YoungWonks

YoungWonks Cutting-edge technology education for the young. Teaching kids to be inventors. YoungWonks programs have following salient features:
Focus on fundamentals.

YoungWonks offers Coding (Computer Programming) and engineering programs for kids and teens. Classes offered are Scratch Programming, Python Programming, Electronics, 3D Modeling / Printing, Arduino and Raspberry Pi prototyping. Put emphasis on small class size. Promote inquiry based learning. Promote assisted practice. Right class duration for adequate hands on time. Use latest software and hardware. Teach widely used skills so that they used and retained. Classes are offered at our facility in Pleasanton, California and online. YoungWonks programs are very popular and attended by students from all over the San Francisco Bay Area including East Bay, Tri Valley, South Bay, Peninsula, North Bay and Central Valley. Children from cities all over the bay area including San Ramon, Danville, Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, Fremont, Union City, Milpitas, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Alameda, Castro Valley, Walnut Creek, Union City, Hayward, San Leandro, Berkeley, Oakland, San Mateo, Daly City, Tracy and Stockton have attended or are attending classes at YoungWonks. Many students travel more than 40 miles each way to attend a weekly class.

09/19/2026

What if learning Python looked less like a lesson and more like building something you actually wanted to use?

Kevin a level 2 students did just that; with WayFinder - turning coding concepts into a useful learning assistant while exploring APIs, problem-solving, and product thinking.

What would you build if you had the tools to bring your idea to life?

Signing up for one class at a time adds up fast. Enroll your child in a full YoungWonks package instead and every class ...
09/16/2026

Signing up for one class at a time adds up fast.

Enroll your child in a full YoungWonks package instead and every class after the first costs less, not more. Level 0 and Level 1 start at $277 for 4 weeks with zero registration fees, and any additional once-a-week class is just $257.

Got more than one coder at home? Sibling discounts make it even easier to say yes.

More coding, less math on your end. Visit our website to see the full pricing breakdown.

Coding is quickly becoming table stakes. What sets a student apart is what they do with it next. At YoungWonks, robotics...
09/13/2026

Coding is quickly becoming table stakes. What sets a student apart is what they do with it next.

At YoungWonks, robotics is where coding stops being abstract and starts producing something a student can point to, a robot they built and programmed themselves. It matters more than it might seem: humanoid robotics is projected to grow close to 40x over the next ten years.

Early, hands-on exposure now is a real head start for a child who takes to it. More on how the curriculum is structured, at youngwonks.com

Here's a tiny piece of real code. Three lines. If you don't code, it probably looks like nothing.But all it's really doi...
09/12/2026

Here's a tiny piece of real code. Three lines. If you don't code, it probably looks like nothing.

But all it's really doing is asking a question, then another, until it lands on an answer. A score of 75 walks through it and comes out the other side as a B.

That's it. That's the whole "mystery." Most code is just a few of these ideas, used again and again.

Want to see more of what your kid's actually doing on screen? Link in bio.

The model wasn't working. The setup kept breaking.Instead of forcing it, the fix was simple: switch tools, start fresh. ...
09/09/2026

The model wasn't working. The setup kept breaking.

Instead of forcing it, the fix was simple: switch tools, start fresh. One session later, it was running, translating real sentences.

That's what our instructors actually track. Not "great job today," but how a kid handles the moment something breaks. That's the real signal.

Want to see what your child's update looks like? Link in bio.

Calling all young coders ready to put their skills to the test. Join our coding competition and show us what you can bui...
09/05/2026

Calling all young coders ready to put their skills to the test. Join our coding competition and show us what you can build, solve, and create.

Round 1 takes place virtually on September 12. Open to elementary, middle, and high school students across the US.

Ready to compete? Register for only $1 at https://www.youngwonks.com/challenge

Level 0 is not the same skill as Level 5. It is not even close.Most coding programs teach kids to follow instructions an...
09/04/2026

Level 0 is not the same skill as Level 5. It is not even close.

Most coding programs teach kids to follow instructions and repeat them. YoungWonks is built as an actual progression, starting with how to think like a programmer, then real Python, then hardware, then complex systems, up to professional-level problem solving.

Swipe through to see what each stage actually builds, not just what it covers.

Functions confuse a lot of new coders, until they see it's really just a small program living inside a bigger one.Name i...
08/27/2026

Functions confuse a lot of new coders, until they see it's really just a small program living inside a bigger one.

Name it once, give it a job, and call it whenever you need that job done again. That's the whole idea.

Want to see how our students learn concepts like this? Schedule your free trial class today.

A lot of coding platforms hand the teaching to whichever college student is free that week.That's not how this works. Ev...
08/24/2026

A lot of coding platforms hand the teaching to whichever college student is free that week.

That's not how this works. Every instructor here is a professional teacher and coder, bachelor's degree or higher, not someone still figuring out their own major.

That's the difference between someone who can code, and someone who knows how to teach it.

Curious who's behind the classroom? Schedule your free trial class today.

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Participate and test your coding skills in Round 1 of the YoungWonks Coding Challenge (US Nationals) for elementary, mid...
08/21/2026

Participate and test your coding skills in Round 1 of the YoungWonks Coding Challenge (US Nationals) for elementary, middle and high schoolers in the United States.
This event will be split into two rounds which will take place on September 2026:

Round 1: September 12, 2026. Multiple Choice Question screening. Virtual event.
Round 2: September 19, 2026. Timed Coding Challenge. In-person event which will take place in Pleasanton, California. Only participants who pass Round 1 will be invited to compete in Round 2. Accommodations will be provided for students who advance to Round 2 and live outside the Pleasanton, CA area.

Round 1 participants will receive a coding proficiency assessment report regardless of their performance. It will list out all of the graded concepts that were covered during the Multiple Choice Question screening with their respective score.

To register visit: https://www.youngwonks.com/challenge

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6920 Koll Center Pkwy, Ste 219
Pleasanton, CA
94566

Opening Hours

Monday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturday 9am - 6:15pm
Sunday 9am - 6:15pm

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