South Bend Code School
South Bend Code School specializes in teaching youth, adults, and educators skills in computer science.
Education Program
South Bend Code School
🛠️ Founded by Code Works
South Bend Code School is an award-winning program that offers computer science education across three categories: school partnerships for educators, after-school and camp coding sessions for youth, and career-focused coding courses for adult learners.
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What is South Bend Code School?
For Educators
SBCS partners with elementary, middle, and high schools to integrate computer science into the school day, from one-time coding events to full in-school programs. Every offering includes curriculum development, teacher training, and ongoing support, customized to fit a school's schedule and needs
For Kids & Teens
Kids and teens build real projects across tracks tailored to their age and experience level. Topics cover game development, cyber security, AI, and more.
For Adults
SBCS offers AI education sessions designed to meet learners wherever they are, from complete beginners to those looking to deepen their existing knowledge. Beyond individual learners, SBCS also develops custom training programs for employers and community organizations looking to build tech and AI literacy across their teams.
Making Tech Education Accessible
South Bend Code School believes technology education should be equitable and accessible to everyone — regardless of age, background, or experience level. Through scholarships funded by community partners, SBCS ensures cost is never a barrier to participation. From K-12 classrooms to workforce retraining to university partnerships, SBCS meets its community where it is.
Who is South Bend Code School For?
South Bend Code School offers a variety of learning options including the In School Program, After School Program, Coding Event!, and Youth Boot Camp.
Educators
With a focus on project-based learning, we are able to create experiences that allow students to draw stronger connections to core academic subjects.
Adult Learners
This course is perfect for participants who are interested in coding, whether that be for educational purposes, workforce retraining, skills development, or general interest.
Kids & Teens
Students finish each course with a project that demonstrates the skills that they learned. Our students go on to use these projects to support their future college and/or job applications.
How South Bend Code School Helps
South Bend Code School helps schools bring computer science into the classroom without the burden of building a program from scratch. It helps kids and teens discover what they're capable of by building real projects they can be proud of. It helps adults take a first confident step toward a career in tech or deepen the skills they already have. And through community-funded scholarships, SBCS makes sure cost is never what stands between a learner and that first opportunity.
Why Use South Bend Code School?
South Bend Code School brings professional-quality instruction to learners at every stage of life. Whether you're a school looking for a trusted CS partner, a young person ready to build your first real project, or an adult exploring what technology can do for your career, SBCS meets you where you are with hands-on, project-based programming designed by people who work in the field.
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‣ Useful onramp
‣ Workforce retraining
‣ Teacher training
‣ Flexible curricula
‣ State-standards
‣ Hands-on experience
‣ Lifelong learning
‣ Skill development
‣ In or after school
‣ Cross-curricular
‣ Project-based
Discover careers
Useful onramp
Workforce retraining
Teacher training
Flexible curricula
State-standards
Hands-on experience
Lifelong learning
Skill development
In or after school
Cross-curricular
Project-based
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