouped lesson PDFs, ready in your centre's portal
- 3.Your team sends photos of completed work — we handle all feedback
Pricing at a glance
Simple monthly pricing. No contracts.
Theory Track
R500/month
- A new lesson every Monday
- Personal feedback every week
- Certificate on completion
Full Coding Programme
R1,000/month
- Scratch → Python → live website
- A new lesson every Monday
- Personal feedback every week
- Certificate on completion
Little Coders Track
R750/month
- A new lesson every Monday
- Personal feedback every week
- Certificate on completion
Month-to-month, two weeks' notice to cancel, family discounts for multiple children. Pay by EFT — payment details here. PayJustNow and more payment options are on the way.
Help centre
Questions parents actually ask.
Search, browse by topic, or just message us — a real person replies.
Ask on WhatsAppNo. Your portal opens in the web browser that's already on your phone — you just tap the link we send you and sign in. There's nothing to install, and it works on any phone, tablet or computer.
Not at all — it's built for exactly that. If you can send a photo on WhatsApp, you can use it: tap to open the lesson, tap to take a photo of the work, tap to send it in. You'll also find a plain-English "How it works" page inside, and you can always just phone me.
Only if you want them to. Younger children usually work from their parent's login — you open the lesson and send the work in together. Older children who are ready can have their own username and password, which you set up yourself in a few taps.
No — a new lesson opens every Monday and your child works through it whenever suits your family that week. There are no live classes to schedule around.
Only for the Full Coding Programme. Both the Theory Track and Little Coders Track work entirely on a phone or tablet. Not sure which fits? Try the Programme Finder.
Little Coders starts from age 5. For the Full Coding Programme and Theory Track, most students start comfortably from age 10, though motivated younger students can sometimes start earlier — just ask.
There's no fixed pace to keep up with — lessons are self-paced within the week, and if a topic needs more time, that's completely fine. William's feedback is there specifically to help with exactly that.
No problem — it's completely month-to-month with no long-term contract. Just two weeks' notice via WhatsApp.
Absolutely — we have adult students on both the Theory Track and Full Coding Programme, including some working toward a career change into software development or cybersecurity.
Yes — students who complete all three levels receive a Certificate of Achievement from The Kids Are Coding.
We offer family discounts for multiple children enrolled together — just mention it when you get in touch.
Yes — see our Schools & Centres section above, or message us on WhatsApp to talk through a partnership for your school, ECD centre or aftercare programme.
Currently via direct EFT to our Capitec account — full details are on our payment page. PayJustNow instalments and more options are coming soon.
No matches — try a different word, or ask us directly on WhatsApp.
The best time to start was last year. The second best time is this Monday.
Ready for lift-off?
Enrol in two minutes, or message us on WhatsApp and we'll help you pick the right programme.
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