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.
Director, Co-founder, Lead Coding Teacher
Former Digital Product Manager at News Corp, now Grigory is a Director and a Co-founder of CODE4FUN. Having a Master’s degree in IT and being a father of very techie children, Grigory understands both an importance and a challenge of teaching the basics of Computer Science to kids at a young age. Grigory believes that children only really learn coding when they code their projects themselves. Therefore Grigory, looks after all CODE4FUN coding challenges and teaches coding classes six days a week.
Lead Coding 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 Coding Teacher
Kevin has recently graduated from Macquarie University in Games Design and Development. He currently focuses on website and games development, and plans to learn more. Kevin has previously worked on games for the International Game Developers Association (IGDO MQ) such as Simple Paintball Game and Simple Fighting Game as a 3D Modeller and artist. Kevin believes that learning how to program from an early age is one of the major steps in becoming a successful software engineer in the future.
Lead Coding Teacher
Lead coding teacher
James is a graduate game designer from SAE Qantm Sydney graduating with a Bachelor of Games Development. Since starting University he has learnt C#, Blueprint for the Unity and Unreal engine software, developing 3D assets, as well as learning to assemble and disassemble computers. Since finishing Uni he has worked for companies such as Saber Astronautics working on the development of a program called P.I.G.I., Liminal VR on the development of a virtual reality simulation aimed at helping people with anxiety and worked with small indie studios developing user-interface assets.
Lead coding teacher
Toshi is a UNSW student currently studying a Bachelor of Computer Science who has a penchant for teaching and learning about programming. He believes that a strong foundation with programming develops great habits in all aspects of life, especially with problem solving. Toshi started his journey with programming using R while completing a Bachelor of Medical Science. Since graduating and starting his current degree, Toshi has learned a plethora of languages such as C, C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, Haskell and MIPS. He has also used technologies such as Unity for developing augmented reality applications for the HoloLens and React for front-end development.
Lead coding teacher
Samara began coding in Year 5, programming fight sequences for Lego Mindstorm robots. Since then she has gained skills in multiple languages and specialises in Python and JavaScript. She has experience in many areas of the software world, including virtual reality, robotics, 3D animation and website design. Samara loves watching her students experiment with new concepts and come up with wacky and unique ideas for what the code can do.
Lead coding teacher
Dan is an avid game developer with a knack for mathematics, programming and problem solving, and a passion for helping others. He believes that anything can be understood when communicated clearly by a passionate and dedicated educator. Dan’s love of maths and teaching almost led him to study to become a high school mathematics teacher, before he instead studied a Diploma of Information Technology. He is currently in his final year of a Bachelor of Arts: Games & Interactivity at Macquarie University. In his spare time he develops both computer and tabletop games with a focus on modifying existing systems with homebrew and modified content.
Lead Coding Teacher
Raf has always been interested in coding and he joined the Code4Fun program as a primary school student in 2016. By 2018 he had developed and released an Android App using Unity3D. Since then he has continued to learn other programming languages such as Python, Java and Javascript. He is enthusiastic about sharing his love of technology and can often be found helping friends and family set up and build new computers, create 3D prints and develop games.
Lead Coding Teacher
Kieran has been interested in games design and programming since primary school creating games and other projects in any software available. Since then he has formally increased his knowledge of programming and games design with a Bachelor in Information Technology from UTS and a Diploma in Games Programming at TAFE NSW. He believes kids who have a passion for programming and games development should be helped and encouraged in any way possible. He likes when students find their passion for programming through creating new and innovative games at CODE4FUN.
Lead Coding Teacher
Lead Coding Teacher
As a student currently studying software engineering, Zami has witnessed both large and small scale applications of programming and its limitless potential for the future. This has sparked a deep passion for the subject, and a desire to help foster similar interest in young students. She has gained experience in different languages like Python and C both during and outside her studies, as well as other areas in the software design world. She loves seeing kids’ excitement as they overcome challenges while coding and put their own spin on their projects.
Lead Coding Teacher
Kushagra is a student at UNSW studying mechatronics engineering and computer science. He has been fascinated by coding since high school, where he began coding and competed in competitions held by the National Computer Science School (NCSS). He has also been tutoring maths, engineering, physics and programming to school students since 2019. He actively participates in competitive programming and loves to brainstorm out-of-the-box algorithms for difficult problems. He is well-versed in Python, Java, C, MIPS, C++ and scratch. Kush believes that problem solving is best learned through programming and is an essential skill for a student’s overall development.
Lead Coding Teacher
Jake has been passionate about programming since High School. He studies Software Development and Marketing at the University of Sydney. He enjoys creating fun and useful projects which help young students to better understand the beauty of technology. Jake is also a founder of his own Sydney based tech startup Boids.com.au which he launched a few months ago.
Lead Coding Teacher
Jack is a current student studying a Bachelor of Engineering majoring in software at UTS. He has been coding since he was in year 11 and has gained experience in many languages such as Java, Python, C, C++ and SQL. Through his experience in leading group projects at university, Jack is able to transfer his leadership and communication skills to the CODE4FUN classroom. He also loves a challenge and problem solving and being able to pass this passion on to his students through coding challenges whilst making sure no student is left behind.
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! CODE4FUN 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 CODE4FUN, our mission is to ensure that every child has an opportunity to learn coding and computer science. 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 CODE4FUN Sydney Programming School believes that coding is a great way to socialise, network and make friends with similar interests.
Learning how to code has provided our children, and many other children that attend our weekly Coding 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.
Huge congratulations go to three CODE4FUN’s students Nico, Luca, and Everest for their outstanding achievement in Australian STEM Video Game Challenge 2021. Two projects, created by these talented game developers, reached Semi-Finals, which is very exciting. We all are super proud of these young programmers and cannot help but share their success with the…
Hi everyone, my name is Zander. I am 12 years old, and I have just launched my very first game on the Apple App Store. You can play it on your iPhone or iPad, it costs $1.49. The game is a 3D geometric puzzle with 20 levels, so I hope you enjoy solving it!…
Such an amazing achievement by two CODE4FUN students Zoe and Andrei and their team from Balmain Public School in winning STEM Video Game Challenge 2019! They competed among others from all around Australia in Y5 – Y8 “Playable Game in Scratch” category. We all are super proud of them and cannot help but share their success…
Huge congratulations to Daniel Welsh, CODE4FUN lead coding teacher, for winning the first place at Viva League Global Game Jam Sydney 2019, the professional game development competition. The Sydney Game Jam was packed into an intense 30 hours where participants, who are generally made up of programmers, game designers, and artists, competed solo and in teams to create computer games…
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