Online Scratch class
for kids in Baltimore.
A one-month online Scratch class for Baltimore kids ages 8 to 10. Your child builds four playable games and learns loops, variables, and collision detection doing it, with a video review of every one.
$99 one time. No subscription, learn from home.
How it works
One call, then they are off.
There is no class to attend and nothing to install. Scratch runs in any browser, so your child in Baltimore works on their own schedule.
Start with a meet and greet
Your $99 month begins with a meet and greet with Matt. He helps set up your Hackingtons and Scratch accounts and gives your child their first assignment. If your child is not excited after the meeting, you have 48 hours to ask for a full refund, no questions asked.
Lessons that fit your child
Matt sends your child personalized lessons throughout the month, tailored to their age and ability level.
Personalized video reviews
Matt plays each finished game, then sends your child a personalized video review: what worked, and what to try next. Yes, he really plays it.
A weekly email for you
Every week you get a summary of the lessons Matt sent, the games your child built, and the feedback he gave. You stay in the loop without having to sit next to them.
Why Baltimore parents look online
The case for doing this from home.
Baltimore parents often ask a sharper version of the usual question: not whether their child will enjoy it, but whether anything real is being taught. Fair question for a class built around games. The answer is that the games are the delivery mechanism. Underneath them your child is using variables, loops, conditionals, and collision detection, and Matt’s reviews talk about those by name rather than just saying well done.
| Ages | 8 to 10, no prior coding experience needed |
|---|---|
| Price | $99 USD, charged once. No subscription. |
| Length | One month from the meet and greet |
| Format | Self-paced at home, plus one live meet and greet |
| Serving | Baltimore, MD and the surrounding area, online |
| Instructor | Matt Highland, licensed California elementary school teacher, author of Coding for Kids: Scratch |
| Software | Scratch, free and browser-based. Nothing to install. |
| What you need | A computer with a web browser and an internet connection |
| Refund | Full refund for 48 hours after the meet and greet |
The 1 month curriculum
Four games they can actually play.
Each one is a real, playable program, not an exercise. Your child in Baltimore can send the link to a grandparent anywhere and it works in their browser.
Butterfly Clicker
Click the butterflies and score as many points as you can.
Shark Escape
A diver, a shark, and the first game you can lose.
Maze Escape
Draw a maze, fill it with enemies, find the way out.
Flappy Bird
The one they have played a hundred times, built from nothing.
If your child is more advanced, they can work on more challenging games. More about the curriculum.
A note from Matt
“Wow, I built that.”
I started Hackingtons in 2014 in the Bay Area, and we have taught thousands of kids to code since. The part I care about most is still the first month, the moment a kid sits back and says wow, I built that.
I play every finished game myself and record a video about it, for your child in Baltimore the same as for a kid in our own classroom. Not an assistant, and not generated. That is the part a video tutorial cannot do.
Matt Highland
Co-founder, Hackingtons
- Licensed California public elementary school teacher
- Author of Coding for Kids: Scratch
- Teaching kids to code since 2014
Questions from Baltimore
The practical answers
Eight more answers, including what you need and what happens after the month, are on the main class page. Questions before booking? Email [email protected].
Ready to meet Matt, Baltimore?
The games are the hook. Variables, loops, conditionals, and collision detection are what your child actually walks away with, and Matt’s reviews name them.
Book the meet and greet, $99Full refund for 48 hours after the meet and greet, no questions asked.
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