Meet the Sydney Programming School team. To put it plain and simple, we’re passionate about what we do and it shows in our work! Together we are a bunch of creative enthusiasts who believe that coding is the language of the future.
We understand that every child is unique, therefore our team of experts has carefully developed a number of tailored kids programming courses that reflect the capabilities of children enrolled. Fostering a culture of collaboration, we believe that the best way to teach kids to code is through creativity, innovation and teamwork. All our staff members are experienced IT professional and each has a current Working With Children Check.
Head of Teaching
Jesse Clark is the Head of Teaching. He designs the majority of courses at Sydney Programming School and also teaches Game Development and Web Development courses. As a former NASA software engineer, Jesses loves to explain the basics of programming using space games, which he builds himself. Jesse also works for UTS as a robotics researcher.
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Lead Programming Teacher
Andrew is a graduate game designer from Macquarie University. He is the founder of Australia’s first academic chapter of the International Game Developers Association; the IGDA MQ. With IGDA MQ, Andrew has acted as project lead for games such as Simple Paintball Game, Simple Fighting Game, Ricochet and Labyrinth. The team’s games can be found here: https://igdamq.itch.io/. Specialising in the Unity engine, Andrew is well versed in 3D Modelling, UI Design and Programming.
Lead Programming Teacher
Declan is a mobile games developer. He graduated from Macquarie University as a game designer. Declan is interested in virtual reality and is developing virtual reality applications for educational purposes. He believes that kids should be able to understand how to create digital content similar to what they already use.
Lead Programming Teacher
Danielle has taught ICT over 8 years at an international school. After earning a master degree in Internetworking, she has worked in Telstra and in Citrix Systems. She is now completing her degree in education. She is confident that coding helps children develop logical thinking from a very young age and allows a creative approach to technology.
Lead Programming Teacher
Jonathan has been a computer hobbyist since he was a child. He grew up surrounded by gaming and building computers with his older brother. He started programming in high school and since then it has become a passion of his. Outside of the class room Jonathan volunteers with a youth organisation, running weekly programs and camps during the holidays. He has been involved with education/leadership programs for 4 years. Teaching at CODE4FUN has allowed him to combine both his passions – education and computers.
Lead Programming Teacher
Kwajo is a first year mechatronics student at the University of Sydney. Originally enrolled in computer science he transfered degrees in his second year after discovering a passion for building robots. Last year he was the head programmer for an engineers without borders program (regioneering) where he was part of a group of 20 students that traveled around rural nsw teaching programming to high school students.
Programming Teacher Assistant
Lachlan is a Software Engineering student at the University of New South Wales. He started learning to code in high school and has loved learning as much as he can ever since. As an aspiring Software Engineer, he has involved himself with projects by the university IT cyber-security department, university outreach programs and intra-university mentoring. Having been inspired by several passionate teachers, he hopes to pass on the same sense of excitement at coding that he has learnt to love.
Programming Teacher Assistant
Zac studies Advanced Science/Computer Science at UNSW, and looks forward to a career in the technology industry. He began coding in High School with his Maths teacher, who taught Zac to code through his love of mathematics. Zac thinks coding is such an important and exciting skill to have and is excited to pass it onto the younger generation. He loves working with children as he has spent a year working in a boarding school in England and has lots of experience tutoring.
Programming Teacher Assistant
Gabriel is a first year engineering mechatronics and commerce student at The University of Sydney. Gabriel’s passion lies in link between actuality and the intangible software world. At age thirteen Gabriel taught himself how to use and create code for the Arduino platform. Gabriel is endeavored to help give kids the same opportunities he had as a kid and aid them in the process of learning.
Programming Teacher Assistant
Tjhai is a Math/Physics student at the University of New South Wales. He has a desire to spread interest in these subjects and believes teaching coding is a good way to start as it both promotes logical creative thinking and is required for many applications in these fields. He believes people should try to learn more about the world around them and the devices they use. Hence, learning to code is the best way to understand the technological world around us.
Coding Curriculum Developer
Coding Curriculum Developer
Asma holds Masters in Computer Science and experience in working on different products ranging from financial institutions to sport analytics software. Taking the passion for technology forward, she has taught coding, robotics, app development and renewable energy machines for four years. Currently, she makes use of all of her knowledge and experiences developing exciting curriculums at CODE4FUN.
Coding Curriculum Developer
Uyen Nguyen is a Software Engineer at IRI. She redesigns the system’s architecture to migrate the complex system to the Web. As a former software engineer at HotSchedules, she used to design and build a cloud-based back of house system for hospitality industry. You can learn more about Uyen’s experiences at her LinkedIn account. Uyen also does private online tutoring. For more details please check her website. All CODE4FUN customers get 10% discount on Uyen courses.
Programming Teacher
Harrison began programming four years ago, and has built games, websites and tools for a variety of different environments. He was originally self taught, but has since attended Computer Science courses at UNSW and USYD. In 2015 he was invited to attend the hackathons PennApps and Hack the North, where he won the Reverse Engineering prize. Over the Summer holidays he interned for Hack Club, a non-profit startup based in San Francisco that aims to teach high school students all around the world to code through after school clubs.Harrison Shoebridge teaches kids how to code
Programming Teacher Assistant
Gleb Punanov is a Programming Teacher Assistant, a Tester and a Junior Web Developer. Gleb tests ALL programming courses that we teach at Sydney Programming School. He supervises younger classes and helps Jesse Clark to teach Game Development courses. He also looks after our website.
Gleb Punanov programming teacher assistant
Let’s be honest, children these days are more tech-savvy than most of their parents, however there has never really been a physical space in which they can develop their computing capabilities. This is where we come in! Sydney Programming School have partnered up with a number of schools and venues across Sydney to provide children with a physical space in which they can let their love for computing and technology run wild.
As co-founders of the Sydney Programming School, our mission is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn programming. We all want the best for our children and as parents we are passionate about creating an environment where our kids can continually grow and develop.
Even though we are all about creativity, innovation and teamwork, we are also about Personality! The team that make up Sydney Programming School believes that coding is a great way to socialize, network and make friends with similar interests.
Learning how to program has provided our children, and many other children that attend our Programming Courses with a way of processing the world around them, a logical way of thinking, problem solving and cognitive development. We harness their creativity and teach them that there is no such thing as impossible. Programming is a life skill that will allow our students to become the architects of the future.
Coding is a challenging yet rewarding experience. As the digital landscape continues to change so will the way in which we communicate within it. Once you learn how to code the only limit of what is “possible” is your imagination.
Learning how to code will allow the children of this generation to become architects of the future. At Sydney Programming School, we ensure that our children are equipped with the necessary tools to help them build their very own games, apps and interactive stories. Kids start from Scratch to advance to real programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Phaser and Unity3D programming.
Living in a world that is dominated by software, Computational thinking is an important skill that everyone should learn. Sydney’s coding culture is on the rise, so to ensure your child is not left behind the digital age, enrol them into one of our fantastic programming courses and give them a skill for life.
One-Day Coding Camps for Y2 – Y12 Students in Mosman and Chatswood. Learn to code these school holidays Learn to Code and Build Your Own Games During Spring School Holidays Y2 – Y6 students are welcome to join our Beginners and Advanced camps. They will develop their coding skills and build their own computer games using Scratch. Y7 – Y12 students are welcome…
CODE4FUN Winter Coding Challenge results are here: our Winners and their Projects We are very proud to be announcing the winners of our second Winter Coding Challenge. This semester we saw 238 of our 1000 students step up to the task, and competition was certainly fierce. The theme was out of this world – literally!…
New Beginners Coding Course in Granville in Term 3, 2017. Y1 – Y 6 students are welcome to join. Granville Youth Community & Recreation Centre, each Saturday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, during school terms. The students learn the fundamentals of computer science while developing their coding skills and building cool games and animated projects using Scratch. Problem…
New Beginners coding course in Balgowlah in Term 3, 2017. Y1 – Y6 students are welcome to join. 1st Balgowlah Scouts Hall, every Tuesday, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm during school terms. The students learn the fundamentals of computer science while developing their coding skills and building their own games and interactive projects using Scratch.…
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