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Online Scratch Class · Sacramento · Ages 8 to 10

Online Scratch class
for kids in Sacramento.

A one-month online Scratch class for Sacramento kids ages 8 to 10. Your child builds four playable games at home with a personal video review of each, and our Rocklin classroom is a short drive northeast if you ever want the in-person version.

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$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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento parents look online

The case for doing this from home.

Sacramento parents have a real choice that most of this class’s families do not: our Rocklin classroom is a short drive northeast, so in-person is actually on the table. The reason to start here anyway is age and commitment. This is one month, for $99, for a child who has probably never opened Scratch, and it tells you whether the interest is real before you build a weekly drive into your family’s schedule.

Ages8 to 10, no prior coding experience needed
Price$99 USD, charged once. No subscription.
LengthOne month from the meet and greet
FormatSelf-paced at home, plus one live meet and greet
ServingSacramento, CA and the surrounding area, online
InstructorMatt Highland, licensed California elementary school teacher, author of Coding for Kids: Scratch
SoftwareScratch, free and browser-based. Nothing to install.
What you needA computer with a web browser and an internet connection
RefundFull 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 Sacramento can send the link to a grandparent anywhere and it works in their browser.

Game 1

Butterfly Clicker

Click the butterflies and score as many points as you can.

Game 2

Shark Escape

A diver, a shark, and the first game you can lose.

Game 3

Maze Escape

Draw a maze, fill it with enemies, find the way out.

Game 4

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 Sacramento 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 at his desk with a microphone.

Matt Highland

Co-founder, Hackingtons

  • Licensed California public elementary school teacher
  • Author of Coding for Kids: Scratch
  • Teaching kids to code since 2014

In person

Classrooms, if you want one.

Our Rocklin classroom is a short drive northeast of Sacramento and runs ongoing weekly classes, which makes it the natural next step for a Sacramento child who finishes this month wanting more.

Questions from Sacramento

The practical answers

Rocklin is just northeast of Sacramento, so it is a realistic drive for most families in the area. It runs ongoing weekly classes. This online month is the lower-commitment way to start, especially for an 8 to 10 year old.

If your child is older, already coding, and you want a weekly rhythm, quite possibly. For a first-time 8 to 10 year old, this month is the cheaper and easier way to find out whether they take to it. Plenty of families do this first and go to Rocklin after.

Yes, they are separate things and one does not block the other. Mention it at the meet and greet and Matt can tell you what the Rocklin class is currently working on.

The meet and greet, every lesson, and Matt’s personal video reviews for thirty days. Charged once when you book. No subscription, no second charge, nothing to cancel. Your month starts on the day of the meet and greet, not the day you pay.

Full refund for 48 hours after the meet and greet, no questions asked. By then you will have met Matt and seen exactly what your child is getting. And if they run out of steam partway through, their account and all the lessons stay open for good.

No experience at all. The first lesson assumes they have never opened Scratch. Eight is the sweet spot: they need to read well enough to follow a video and be comfortable with a mouse, and that is the whole requirement.

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, Sacramento?

Sacramento families can do both: start with this month online, and if your child finishes it wanting more, Rocklin is a short drive up the road. Most people find out which they want by trying the cheap one first.

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