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Pleasant Hill, CA

Where kids build games, 3D prints & electronics in Pleasant Hill

Hands-on classes for ages 8–16 — real projects, small teams, and passionate instructors.
$140 a month. No contract.

Try a Free Class (888) 919-4225
Kids coding and building games at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill

360 Civic Drive Suite A

Pleasant Hill, CA · Next to the YMCA

Kids coding and building games at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, 360 Civic Drive (next door to the YMCA)

From our families

What changed for their child:

Learning they enjoy

"Nobody makes learning how to code as much fun as Hackingtons does."

Lau A. · Hackingtons parent

Found their people

"Hackingtons brings people together over coding with funny and inspirational teachers..."

Celia, 11 · Student

Real-world skills

"I've attended many coding programs, but only Hackingtons focused on building practical applications for the real world."

Yaroslav, 15 · Student

Celebrating 12 Years of Hackingtons

Two students building a maze game on a multi-monitor setup at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
A packed evening event with students and families at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
An instructor with a row of students coding at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
An instructor helping a group of students with their code at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
Smiling students coding side by side at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
Students building projects on laptops at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
Girls coding side by side at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
A class of students coding at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
Students building Scratch games together at Hackingtons Pleasant Hill
Students competing at the annual Hackingtons500 coding competition
Arduino breadboard project with LEDs and buttons built by a Hackingtons student
Colorful 3D printed projects made by Hackingtons students, including name tags, characters, and puzzles

Real projects, made by kids.

There's nothing like having your child be proud of what they made.

Whac-a-Mole Scratch game built by Anna

Whac-a-Mole

Built by Anna

A fully playable Whac-a-Mole game with custom characters, animations, and a scoring system, all built in Scratch.

Scratch Game Design
Corporate Chaos game

Corporate Chaos

Shipped to Steam by Hackingtons students

A fast-paced action game students built, polished, and published on the Steam store.

Unity C# Steam
Hexagon Heat game by Cian

Hexagon Heat

Built by Cian

A fast-paced arcade game with custom physics, hand-drawn art, and original sound effects.

Unity C# Game Design
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Oct 2025

Hackingtons500

Annual Competition

Real Skills, taught in a fun way.

Arduino and 3D Printing at Hackingtons

Arduino / 3D Printing

Engineering track

Students wire real circuits, program microcontrollers, and design and 3D print their own inventions from scratch.

Arduino TinkerCAD Robotics
Python lessons at Hackingtons

Python / JavaScript

Coding track

From their first script to fully interactive web apps and games, students learn real programming languages used by professionals.

Python JavaScript HTML/CSS
Grow a Garden Simulator, student-made game at Hackingtons

Video Game Dev

Game design track

Students design, build, and ship real video games using Scratch, Unity, and C#, the same tools used by professional game studios.

Scratch Unity C# Game Design

Class starting times (Pleasant Hill)

Teams meet for 70 min (1×/week)
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
3:30pm3:30pm3:30pm3:30pm3:30pm9:00am
4:45pm4:45pm4:45pm4:45pm4:45pm10:20am
6:00pm6:00pm6:00pm6:00pm11:40am

Most teams have 2–4 spots open. Don't see a time that fits? Email us — we'll help find the right team.

Pick a Free Trial Date, we'll do the rest.

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.

Questions? Call (888) 919-4225

Common Questions

FAQ

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

360 Civic Drive Suite A

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · Next door to the YMCA · (888) 919-4225

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