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
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
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
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
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 Assistant
Weiz is a Computer Science and Environmental Engineering graduate from University of New South Wales. Currently a software developer for Eora3D, a high precision scanner powered by smartphones, where his scope includes building iOS mobile and web applications. His coding language of choice is C and Python. He believes coding is a great knowledge to have and hence is teaching kids how to code.
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.
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 Workshops: Primary and High School Students are Welcome to Join. Y2 – Y6 students will develop their coding skills and build their own computer games using Scratch. Y7 – Y12 Students will learn the fundamentals of computer programming in a visual context using Processing as a programming language. Each student will take home their projects developed during…
Now in Hornsby: Coding Classes for Y1 – Y 6 students at Hornsby Library each Tuesday during school terms. Primary school students are welcome to join. The students learn the main programming concepts while building their own games using Scratch. Problem solving, math, physics, and creativity all are covered. Scratch Beginners Level 1 Location: Hornsby Library, the Meeting…
Coding classes for Y1 – Y12 students in Mosman. Beginners, Advanced and Pro students are welcome to join. Mosman Art Gallery every Monday and Thursday during school terms. Students learn the fundamentals of programming while creating amazing games, projects and apps. Scratch, Snap!, Arduino Robotics, Unity 3D and VR (Google cardboard) all are covered. …
Coding Classes for Y2 – Y7 students. 1st Balgowlah Scouts Hall, each Tuesday during school terms. Students learn higher level programming concepts such as sorting algorithms and recursion algorithms with new lessons and challenges while building more sophisticated projects in Scratch and Snap! Problem solving, math, physics, and creativity all are covered. Scratch Advanced Level 2 Location: 1st Balgowlah Scouts Hall, Pickworth…
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