Coding classes for kids in Montreux and Vevey: a Riviera guide

The Vaud Riviera has a character of its own: between Vevey, La Tour-de-Peilz, Montreux and the heights of Blonay or Saint-Légier, many families live in two languages. Nestlé's world headquarters in Vevey, the region's international schools and tourism bring in parents from all over the world. For a coding class, the teaching language then becomes a real question, even before the content.

Choose the language before the class

A child schooled in English who speaks French at home will learn coding best in the language they reason in most easily. Technical words (loop, variable, function) are new in every language; what matters is that the explanations around them are crystal clear. Our online classes exist in French, English and German with the same curriculum, and the Coding Lab works in French, English, German and Italian: you can switch language at any time without losing progress.

The Coding Lab: regular practice, at home

The Coding Lab is our online space for 7 to 15-year-olds. Your child progresses alone, guided by Neo, our robot who reads the instructions aloud (handy for younger children, or for those who read better in another language). They start with Smart Blocks, blocks to snap together from age 7, then move on to real Python, then to the workshops: a drawing turtle, a virtual robot, game making, a website, artificial intelligence, logic puzzles. Every step is checked automatically and you follow everything in a dashboard.

There is nothing to install. The Lab costs CHF 49 per month (12-month commitment) or CHF 490 per year, and it is included in our Solo and Duo classes. A mission can be played without an account, right on the page, to see whether your child gets hooked.

With a teacher, once a week

For human guidance, our online Solo classes (from CHF 249/month) or Duo classes (from CHF 169/month per child, ideal for two siblings) offer one session a week with a teacher, at a time you choose between 9 am and 7 pm. The 30-minute trial class is free. See also Solo or Duo, how to choose.

The commute, the cost we forget

Between Villeneuve and Vevey, the lakeside road is often busy at the end of the day. A one-hour activity can cost two hours with the journeys. The online format keeps what matters (a teacher who sees the child's screen and guides them) without the logistics. Our comparison online or in person covers this in detail.

School holidays on the Riviera

Autumn and spring holidays last two weeks in the canton of Vaud. An online coding camp fits in easily, and many children carry on with the Coding Lab afterwards.

Frequently asked questions on the Riviera

My child attends an international school: does the curriculum match theirs? Our progression follows the main computing ideas (algorithms, loops, data), shared by Swiss and international curricula. The Lab in English suits a child schooled in English very well.

Can we switch language along the way? Yes, in the Lab at any time, and for classes with a teacher simply by asking.

From what age? From 7 with Smart Blocks; Python around 10. See at what age to start programming.