Coding classes for kids in Morges and on La Côte

Morges and La Côte have a rhythm parents know well: one foot in Lausanne, the other in Geneva, days spent between the train, the motorway and school hours. EPFL is a quarter of an hour away, many parents work in tech or research, and the wish to introduce children to coding is strong. The challenge is finding a format that fits into the week.

What families on La Côte look for

Three needs come up again and again: an activity that does not require an extra journey, a real progression (not three workshops with no follow-up), and the possibility of following what the child learns. One-off workshops and holiday camps meet the first need for a while; the other two call for something that lasts all year.

The Coding Lab: a year-long progression, no commute

The Coding Lab is our online space for 7 to 15-year-olds. Children progress alone, at their own pace, with Neo, a little robot who reads the instructions aloud. The path is clear: Smart Blocks from age 7 (blocks to snap together to guide Neo through a village), the Scratch course if the child already knows Scratch, then real Python around 10, and finally workshops that make them want more: drawing with a turtle, programming a virtual robot, making games, a website, understanding artificial intelligence, solving computing puzzles.

Every step is checked automatically: children know immediately whether their program works, with hints if they get stuck. You see their progress in a dashboard and, if you like, receive a summary every Monday. The Lab costs CHF 49 per month (12-month commitment) or CHF 490 per year; it is included in our Solo and Duo classes. A mission can be played without an account on the page.

Wednesday afternoon, or any time

Wednesday afternoon is often already full (sport, music, homework). The Lab has no fixed schedule: twenty minutes one evening, an hour on Saturday morning, everything counts and nothing is lost from one week to the next. For a child who needs an adult, our online Solo classes (from CHF 249/month) or Duo classes (from CHF 169/month per child) add one session a week with a teacher, at a time you choose between 9 am and 7 pm, with a free 30-minute trial class.

During the holidays

Autumn and spring holidays last two weeks in the canton of Vaud. An online coding camp lets children build a first game in a week; the Coding Lab then takes over to keep the momentum.

Frequently asked questions in Morges

Do we need to be in Morges to enrol? No, everything happens online: Morges, Saint-Prex, Préverenges, Échichens, Aubonne or Rolle, it makes no difference.

My child is 13 and has never coded: is it too late? Not at all. They can start straight with Python in the Lab; see how long it takes to learn to code.

How much time per week? One to two hours in short sessions is enough to progress steadily.