Digital Arts & 3D Printing Path
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline
Design it on a screen, then hold it
Posters, characters and logos, and the part nobody teaches: why one version reads instantly and the other one does not. Then your child models an object in 3D and prints it.
- Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running
- Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025
- Eight students to a room
Not sure which level? Book a free evaluation.
Fall semester
28 September – 13 December 2026
Ten sessions, one hour a week. We skip Thanksgiving week.
The semester
$445
Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both.
Ages 7–15 · eight students to a room · 698 Washington Street, Brookline
Three semesters a year: Fall, Winter and Spring. You pay for the semester you’re in, and nothing renews on its own.
The two levels
Your child starts where they are and moves when they’re ready. Nobody repeats a year, and nobody’s stuck in a class that has run out of things to teach them.
A first look at drawing and designing on a computer. Kids make posters, characters and logos, then work out why one version reads better than another. No experience needed.
Thursdays, 3:00–4:00 pm · running this Fall
For kids who have made a few designs already. They work with layers, color and type, then move into three dimensions: modeling an object on screen and printing it on the machine. They go home holding the thing they designed.
Mondays, 4:00–5:00 pm · running this Fall
Every level runs this Fall on a set day. Tell us which one you want and we’ll tell you where it stands.
What school doesn’t have time for
School teaches the concepts. We teach your child how to use them.
A classroom has thirty children and a syllabus to finish. We have eight and an afternoon. So your child builds the thing, breaks it, fixes it, and explains what they did.
One question a session
AI can write the code. It can’t decide what to build, or tell you when the answer is wrong. That’s the part we teach.
Every session opens with one thinking question on the board. Make it smaller. Where have I seen this before? Would a robot understand this? It takes two minutes, and it’s the habit that outlasts the subject.
Your child can use AI after they have tried it themselves and can tell us what they tried. Anything AI helped with, they have to explain. Copy and paste with no explanation isn’t finished work.
Who teaches your child
Our instructors are college graduates with computer science backgrounds. They studied this. So when your child asks the question that isn’t in the lesson plan, they get a real answer.
Thinking about the Belt Program instead?
| Digital Arts & 3D Printing Path | Belt Program | |
| Time | 1 hour a week | 2 hours a week |
| Shape | One topic, one semester | Ten belts, ten months each |
| What comes home | What they built | Monthly report, portfolio, transcript |
| Price | $445 a semester | $425 a month |
A Path samples one topic for a semester. The Belt Program is the ten-month spine, in a group of about six, with a written report every month. Plenty of families do both.
Questions parents ask
My child has never done this. Which level?
Level 101. It says no experience needed and it means it. The only thing your child needs is a willingness to redraw it. Not sure? Book a free evaluation and we’ll place them.
How does my child move up a level?
When the instructor thinks they are ready, and not before. There’s no test and nothing is marked. We don’t grade. No scores, no pass, no fail.
What happens on a day off school?
We run. A single day off school isn’t a day off Path. We skip Thanksgiving week, and we are closed 24 December to 7 January.
Can my child take two Paths at once?
Yes, if the times don’t clash. The second one is $375. Call the campus on 857-547-8001 and we’ll check the schedule with you.
Does it carry on after December?
There are three semesters: Fall, Winter and Spring. Nothing renews on its own. Every family chooses again each semester.
Still deciding?
Book a free evaluation. Forty-five minutes, no obligation, and your child leaves knowing which level fits.
iCode of Brookline · 698 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02446 · 857-547-8001
