Whac-a-Mole
A fully playable Whac-a-Mole game with custom characters, animations, and a scoring system, all built in Scratch.
- Scratch
- Game Design
Pleasant Hill, CA
Hands-on classes for ages 8–16: real projects, small teams, and passionate instructors. $140 a month. No contract.
From our families
Learning they enjoy"Nobody makes learning how to code as much fun as Hackingtons does."
Found their people"Hackingtons brings people together over coding with funny and inspirational teachers."
Real-world skills"I've attended many coding programs, but only Hackingtons focused on building practical applications for the real world."
Inside Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
Student work
There's nothing like having your child be proud of what they made.
A fully playable Whac-a-Mole game with custom characters, animations, and a scoring system, all built in Scratch.
A fast-paced action game students built, polished, and published on the Steam store.
A fast-paced arcade game with custom physics, hand-drawn art, and original sound effects.
What we teach
Students wire real circuits, program microcontrollers, and design and 3D print their own inventions from scratch.
From their first script to fully interactive web apps and games, students learn real programming languages used by professionals.
Students design, build, and ship real video games using Scratch, Unity, and C#, the same tools used by professional game studios. More about video game classes for kids
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30pm | 3:30pm | 3:30pm | 3:30pm | 3:30pm | 9:00am |
| 4:45pm | 4:45pm | 4:45pm | 4:45pm | 4:45pm | 10:20am |
| 6:00pm | 6:00pm | 6:00pm | 6:00pm | 11:40am |
Most teams have 2–4 spots open. Don't see a time that fits? Email us and we'll help find the right team.
No card. No commitment. Walk in, try a class, see what your kid thinks. Bring a friend if it helps. Most kids leave the first class and run home to keep working on it.
Common questions
Hackingtons Pleasant Hill is located at 360 Civic Drive Suite A, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, next door to the YMCA. We serve families in Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Concord, Martinez, and the Lamorinda area.
Students choose a track: coding (Python and JavaScript), game design (Scratch, Unity, C#), or engineering (Arduino circuits, robotics, and 3D printing). Kids work on real projects every class.
We accept kids ages 8–16. No prior coding experience is needed. Our curriculum adapts to each child's level.
Yes. Your child's first class is completely free with no commitment. Call us at (888) 919-4225 or book online to reserve a spot.
$140 per month for one class per week (70 minutes per session). Month to month, no contract. The first class is always free.
Yes. Hackingtons runs year-round and students join any week of the school year. Each student works through the curriculum at their own pace, so there is no class to catch up on.
Pleasant Hill location
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · Next door to the YMCA · (888) 919-4225