Computer Lessons for Youth

Note: We are evaluating our current offerings, and may discontinue personalized training to individuals. If we go this route, we will offer alternatives to our customers. Due to liability and other issues, we are only offering "family" lessons which requires that an adult is present during instruction, if we choose to continue to offer such lessons.

This page is mainly left here for informational purposes. If you are a teen interested in learning to program, or if you are a parent wondering if your child is able to learn a programming language, then give them this evaluation.

kid using computer This document contains information specific to youth lessons. For more general information on lessons and training, see the training section of our website.

In an effort to promote education, we also offer youth computer lessons. Unlike the family rate, we offer a youth rate that allows for up to three non related students, so you can split the cost of the lessons among friends.

Computer lessons, unlike Piano lessons, your child will be more likely to practice what he/she learns, and has a considerably better chance at using their computer skills to get a good job. We're Also cheaper than music lessons, which are often $60 an hour (visit our rates page for more information).

Learning computer programming will also boost your child's IQ score in the logic section of the test. It also help them do better in some subjects in school. Learning a programming language counts as foreign language credit at some universities (CSUN, for example) for some majors.

What your child will learn

The above list assumes that your child begins a general study of computers, which will take them through many aspects of computing. If just signing up for a specific course of study (e.g. computer programming), then many of these topics won't be covered.

Our instruction is tailored to the individual-- we don't expect the individual to adapt to our teaching style like is expected in the traditional mass-teaching classroom environment. Most students classified as having a learning disability merely have a different learning style than the traditional classroom is designed to teach, and they have been unable to adapt to that environment. This means that, even if your child has been classified as being "learning disability," it won't be much of a problem in most cases. Although, some ADHD kids may need 1 on 1 instruction until they learn to control their impulses.

We can teach kids 8+, but Formal Operational (usually ages 11+) children will be able to get the most from the computer programming lessons. For children 10 and younger, we can perform a simple evaluation to see if they are mentally developed enough to take on computer programming. Abstract reasoning ability is crucial to computer programming. No, you don't need to know calculus, nor is programming that hard, but being able to think in symbolic terms is very important. If your child can solve basic Algebra problems (y=3,x=2y+2), then that's a pretty good indication they are ready for computer programming.