What’s Happening
What’s Happening
Path, Belt or Competition Team?
One ladder, three rungs Here is how to tell which rung your child is standing on, and what each one actually asks of your family. Ages 5 to 18 · iCode of Wellesley · 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 The common mistake is reading these as three products competing for the same cheque. They are not. 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. The three, side by side If you read nothing else on this page, read this table. PathBelt ProgramCompetition Team Each week1 hour2 hoursSeason hours, on top of the belt How long10 weeks10 monthsA full competition season GroupLarger group, one topicAbout six studentsCapped roster,…
How the Path Levels Fit Together
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 7 to 15 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…
After-School Coding & Robotics Paths
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 Ten students to a room Not sure which Path? Book a free evaluation. 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 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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 says they’re ready. Each session gives them a brief with requirements and no steps. Working out the how is the lesson. At the end of the semester they take home the thing they built, not…
Path FAQ: Ages, Semesters & Pricing
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley Path questions, answered straight The ones parents in Wellesley 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 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 7 to 15, and a nine year old and a fourteen year old can sit in the same room at the same level. Isn’t this just playing video games? Fair question. We use the games children already care about as the doorway. In Minecraft they build Redstone circuits, which is circuit logic with a different skin on it. In Roblox they write Lua, a real programming language. Every session pairs a concept with a build, and your child has to explain what they made and why it works. What has iCode won?…
Web Design Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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 out, and see it working in a browser the same…
Digital Arts & 3D Printing Path
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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 computer. Kids make posters, characters and logos, then work out…
Scratch Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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 working game out of blocks, then change one rule at…
Robotics Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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 learn how motors and sensors work together, and solve challenges…
YouTube Creator Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley 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 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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 needed. Mondays, 3:00–4:00 pm · running this Fall Enroll Now…
Shark Tank Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley An idea, a price, and a panel Your child invents something, works out who would buy it and what it costs to make, then stands up and defends it while a panel asks hard questions. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley 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: The idea and the pitch Kids come up with a business idea, figure out who would buy it, and pitch it to a panel, Shark Tank style.…
Python Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley Real code, from the first week Python is what professionals write. Your child starts by making small games with it, and ends up reading and fixing code the way a working programmer does. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley Three semesters a year: Fall, Winter and Spring. You pay for the semester you’re in, and nothing renews on its own. The five 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 real programs Python is a real programming language that professionals use every day, and it makes a good first one. Kids write their first programs and learn…
Roblox Path for Kids
Paths 2026–27 · iCode of Wellesley From playing it to publishing it Your child has played hundreds of Roblox games. On this Path they build one, hand it to a classmate, and watch what breaks. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years running Macaroni Kids Favorite 2025 Ten students to a room 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 skip Thanksgiving week. The semester $445 Second Path at the same time, $375. Brothers and sisters get 5% off both. Ages 7–15 · ten students to a room · 73 Central Street, Wellesley Three semesters a year: Fall, Winter and Spring. You pay for the semester you’re in, and nothing renews on its own. The five 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: First worlds, first scripts Kids learn to make Roblox games instead of just playing them. They build their first worlds and add simple scripts so things move, score points and respond to players.…