What’s Happening
What’s Happening
Why Families Choose iCode
Why iCode · iCode of Brookline Not every coding class is the same Ask any coding program four questions. Who teaches? What will my child work on? Where will they sit? What will they bring home? Here are our answers, side by side. Boston Parents Paper Family Favorite, 2020–2026Macaroni KID Family Favorite 2025STEM.org Accredited Three times the hours. Less per hour.Book a free evaluation More hours. A lower price per hour. A monthly price only tells you half the story. What matters is how much time your child actually spends learning for that money. iCode Belt Program$35.42per hour of learning A typical drop-in center$48.75per hour of attendance Hours each month iCode Belt Program$425 a month · 12 hours$35.42 per hour A typical drop-in center$195 a month · 4 hours$48.75 per hour Three times the hours, and about 27% less per hour. Your child’s 12 hours each month are: 8 hours of instructor-led class2-hour study lab2-hour Parents’ Night Out iCode Belt Program tuition for 2026–27 is $425 a month for ten months. A $125 lab fee is charged once a year; with it included, the cost is about $36.46 an hour. The comparison uses an example of drop-in coding center pricing…
Minecraft: Galaxy Saga Build
Build a galaxy, one world at a time. Your child designs a starship, then a space station, then a base on a planet nobody has landed on. Ages 6+ · one hour a week · runs inside the Minecraft Path Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges Award State finalists, FLL & VEX STEM.org accredited CSTA & NGSS aligned Working airlocks. Automated doors. A launch sequence that runs itself. Every one of those has to actually work. A door that opens on command is a condition. An airlock that will not open both sides at once is a rule your child has to write down before they can build it. Space is the setting. Engineering is the lesson. Getting an airlock to work means getting the logic right, and your child will know exactly why it failed the first time. Build an airlock that will not open both doors at once, and tell the pilot which side is safe. We give the requirements, not the steps. Working out how is the lesson. What your child builds A starship with a cockpit, a hold and doors that open on command A…
Minecraft: Wizard School Build
Build a school of magic, block by block. Your child designs a castle — moving doors, hidden passages, a great hall, a tower for each team. Then they make it work. Ages 6+ · one hour a week · runs inside the Minecraft Path Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges Award State finalists, FLL & VEX STEM.org accredited CSTA & NGSS aligned A castle door that only opens for the right person. The trick is a circuit. Redstone circuits become enchanted doors that only open for the right person, and a potions room that actually brews something. It looks like magic. It is logic. Every trick your child builds is a circuit, a condition, or a loop — the same ideas a programmer uses, learned by building a castle instead of reading about them. Build a door for the tower that opens only for someone carrying the right key, and closes itself behind them. We give the requirements, not the steps. Working out how is the lesson. What your child builds A castle with a great hall, towers and a working front gate Hidden passages that open on a…
Path, Belt or Competition Team?
One ladder, three rungs The requirements for each rung, set out so you can place your child against them rather than guess. Ages 5 to 18 · iCode of Brookline · for the 2026–27 year Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Family Favorite 2025 FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges Award State finalists, FLL & VEX STEM.org accredited CSTA & NGSS aligned These are not three products competing for the same cheque. They are three rungs. A Path is one hour a week on one subject. The Belt Program is the ten month path. A competition team is an add on for students already on that path, which is why a roster place requires belt or Studio enrolment. Almost every team member started in a Path. Week six of a robotics Path: a robot that has to find a wall, follow it, and stop when the wall ends. Still comparing?Ask any program these 12 questions.Who teaches? What will my child work on? What comes home? Ask every program the same questions, then read our answers.See the 12 questions → The three, side by side If you read nothing else on this page, read this table. PathBelt ProgramCompetition…
How the Path Levels Fit Together
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline One ladder for every Path Each Path is a numbered ladder. 101 assumes nothing. The top of each ladder is real work in a real language or a real toolchain. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Not sure which Path? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Your child enters at the level that matches what they can do, not their age. They move across into another Path whenever they want to, and the habits carry over. Ages 6+ on every Path and every level. Minecraft Level 101Creative ChallengesEvery session starts with a challenge and an empty world. Level 102Survival LessonsSurvival mode hands your child nothing and expects them to work it out. Level 103Modding and BlockbenchHere your child stops playing the game as it ships and starts changing it. Level 104RedstoneRedstone is Minecraft’s wiring. Level 105JavaMinecraft itself is written in Java. Roblox Level 101First worlds, first scriptsKids learn to make Roblox games instead of just playing them. Level 102Roblox Studio, properlyA design class. Level 103Rules, scoring and playtestsThis is where worlds turn into games. Level 104What players will pay forHow does a Roblox game make money? Students…
Path FAQ: Ages, Semesters & Pricing
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline Path questions, answered straight The ones parents in Brookline actually ask. Tap a question to open the answer. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Not sure which Path? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Questions parents ask Do Paths come with a report?Yes. Every Path ends with a written end-of-semester report on what your child learned and built, and a certificate of completion. Why choose iCode over other coding programs?College-graduate instructors, tower gaming desktops, real classrooms and 8+ robotics platforms. A Path works out at $44.50 an hour and comes with a written report and a certificate. See the 12 questions to ask any program. Does my child need experience? No. Every Path starts at level 101, which is built for someone who has never done it. We place your child after a free evaluation rather than guessing from a form. How do you decide which level? By what your child can already do, not their age. Every Path is open to ages 6+, and a nine year old and a fourteen year old can sit in the same room at the same level. Isn’t this just…
After-School Coding & Robotics Paths
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline Nine Paths, one hour a week One topic, ten weeks, and something finished at the end of it. Your child picks the subject. We work out which level they start at. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Eight students to a room Not sure which Path? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Why families choose iCodeA Path is $44.50 an hour. Here is what that buys.Ten instructor-led classes, a finished project, a written end-of-semester report and a certificate of completion.See how iCode compares → Fall semester 28 September – 13 December 2026 Ten sessions, one hour a week. We are closed 26–29 November for Thanksgiving. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 6+ · 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. How a Path works Every Path has numbered levels. Your child starts at the level that matches what they can already do, not their age, and moves up when the instructor…
Web Design Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline A page that is live the same day Your child writes the words, lays out the page, and opens it in a browser before they go home. Then they make it work on a phone. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Eight students to a room Written report + certificate at the end Not sure which level? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Fall semester 28 September – 13 December 2026 Ten sessions, one hour a week. We are closed 26–29 November for Thanksgiving. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 6+ · 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. Level 101: Your first web page Kids build their first real web page. They write the text, lay it…
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 Written report + certificate at the end Not sure which level? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Fall semester 28 September – 13 December 2026 Ten sessions, one hour a week. We are closed 26–29 November for Thanksgiving. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 6+ · 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. Level 101: Posters, characters and logos A first look at drawing and designing on a…
Scratch Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline The first hour of code No typing, no syntax errors, nothing to be scared of. Your child drags blocks together and a game happens, then they change one rule and watch what it does. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Eight students to a room Written report + certificate at the end Not sure which level? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Fall semester 28 September – 13 December 2026 Ten sessions, one hour a week. We are closed 26–29 November for Thanksgiving. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 6+ · 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. Level 101: A working game, out of blocks The starting point for kids who have never coded. They build a…
Robotics Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline Build it, break it, make it work A robot that has to cross a room will not argue with you. It either works or it does not, and your child has to find out why. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Eight students to a room Written report + certificate at the end Not sure which level? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Fall semester 28 September – 13 December 2026 Ten sessions, one hour a week. We are closed 26–29 November for Thanksgiving. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 6+ · 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 four 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. Level 101: Motors, sensors and first builds Kids build robots and program them to move, sense and react. They…
YouTube Creator Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Brookline Plan it, film it, cut it Your child stops scrolling and starts producing. A storyboard, a camera, an edit, and a finished video with their name on it. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Eight students to a room Written report + certificate at the end Not sure which level? Book a free evaluation. Book a free evaluation Fall semester 28 September – 13 December 2026 Ten sessions, one hour a week. We are closed 26–29 November for Thanksgiving. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 6+ · 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 three 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. Level 101: Storyboard, camera, edit Kids learn to plan, film and edit their own short videos: storyboards, camera angles, cutting clips and adding sound. No experience…