What’s Happening
What’s Happening
What You Get Every Month
You will know exactly what your child learned Most parents six weeks into a coding class cannot say what their child has actually learned. This is how we fix that. A report like the one below arrives every month, for every student in the Belt Program. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. A monthly progress report page beside the list of what every report contains. An actual monthly report, with the student’s details removed. Every report contains The topics covered that month The concept behind each one, explained in plain language — not just the name of the thing What your child actually built Where they found it easy, and where they had to push An instructor’s specific observation about your child What is coming next month And at the end of each belt A longer completion report: the whole ten months as a narrative, a skills portfolio, the capstone project, and…
VEX & FIRST LEGO League Teams
Competition teams in Wellesley VEX IQ, VEX V5 and FIRST LEGO League — a real season, a capped roster, and results that go on the record. Judges Award and state finalists in both FIRST LEGO League and VEX. Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. A competition robot on a tournament field beside a trophy and a team record. It runs alongside the belt, not instead of it Most centers run a robotics team as a separate Saturday activity. Ours runs parallel to the Belt Program, on the same record. The robot your child builds goes into their portfolio. The season goes onto their transcript. The engineering they do for the team is the engineering their instructor writes about in the monthly report. That is the whole design. A season that is disconnected from the curriculum is a hobby the family pays extra for. A season that feeds the curriculum is a year…
Orange Belt: Web Development
Web Development & Design in Wellesley HTML, CSS and JavaScript — and a site on the internet with their name on it. Typically ages 8 and up · Orange Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Orange Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Web Development & Design — the Orange Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students…
Foundation Belt: Scratch & AI
Scratch Coding & AI Foundations in Wellesley Nine sprints with Codie the robot, ending in a game they designed themselves. Typically ages 6 and up · Foundation Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Foundation Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Scratch Coding & AI Foundations — the Foundation Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to…
White Belt: VEX Robotics & 3D
Robotics, VEX & 3D Printing in Wellesley Build the robot, code the robot, then print the part it was missing. Typically ages 7 and up · White Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. White Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Robotics, VEX & 3D Printing — the White Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to…
Green Belt: Python, Drones & AI
Python, Drones & AI in Wellesley Real Python, flying hardware, and machine learning that does something. Typically ages 9 and up · Green Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Green Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Python, Drones & AI — the Green Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to one instructor LengthTen months to…
Gray Belt: Minecraft to Roblox Lua
Minecraft & Roblox Coding in Wellesley The belt that gets a child off blocks and onto a keyboard, using the two games they already care about. Typically ages 7 and up · Gray Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Gray Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Minecraft & Roblox Coding — the Gray Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program…
Junior STEAM Belt, Ages 5 to 7
Junior STEAM in Wellesley STEAM for five, six and seven-year-olds — hands on the whole time. Ages 5–7 · Junior Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Junior Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Junior STEAM — the Junior Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to one instructor LengthTen months to complete a belt. Most students…
Black Belt: Java & AP Computer Science
Java & AP Computer Science in Wellesley Java, databases and a deployed application — the last belt. Typically ages 13 and up · Black Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Black Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Java & AP Computer Science — the Black Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to one instructor LengthTen…
Red Belt: Unreal Engine Game Dev
Game Development in Wellesley Unreal Engine 5 — the engine real studios ship on. Typically ages 11 and up · Red Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Red Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Game Development — the Red Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to one instructor LengthTen months to complete a belt. Most…
Blue Belt: Networking & Cybersecurity
Networking & Cybersecurity in Wellesley How networks actually work, and how they are broken into. Typically ages 12 and up · Blue Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Blue Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Networking & Cybersecurity — the Blue Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to one instructor LengthTen months to complete a…
Yellow Belt: Mobile App Development
Mobile App Development in Wellesley Concept to a published app — on a real phone, with their name on it. Typically ages 9 and up · Yellow Belt · two hours a week · ten-month program Boston Parents Family Favorite seven years runningMacaroni Kids Favorite 2026FIRST LEGO League & VEX Judges AwardState finalists, FLL & VEXSTEM.org accreditedCSTA & NGSS aligned Not a drop-in coding club. A ten-month program with a cohort, a competition team, and a monthly report that shows you exactly what your child built and why it mattered. What your child leaves with A portfolioWorking apps, games, robots and websites they built themselves — not a certificate of attendance. Everything is saved to their own profile. A teamThe route into our VEX and FIRST LEGO League competition teams, with a real season, a capped roster and tournament results. A transcriptA written report every month explaining what they covered, the concept behind it, and what comes next. A fuller one at the end of each belt. Yellow Belt · iCode of Wellesley2026/27 year Mobile App Development — the Yellow Belt TimeTwo hours a week, same day and time, across the ten-month program Group sizeAround six students to one instructor…