Little Programmer - Basic • AGES 6–8

First Steps into Coding, Built on Play and Rigour

Give your child their first serious experience of creative technical work. In small groups, with skilled mentors, children build real, physical-first projects leaving every session with something that works, and something they can say about how they made it.

6–8 years

Little Programmer: Spark

24 lessons

75-minute guided session

live workshop

Unplugged kit, ScratchJr, block puzzles

Max 10 students

1:4 mentor-to-student ratio

THE LEARNING JOURNEY

From First Steps to a Capstone Project

A 24-week progression that takes kids from foundational coding concepts to building, testing, and confidently presenting an original project of their own.

Weeks 1–8

Foundations & Sequence

Weeks 9–16

Rules, Signals & Repetition

Weeks 17–19

Craft & Audience

Weeks 20–24

The Capstone Project

The Little Coders Way

Abstract Ideas Need a Body First

At this age, abstraction such as loops and conditionals must be physical before it is symbolic. We do not teach rote syntax or passive screen consumption. Every new idea is introduced through games, cards, and floor grids before it ever appears on a tablet a loop is a dance move repeated four times before it is a block. Children learn how a machine follows instructions exactly, in order, and how to notice and fix it when something doesn't work.

What They Explore

The Six Powers.

1

Chop It (Decomposition)

Naming two or three parts of a task, with help.

Spot It (Pattern Recognition)

Spotting repetition in songs, patterns, and dances.

2
3

Zoom Out (Abstraction)

Grouping similar objects together.

Step It (Algorithmic Thinking)

Putting 3–5 steps in a working order.

4
5

Fix It (Debugging)

Spotting the odd one out; noticing when something isn't right.

Judge It (Evaluation)

Stating a preference between two choices.

6
Parent Stories

Small Moments. Meaningful Progress.

What families notice when children begin thinking, building and explaining with confidence.

“She now treats mistakes like clues, not failures.”

Parent of a 7 year old

“He does not just show us his game. He explains how every part works.”

Parent of a 8 year old

“The small class helped her feel noticed, supported and brave enough to try.”

Parent of a 6 year old